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Prospect Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

75 New Haven Road, Prospect, CT 06712 · (203) 578-3300 · Part of Regional School District 16

Prospect’s School Grade B better than 60% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
572
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Prospect Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Prospect kids: Long River Middle School

On the path

Where Prospect kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Prospect Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Long River Middle School434 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts69%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

75 New Haven Road, Prospect

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K45
Kindergarten73
Grade 182
Grade 291
Grade 396
Grade 4101
Grade 584
Enrollment over time
593’20
592’21
600’22
605’23
572’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%Black 4%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prospect Elementary School from Prospect families.

Other schools in Regional School District 16

The district →
Laurel Ledge School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Beacon Falls
B
313 students11:1
Long River Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Prospect
B+
434 students11:1
Woodland Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Beacon Falls
B
571 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Prospect’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.