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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 middle school serving 143 students in Prospect Park Public School District.
Public Middle Schools in Prospect Park Public School District have a diversity score of 0.41, which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 0.72.
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
832 Schools
# Students
763 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
89 Teachers
39,634 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%
9%
% Hispanic
74%
39%
% Black
11%
18%
% White
6%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
3%
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 Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: n/an/a
13 Wagaraw Bvd
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 790-7909
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 790-7909
Gr: 7-8 | 143 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
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