For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 652 students in Prospect Park 九游体育 District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in New Jersey.
Public Elementary School in Prospect Park 九游体育 District have an average math proficiency score of 9% (versus the New Jersey public elementary school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 93% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public elementary school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,930 Schools
# Students
814 Students
886,629 Students
# Teachers
81 Teachers
77,858 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Prospect Park Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#621 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
9%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.72
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,992 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
53 Students
92,318 Students
% Asian Students
6%
10%
# Hispanic Students
584 Students
301,752 Students
% Hispanic Students
72%
34%
# Black Students
111 Students
132,335 Students
% Black Students
14%
15%
# White Students
55 Students
325,482 Students
% White Students
7%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,690 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
30,907 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
91
41,362
# Students in K Grade:
87
85,425
# Students in 1st Grade:
76
93,943
# Students in 2nd Grade:
76
96,713
# Students in 3rd Grade:
78
95,865
# Students in 4th Grade:
81
97,373
# Students in 5th Grade:
75
98,202
# Students in 6th Grade:
83
99,575
# Students in 7th Grade:
67
80,278
# Students in 8th Grade:
100
80,823
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
4,713
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
4,047
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
3,770
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
4,350
# Ungraded Students:
-
190
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,529 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,678 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,529
$26,931
Spending / Student
$20,678
$25,828
Best Prospect Park Public School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Prospect Park School No. 1
(Math: 9% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
94 Brown Avenue
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 790-7909
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 790-7909
Grades: PK-8
| 652 students
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