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Prospect Park School No. 1

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

94 Brown Avenue, Prospect Park, NJ 07508 · (973) 790-7909 · Part of Prospect Park Borough School District

Prospect Park’s School Grade D better than 5% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
620
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Prospect Park School No. 1

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 24% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Prospect Park kids: Prospect Park Middle School

On the path

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

PK–6Prospect Park School No. 1You are here
7–8Prospect Park Middle School143 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

94 Brown Avenue, Prospect Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K92
Kindergarten69
Grade 172
Grade 273
Grade 383
Grade 477
Grade 581
Grade 673
Enrollment over time
816’20
800’21
761’22
652’23
620’24

Down 24% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 74%Black 11%Asian 8%White 6%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prospect Park School No. 1 from Prospect Park families.

Other schools in Prospect Park Borough School District

The district →
Prospect Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Prospect Park
143 students10:1

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 New Jersey’s other public schools; Prospect Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.