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Prospect Park Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 620 students in Prospect Park Public School 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 Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the New Jersey public elementary school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public elementary school average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,913 Schools
# Students
763 Students
882,707 Students
# Teachers
89 Teachers
77,576 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Prospect Park Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 642 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#625 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
23%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)29.2%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.43
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
8%
10%
% Hispanic
74%
35%
% Black
11%
15%
% White
6%
36%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $30,553 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,633. The school district revenue/student has grown by 25% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $30,305 is less than the state median of $31,024. The school district spending/student has grown by 23% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$42,853 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$42,028 MM
Revenue / Student
$30,553
$31,633
Spending / Student
$30,305
$31,024
Best Prospect Park Public School District Public Elementary Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Prospect Park School No. 1
(Math: 11% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
94 Brown Avenue
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 790-7909
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 790-7909
Gr: PK-6 | 620 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
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