Lake Parsippany Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Parsippany, New Jersey
Lake Parsippany Elementary School in Parsippany, New Jersey enrolled 284 students in 2024-25 with 24.3 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
301 students in 2022-23, 301 students in 2023-24, 284 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.9 to 24.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 301 | 25.9 | 11.6 |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 24.7 | 12.2 |
| 2024-25 | 284 | 24.3 | 11.7 |
11.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools
Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 271 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lake Parsippany Elementary School enrolled 271 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 271 of the 271 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent11.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.6% of students were Asian, 23.6% Hispanic, 19.4% White in 2024-25.
- Asian48.6%
- Hispanic23.6%
- White19.4%
- Two or more races6.0%
- Black1.8%
- American Indian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Lake Parsippany Elementary School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 70‑74% | 64% | 48.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 75‑79% | 58% (2021-22) | 37.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Parsippany
2 public elementary schools in Parsippany report 2024-25 enrollment; Lake Parsippany Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastlake Elementary School | 364 | 12.5 | 12.4% |
| Lake Parsippany Elementary School | 284 | 11.7 | 14.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lake Parsippany Elementary School
- Eastlake Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 364 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Intervale Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 287 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Compare Lake Parsippany Elementary School with Eastlake Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District spends per student$26,730 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,730
- The largest public schools in New JerseyLake Parsippany Elementary School is the number 1,146 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,146 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.11.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Lake Parsippany Elementary School
How many students attend Lake Parsippany Elementary School?
284 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 301 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Parsippany, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Parsippany Elementary School?
11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lake Parsippany Elementary School a Title I school?
Lake Parsippany Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lake Parsippany Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Lake Parsippany Elementary School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Lake Parsippany Elementary School in?
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District, NCES district ID 3412480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341248004446 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.