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Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

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Lake Hiawatha Elementary School ranks 308 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lake Hiawatha Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 462 students in grades PK-5 in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District in New Jersey. The school has consistently strong test scores, often outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75.4% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 76.1% for the district and 53.6% for the state.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District, Lake Hiawatha Elementary School generally performs on par or slightly below the top-performing schools like Northvail Elementary and Hilldale School. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined from 112 out of 1,353 New Jersey elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 308 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025, suggesting that the school may be losing ground relative to other high-performing schools in the state.

The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School has increased from 10.55% in 2021-2022 to 19.05% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. This could be an area for further investigation and targeted support to ensure the school continues to meet the needs of its changing student population and maintain its high level of academic achievement.

445

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,814

Per pupil spending ?

20.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Lincoln Avenue
Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034

(973) 263-4344

District: Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District

Students who attend Lake Hiawatha Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
High:	Parsippany High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.4%

White:

24.9%

Hispanic:

16.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (64% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg69%

New Jersey avg46%

308^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District

111^th of 609Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	308 of 1347	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	200 of 1338	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	141 of 1342	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	266 of 1345	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	296 of 1317	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	231 of 1360	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	112 of 1353	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	83.8	197 of 1352	85.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.2	440 of 1346	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.3	393 of 1357	71.0%	★★★★☆
2014	70.1	475 of 1363	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.7	298 of 1367	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	72.6	430 of 1363	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.0	598 of 1360	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	514 of 1354	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.7	293 of 1346	78.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.4	187 of 1338	86.0%	★★★★☆
2007	79.9	138 of 1329	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	82.0	100 of 1314	92.4%	★★★★★
2005	65.7	562 of 1303	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.3	344 of 1298	73.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	162 of 330	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	127 of 340	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	100 of 346	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	140 of 348	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	159 of 339	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	94 of 370	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	86 of 370	76.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	142 of 597	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	61 of 559	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	57 of 499	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	84 of 489	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	84 of 411	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	49 of 463	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	94.6	26 of 434	94.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	264 of 1326	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	193 of 1317	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	120 of 1318	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	207 of 1326	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	248 of 1290	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	226 of 1331	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	116 of 1333	91.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	332 of 1032	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	226 of 989	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	153 of 982	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	368 of 953	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.0	526 of 896	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	287 of 899	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	91.9	52 of 870	94.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	556 of 1023	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.2	124 of 939	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	95.6	21 of 910	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	38.7	513 of 863	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	97.2	13 of 942	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	379 of 1318	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	213 of 1313	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	222 of 1315	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	310 of 1324	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	309 of 1297	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	172 of 1335	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	104 of 1334	92.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	454 of 1023	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	440 of 989	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	504 of 949	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	287 of 868	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.0	44 of 1007	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	61 of 1001	93.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	590 of 970	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	430 of 963	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	371 of 975	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	660 of 976	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.9	319 of 964	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	594 of 1023	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.8	350 of 1022	65.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-31 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%+22 vs state

English Language Arts63%+13 vs state

Science51%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lake Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Lincoln Avenue	Lake Hiawatha	07034	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-4344	445	36	12.2	20.7%	111 (24.9%)	10 (2.2%)	74 (16.6%)	233 (52.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	78.5	308^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.1%		85.6	200^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.1%	108	50.7	48.3	75.4	64.0	70.7	66.1	70.6	$11,814	$384	$11,430
Knollwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 Knoll Road	Lake Hiawatha	07034	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7060	394	29	13.5	29.2%	96 (24.4%)	9 (2.3%)	67 (17.0%)	202 (51.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	76.9	330^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.5%		78	306^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.1%	24	47.5	61.1	73.6	59.4	61.8	64.8	66.1	$9,117	$161	$8,956
Northvail Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Eileen Court	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 263-7070	359	30	12.1	12.5%	40 (11.1%)	16 (4.5%)	29 (8.1%)	260 (72.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	89.3	135^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.0%		94.3	46^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.6%	89	54.8	69.2	77.8	73.8	84.9	80.0	74.2	$9,614	$157	$9,457
Rockaway Meadow Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Edwards Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7308	257	26	10.0	29.2%	87 (33.9%)	6 (2.3%)	70 (27.2%)	91 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	80.9	275^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.6%		77.2	320^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.1%	45	47.6	59.4	87.1	58.6	75.0	74.2	66.7	$15,440	$255	$15,185
Troy Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	509 S Beverwyck Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 428-7588	290	27	10.7	21.7%	94 (32.4%)	6 (2.1%)	57 (19.7%)	127 (43.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	89.2	136^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.9%		82.7	243^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	81.8%	107	62.9	75.0	64.7	82.9	84.1	67.6	88.5	$15,561	$248	$15,313
Hilldale School	Public	K-5	123 Konner Avenue	Pine Brook	07058	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	327	31	10.5	1.5%	148 (45.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.8%)	148 (45.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	97.1	9^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.3%		95.9	22^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	98.4%	13	76.8	96.4	91.7	87.0	93.0	96.7	84.0	$13,513	$38	$13,475
Woodmont School	Public	K-5	39 Woodmont Road	Pine Brook	07058	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 331-7100	366	31	11.8	3.3%	167 (45.6%)	12 (3.3%)	52 (14.2%)	113 (30.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.5%)	88.3	155^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.5%		90.1	108^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.9%	47	45.7	72.5	88.3	76.0	86.5	78.7	67.6	$15,994	$131	$15,863
Intervale Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Pitt Rd	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 263-7075	287	26	11.0	18.8%	90 (31.4%)	9 (3.1%)	51 (17.8%)	122 (42.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	82	250^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.4%		82.1	250^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.3%		46.5	55.3	71.1	78.6	86.9	66.6	65.1	$11,528	$245	$11,283
Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Montgomery Avenue	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	360	35	10.2	2.5%	192 (53.3%)	4 (1.1%)	41 (11.4%)	100 (27.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	89.9	118^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.2%		90.9	97^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.8%	21	56.4	69.8	77.0	85.4	77.4	75.0	76.4	$19,750	$113	$19,637
Eastlake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Eba Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7583	364	29	12.5	13.7%	55 (15.1%)	10 (2.7%)	50 (13.7%)	243 (66.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	82.8	233^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	82.7%		88.1	149^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.9%	84	58.3	59.7	69.7	70.9	68.7	67.9	85.4	$12,346	$164	$12,182

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Hiawatha Elementary School

What district is Lake Hiawatha Elementary School in?

Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District

How many students attend Lake Hiawatha Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Lake Hiawatha Elementary School.

Is Lake Hiawatha Elementary School a good school?

Lake Hiawatha Elementary School ranks 308^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Hiawatha Elementary School?

Students at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School are 52% Asian, 25% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Lake Hiawatha Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Central Middle School
High : Parsippany High School

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