The top reported proficiency rate is 77% in English language arts. The lowest is 60% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Mount Tabor Elementary School
Mount Tabor Elementary School is a K-5 public school located in the small, historic Mount Tabor neighborhood within Parsippany-Troy Hills Township in Morris County, New Jersey. It is one of ten elementary schools in the district and serves a community with a distinct identity and a well-defined academic record.
The school’s state test results, from the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments, place it comfortably above most of its peers. On a measure of overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades, Mount Tabor ranks in the top quartile relative to all other districts in Morris County. In English language arts, the strongest showing comes from fourth graders, and in math, third graders post the highest proficiency. Fifth-grade science proficiency is a step lower, though still well within a solid range. A parent looking into how the school compares locally will find a clear pattern: across grades three through five, the school’s students are hitting the proficient mark at rates that are meaningfully above the county median. The school does not serve middle or high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.
The student body of Mount Tabor, at roughly three hundred and fifty children, is moderate in size for an elementary school. Its demographic composition is notably diverse, with a student population that includes a substantial share of Asian students and smaller but present shares of White and Hispanic students, along with a handful of Black and multiracial students. The share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is relatively low, reflecting the generally high-income character of the surrounding community. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available from the state, so a parent may wish to ask the school directly about how those populations are supported.
Mount Tabor the place shapes the school experience in ways that go beyond test scores. The community was founded as a Methodist camp meeting ground and retains a distinctive layout of Victorian-era cottages arranged around a central green. It operates under a unique land-lease arrangement: residents own their homes but lease the land from a camp meeting association. There is no commercial strip or downtown within the CDP, and the neighborhood is quiet and residential. Streets are narrow and pedestrian-friendly, and the school itself sits right on the border of the historic district. Day-to-day street life is active mostly during community events like the annual Children’s Day parade; otherwise it is a calm, low-traffic setting that many families find appealing for young children. Housing values in the broader area are high, and the county market for single-family homes is competitive, with homes typically selling quickly.
The school is part of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District, which has been working in recent years on facility upgrades and curriculum improvements. One source of ongoing community discussion is the expansion of kindergarten from half-day to full-day—Mount Tabor Elementary’s own kindergarten program currently operates on a half-day schedule, and families weighing the school will want to confirm the current arrangement and any planned changes.
For parents, Mount Tabor Elementary offers strong academic performance in a small, historically rich neighborhood setting. The low poverty rate and consistent proficiency results suggest a student body that is well-prepared and well-supported at home. The peer environment includes a high proportion of Asian-American families, in line with the broader Parsippany area. The school lacks data on chronic absenteeism, so a prospective parent may want to ask about attendance patterns and discipline, but the available evidence points to a stable, high-functioning elementary school. It fits families who want solid test performance in a quiet, walkable historic community with a distinctive local culture and are comfortable navigating a half-day kindergarten schedule.
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