Parsippany Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Several elementary and middle schools in Parsippany have been ranked among the best in New Jersey, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

In the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District, Brooklawn topped the middle school rankings at 126th in the state. Parsippany's highest-ranking elementary school was Northvail, which placed 51st.

Here are the middle school rankings for Parsippany:

• Brooklawn Middle School, 126th
• Central Middle School, 175th

Here's how Parsippany's elementary schools ranked:

• Northvail Elementary School, 51st
• Littleton Elementary School, 135th
• Lake Hiawatha Elementary School, 152nd
• Mount Tabor Elementary School, 176th
• Knollwood Elementary School, 273rd
• Troy Hills Elementary School, 317th
• Eastlake Elementary School, 366th
• Intervale Elementary School, 478th
• Lake Parsippany Elementary School, 481st
• Rockaway Meadow Elementary School, 533rd

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.

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