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Knollwood Elementary School

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Knollwood Elementary School ranks 330 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Knollwood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 389 students. The school is part of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District, which is ranked 111 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Knollwood Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in NJSLA/PARCC assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, Knollwood's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 61.1%, compared to the state average of 44.9%, and its 3rd-grade Math proficiency rate was 61.8%, compared to the state average of 49.8%. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) students and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students also perform well, ranking in the top 20-69 and 89-260 out of 499-597 and 910-1023 New Jersey elementary schools, respectively, in the past three years.

While Knollwood Elementary School performs well compared to other schools in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District, with several nearby schools such as Intervale Elementary, Rockaway Meadow, and Lake Hiawatha also demonstrating strong academic performance, the school's performance is not as strong as that of the highly-ranked Northvail Elementary School. Additionally, Knollwood has a relatively higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (25.19% in 2023-2024) compared to some of the nearby schools, suggesting a more diverse student population in terms of socioeconomic status.

394

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,117

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

445 Knoll Road
Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07054

(973) 263-7060

District: Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District

Students who attend Knollwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
High:	Parsippany High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

51.3%

White:

24.4%

Hispanic:

17.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (62% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Jersey elementary schools

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 school62%

District avg69%

New Jersey avg46%

330^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	76.9	330 of 1347	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	306 of 1338	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	224 of 1342	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	300 of 1345	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	355 of 1317	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	282 of 1360	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	299 of 1353	77.9%	★★★★☆
2017	73.9	388 of 1352	71.3%	★★★★☆
2016	70.9	424 of 1346	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.4	336 of 1357	75.2%	★★★★☆
2014	78.3	280 of 1363	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	75.8	349 of 1367	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	73.9	398 of 1363	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	71.7	421 of 1360	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.5	489 of 1354	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.0	588 of 1346	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.1	616 of 1338	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.4	703 of 1329	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.6	649 of 1314	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.2	694 of 1303	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	68.0	500 of 1298	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	47.3	753 of 1204	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	166 of 330	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	172 of 340	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	147 of 346	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	224 of 348	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	249 of 339	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	173 of 370	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	222 of 370	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	69 of 597	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.4	47 of 559	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	20 of 499	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	28 of 489	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	35 of 411	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	18 of 463	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	19 of 434	95.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	369 of 1326	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	257 of 1317	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	144 of 1318	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	240 of 1326	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	267 of 1290	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	233 of 1331	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	243 of 1333	81.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	526 of 1032	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	366 of 989	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	574 of 982	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.5	311 of 953	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	460 of 896	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.3	134 of 899	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	93.5	37 of 870	95.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	260 of 1023	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	89 of 939	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	75.8	138 of 910	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	212 of 863	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	241 of 839	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	141 of 948	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	161 of 942	82.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	280 of 1318	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	369 of 1313	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	282 of 1315	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	334 of 1324	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	413 of 1297	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	289 of 1335	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	353 of 1334	73.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	466 of 1023	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	489 of 989	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.3	626 of 958	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	385 of 949	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	451 of 868	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.7	258 of 1001	74.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	302 of 970	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	386 of 963	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.7	95 of 975	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	65.6	318 of 976	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	642 of 964	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	484 of 1023	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	451 of 1022	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+15 vs state

Mathematics64%+17 vs state

Science48%+17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, June 21, 2018

It was a not to happy place. I have been though a tough phase. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, February 2, 2014

My son attends this school and is thriving. The teachers are very caring and respectful towards the students. They make sure to communicate everything with the parents. The parents are thus very involve. The students receive a solid education, in my opinion. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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
Knollwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 Knoll Road	Lake Hiawatha	07054	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
Lake Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Lincoln Avenue	Lake Hiawatha	07054	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
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
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
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
School Street School	Public	PK, KG-2	720 Birch Street	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Boonton Town Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 335-9700	325	23	14.1	35.4%	156 (48.0%)	19 (5.8%)	89 (27.4%)	44 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.6%)								(n/a)								$11,454	$146	$11,308
Wildwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 Glen Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-3609	423	41	10.4	0.7%	272 (64.3%)	8 (1.9%)	22 (5.2%)	80 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.7%)	95.6	19^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.6%		95.7	24^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.2%	5	70.2	85.7	83.2	92.1	88.9	85.7	81.5	$14,491	$228	$14,263
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
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

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