Summary:
The two elementary schools in ZIP code 08093 are Shady Lane Elementary School and Parkview Elementary School; both serve grades 3–5, while Parkview also serves grade 6. Their 2025–2026 results show that performance varies by subject and grade, rather than one school leading in everything. The clearest area-wide concern is that the schools’ combined averages trail state results most in math and fifth-grade science: 36% versus 47% in math and 15% versus 27% in science.
Shady Lane stands out in ELA and leads in most shared-grade comparisons: its grades 3–5 ELA average was 48%, compared with 34% at Parkview. Shady Lane led by 13 points in grade 3 ELA, 21 points in grade 4, and 10 points in grade 5; grade 4 ELA was also its only shared-grade result above the state rate (51% versus 46%). In math, Shady Lane led by 18 points in grade 3 and 4 points in grade 4, but Parkview led by 13 points in grade 5, with 45% proficiency—just 1 point below the state. Shady Lane also led fifth-grade science by 3 points, though both schools were below state results.
ELA improved at both schools from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: the combined grades 3–5 average rose from 28% to 41%, narrowing its gap with the state from 22 points to 8. Math improved less consistently: the combined average rose 4 points, while science fell 6 points and its gap to the state widened from 9 to 13 points. SchoolDigger ranked Shady Lane 804 of 1,331 (40th percentile, 2 stars) and Parkview 958 of 1,331 (28th percentile, 1 star). Context differs, too: in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students were 48% at Shady Lane and 63% at Parkview; student–teacher ratios were 10.7 and 9.1, respectively. These figures describe the schools but do not explain their results. Parkview’s grade 6 results have no Shady Lane counterpart for comparison.
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