The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in Math. The lowest is 39% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Nixon Elementary School
Nixon Elementary School serves students in prekindergarten through fourth grade in Landing, an unincorporated community within Roxbury Township, Morris County. The school is a regular public elementary school and part of the Roxbury Township School District. With an enrollment that falls in the smaller range for a school serving these early grades, Nixon provides a contained, neighborhood-scaled setting.
The student body reflects notable diversity. About half the students are white, while roughly two in five are Hispanic. Smaller shares of students are Asian, Black, or of two or more races. Around one-third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of economic need that aligns with a moderate level. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source materials, so a parent who considers those dimensions important may want to ask the school directly.
Landing itself is a largely residential area that grew out of a lakeside resort community along Lake Hopatcong. Today it functions as a suburban neighborhood within Roxbury Township, with Interstate 80 providing major highway access. The community has a tight housing market. Hopatcong State Park and the Lake Hopatcong train station are nearby anchors. Publicly reported plans for a neighborhood improvement project with new buildings, parks, and signage suggest some local investment, though the area remains car-dependent and without a traditional downtown core. The district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes at the district level, so the policy and leadership picture is quiet on the surface.
On state academic assessments, Nixon's results present a mixed picture. In third-grade math, about half of tested students scored at proficient or advanced levels. In fourth-grade math, that share dropped to roughly one-third. On the English language arts tests, the proficiency rate was just under two-fifths for both third and fourth grade. When compared broadly against districts across Morris County, Nixon's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quarter. A parent looking at these numbers will see a school where a substantial portion of students are meeting benchmarks, but where a significant number are not. This is the kind of data a family may want to discuss with the principal or teacher to understand what supports are in place for students who are not yet proficient and how the school addresses skill gaps early.
Because Nixon serves only through fourth grade, there is no graduation rate or high school outcome data to report. That is a structural gap, not a signal about the school. The next step for Nixon students is typically a district middle school, and parents will want to consider the full K-12 pathway in Roxbury.
The school's strengths lie in its manageable size, which can allow for familiarity among staff and families. The diversity of the student body is a plain characteristic that some families value. The weaker proficiency results, particularly in fourth-grade math, are a soft spot worth investigating. A family moving into the area should look at how the district supports early elementary growth, what interventions are used, and how Nixon's results compare to other elementary schools in the district, since the county-level comparison includes many districts that serve different populations and grade configurations.
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