Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341248004442
Knollwood Elementary School
445 Knoll Road, Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 · (973) 263-7060 · Morris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
115 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.8% | 70.4% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Knollwood Elementary School
Knollwood Elementary School's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knollwood Elementary School this school | 394 | 29.2% | 60.4% |
| School No. 2 FORT LEE | 362 | 24.6% | 71.5% |
| Brunswick Acres Elementary School KENDALL PARK | 448 | 29.0% | 50.5% |
| School No. 3 FORT LEE | 330 | 27.9% | 69.2% |
| Lake Hiawatha Elementary School Lake Hiawatha | 445 | 20.7% | 65.3% |
| Greenbrook Elementary School KENDALL PARK | 392 | 35.2% | 46.7% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Knollwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #328 of 1,290 | #43 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #343 of 1,319 ▼ 134 | #44 of 77 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #375 of 1,319 ▼ 13 | #47 of 77 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #725 of 1,562 | #26 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,174 of 1,390 | #86 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #337 of 1,392 | #14 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #867 of 1,481 | #18 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #754 of 798 | #41 of 44 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
394
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 394 | 29.1 | 13.5:1 | 29% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 30.5 | 12.8:1 | 25% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 30.9 | 11.6:1 | 22% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 24% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 31.1 | 12.9:1 | 23% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 31% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 17 | 19.4:1 | 19% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 9% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 20 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knollwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (401 to 394); teachers down 6% (31.1 to 29.1).
About Knollwood Elementary School
Knollwood Elementary School is an elementary school in Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey, and it is part of Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District. The school has 394 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
Knollwood Elementary School belongs to Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District, a district of 14 schools and 7,027 students.
Asian students are 51% of those enrolled at Knollwood Elementary School. The next largest groups are 24% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Morris County overall, about 11% of residents are Asian. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Knollwood Elementary School are from different groups.
The school had 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. The school's 13.5:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in New Jersey. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 29%. The gap from the 19% average for public schools in Morris County is 10 points.
Knollwood Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Knollwood Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (60.4%) and its predicted rate (50.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
The school is in Morris County, where median household income comes to about $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Morris County counts 156 public schools with about 72,239 students.
Knollwood Elementary School's nearest public school is Lake Hiawatha Elementary School (about 0.7 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.2%; Knollwood Elementary School's is 60.4%, ranking 5th of 9.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Knollwood Elementary School had 386 students in 2020-21 and 394 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.4:1 to 13.5:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Knollwood Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District
- Parsippany Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,035 students
- Brooklawn Middle SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- Parsippany High SchoolHigh · 900 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Lake Hiawatha Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Littleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
Other schools in Lake Hiawatha
- Lake Hiawatha Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
Other Knollwood Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Knollwood Elementary. Knollwood Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Knollwood Elementary SchoolPISCATAWAY, NJ · 460 students
- Knollwood ElementarySalisbury, NC · 585 students
- Knollwood Elementary SchoolSheffield Village, OH · 202 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Hiawatha Elementary School0.7 mi · 445
- Northvail Elementary School0.8 mi · 359
- Parsippany High School0.9 mi · 900
- Central Middle School1.2 mi · 755
- John Hill School1.3 mi · 556
- Boonton High School1.5 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About Knollwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Knollwood Elementary School?
Knollwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-05.
Is Knollwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Knollwood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Knollwood Elementary School have?
Knollwood Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Knollwood Elementary School?
At Knollwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 51% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Knollwood Elementary School public or private?
Knollwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.