Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

Summary:

Lake Hiawatha Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 449 students in grades PK-5 in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District in New Jersey. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 22.27% White, 2.23% African American, 16.7% Hispanic, 56.79% Asian, 0.67% Native American, and 1.34% two or more races.

Lake Hiawatha Elementary School consistently performs well on state assessments, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2022-2023, the school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students outperformed the state and district averages in both subjects. The school has a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 10-20% of New Jersey elementary schools in recent years and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels in several student subgroups, ranking highly for female students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners, outperforming many other New Jersey elementary schools in these categories.

While Lake Hiawatha Elementary School has consistently delivered strong academic results, the school's recent increase in chronic absenteeism from 2.3% in 2020-2021 to 25.7% in 2021-2022 is an area of concern that the school and district should address. When compared to other elementary schools in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District and the nearby Montville Township School District, Lake Hiawatha Elementary School generally performs at a high level, with several schools in the Montville district ranking even higher statewide. This suggests the Parsippany-Troy Hills district and Lake Hiawatha Elementary School are providing a quality education, but there may be opportunities to learn from the practices of the top-performing schools in the region.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1 Lincoln Avenue
       Lake Hiawatha, NJ  07034


(973) 263-4344

District: Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
141st of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,814 Help


Students who attend Lake Hiawatha Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Central Middle School
High:    Parsippany High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  449

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
56.8%
White:
22.3%
Hispanic:
16.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  12.2% Help


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Compare Details Lake Hiawatha Elementary School ranks better than 89.5% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 4th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.7. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Lake Hiawatha Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District. Student population at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (56.8%), White (22.3%), Hispanic (16.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 12.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School is 13. 6 elementary schools in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Lake Hiawatha Elementary School employs 34.3 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School is $11,814, which is the 5th highest among 10 elementary schools in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Lake Hiawatha Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Hiawatha Elementary School 141st of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Lake Hiawatha Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District 109th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 74.31 344th 1298 73.5%
2005 65.72 562nd 1303 56.9%
2006 81.97 100th 1314 92.4%
2007 79.86 138th 1329 89.6%
2008 79.37 187th 1338 86.0%
2009 76.74 293rd 1346 78.2%
2010 67.57 514th 1354 62.0%
2011 65.04 598th 1360 56.0%
2012 72.64 430th 1363 68.5%
2013 77.66 298th 1367 78.2%
2014 70.12 475th 1363 65.2%
2015 72.31 393rd 1357 71.0%
2016 70.18 440th 1346 67.3%
2017 83.84 197th 1352 85.4%
2018 89.15 112th 1353 91.7%
2019 82.01 231st 1360 83.0%
2021 75.01 296th 1317 77.5%
2022 81.11 266th 1345 80.2%
2023 88.70 141st 1342 89.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.57 26th 434 94.0%
2019 88.70 49th 463 89.4%
2021 64.99 84th 411 79.6%
2022 76.85 84th 489 82.8%
2023 90.20 57th 499 88.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.42 61st 1001 93.9%
2019 94.05 44th 1007 95.6%
2021 56.94 287th 868 66.9%
2022 38.74 504th 949 46.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.23 13th 942 98.6%
2022 38.70 513th 863 40.6%
2023 95.58 21st 910 97.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.12 116th 1333 91.3%
2019 80.79 226th 1331 83.0%
2021 76.11 248th 1290 80.8%
2022 83.69 207th 1326 84.4%
2023 88.91 120th 1318 90.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.03 104th 1334 92.2%
2019 84.27 172nd 1335 87.1%
2021 71.76 309th 1297 76.2%
2022 75.87 310th 1324 76.6%
2023 83.27 222nd 1315 83.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.17 86th 370 76.8%
2019 71.25 94th 370 74.6%
2021 53.47 159th 339 53.1%
2022 61.92 140th 348 59.8%
2023 69.76 100th 346 71.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.94 52nd 870 94.0%
2019 62.19 287th 899 68.1%
2021 38.99 526th 896 41.3%
2022 53.34 368th 953 61.4%
2023 78.75 153rd 982 84.4%
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Rank History for White students at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.77 350th 1022 65.8%
2019 44.27 594th 1023 41.9%
2021 60.93 319th 964 66.9%
2022 35.79 660th 976 32.4%
2023 61.20 371st 975 61.9%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2001 26 1 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 33
2002 41 1 6 5 0 n/a n/a 0 53
2003 41 1 6 5 0 n/a n/a 0 53
2004 151 13 78 21 0 n/a n/a 0 263
2005 179 15 90 23 0 n/a n/a 0 307
2006 169 16 98 23 0 n/a n/a 0 306
2007 175 12 99 28 0 n/a n/a 0 314
2008 198 8 111 42 0 n/a n/a 0 359
2009 187 13 129 37 0 0 13 0 379
2010 202 12 148 47 19 0 10 0 438
2011 162 11 162 44 0 0 9 0 388
2012 165 13 181 47 0 0 6 0 412
2013 157 16 196 54 0 0 11 0 434
2014 145 13 196 53 0 0 12 0 419
2015 124 10 196 59 0 0 13 0 402
2016 129 10 212 67 0 0 11 0 429
2017 107 7 221 61 0 0 8 0 404
2018 109 4 215 59 0 0 8 0 395
2019 91 6 239 64 0 0 8 0 408
2020 84 3 261 71 0 0 8 0 427
2021 99 6 246 67 0 0 5 0 423
2022 100 7 239 67 1 0 3 0 417
2023 100 10 255 75 3 0 6 0 449

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 33 0.0 0.0 0
2002 53 11.2 4.7 1.9
2003 53 11.2 4.7 1.9
2004 263 17.0 15.5 4.6
2005 307 19.0 16.2 n/a
2006 306 22.5 13.6 6.9
2007 314 22.0 14.3 7.3
2008 359 19.0 18.9 9.2
2009 379 47.3 6.8 9.5
2010 438 16.0 27.3 9.4
2011 388 17.0 22.8 11.6
2012 412 25.3 16.2 13.1
2013 434 27.7 15.6 13.8
2014 419 28.2 14.8 18.4
2015 402 27.0 14.8 17.4
2016 429 30.0 14.3 14.5
2017 404 32.8 12.3 15.8
2018 395 33.6 11.7 16.7
2019 408 34.4 11.8 12.7
2020 427 33.4 12.7 11.9
2021 423 33.9 12.4 12.8
2022 417 34.3 12.1 10.6
2023 449 34.3 13.0 12.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 33 0.0 0.0 0
2002 53 11.2 4.7 1.9
2003 53 11.2 4.7 1.9
2004 263 17.0 15.5 4.6
2005 307 19.0 16.2 n/a
2006 306 22.5 13.6 6.9
2007 314 22.0 14.3 7.3
2008 359 19.0 18.9 9.2
2009 379 47.3 6.8 9.5
2010 438 16.0 27.3 9.4
2011 388 17.0 22.8 11.6
2012 412 25.3 16.2 13.1
2013 434 27.7 15.6 13.8
2014 419 28.2 14.8 18.4
2015 402 27.0 14.8 17.4
2016 429 30.0 14.3 14.5
2017 404 32.8 12.3 15.8
2018 395 33.6 11.7 16.7
2019 408 34.4 11.8 12.7
2020 427 33.4 12.7 11.9
2021 423 33.9 12.4 12.8
2022 417 34.3 12.1 10.6
2023 449 34.3 13.0 12.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $384 (3.3%) $11,430 (96.7%) $11,814

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 231st of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 141st of 1342 Elementary schools
 6.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lake Hiawatha Elementary School)60.861.9
 1.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District)65.770.6
 4.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lake Hiawatha Elementary School)69.371
 1.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District)75.475.3
 0.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lake Hiawatha Elementary School)74.684
 9.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District)75.475.5
 0.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lake Hiawatha Elementary School)7584.3
 9.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District)73.774.1
 0.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lake Hiawatha Elementary School)87.879.7
 8.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District)76.974
 2.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lake Hiawatha Elementary School)73.772.8
 0.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District)68.967.1
 1.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students408449
 10%
African American610
 66.7%
American Indian03
Asian239255
 6.7%
Hispanic6475
 17.2%
Pacific Islander00
White91100
 9.9%
Two or More Races86
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients12.7%12.2%
 0.5%


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Students who attend Lake Hiawatha Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle School
High : Parsippany High School

Students at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School are 57% Asian, 22% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 449 students attended Lake Hiawatha Elementary School.

Lake Hiawatha Elementary School ranks 141st of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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