Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Prospect Park’s public schools score below 95% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation
7% of students in Prospect Park’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Prospect Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.
From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Prospect Park’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 66 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Prospect Park’s, its schools beat 17%, higher than their 5% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Prospect Park runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Prospect Park School No. 1 (PK–6) and Prospect Park Middle School (7–8) are Prospect Park’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Passaic County Manchester Regional School District with Haledon and North Haledon: Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School in Haledon. The high school’s own results earn a C, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 7% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey (the state reports Prospect Park’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Passaic County Manchester Regional spends $27,793 per student and Prospect Park Borough $28,230, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Al-Hikmah Elementary School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Prospect Park’s grade
D: better than 5% of New Jersey school districts, #446 of 465 New Jersey towns. Both inputs trail the New Jersey average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Prospect Park, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Prospect Park
Prospect Park School No. 1
Grades PK–6 · 620 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Prospect Park
Prospect Park School No. 1
Grades PK–6 · 620 students · 8:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Prospect Park
Prospect Park School No. 1
Grades PK–6 · 620 students · 8:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Prospect Park
Prospect Park School No. 1
Grades PK–6 · 620 students · 8:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Prospect Park
Prospect Park School No. 1
Grades PK–6 · 620 students · 8:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Prospect Park
Prospect Park School No. 1
Grades PK–6 · 620 students · 8:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Prospect Park
Prospect Park School No. 1
Grades PK–6 · 620 students · 8:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Prospect Park
Prospect Park School No. 1
Grades PK–6 · 620 students · 8:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Prospect Park
Prospect Park Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 143 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Prospect Park
Prospect Park Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 143 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Prospect Park
Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 803 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Haledon
10th grade in Prospect Park
Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 803 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Haledon
Prospect Park runs its own schools through grade 8 (Prospect Park Borough School District). From grade 9, students attend the Passaic County Manchester Regional School District, shared with Haledon and North Haledon. Its high school is in Haledon. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Prospect Park
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Prospect Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Prospect Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Prospect Park | D | Prospect Park Borough PK–8 · Passaic County Manchester Regional 9–12 |
| Paterson | D | Paterson City |
| Haledon | D | Haledon Borough PK–8 · Passaic County Manchester Regional 9–12 |
| North Haledon | C+ | North Haledon Borough PK–8 · Passaic County Manchester Regional 9–12 |
| Hawthorne | B− | Hawthorne Borough |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Passaic County Manchester Regional with Prospect Park for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Prospect Park
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Prospect Park’s schools
Are Prospect Park’s schools good?
On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Prospect Park children attend score below 95% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #446 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Prospect Park in?
Two districts: Prospect Park Borough School District runs grades PK–8, and Passaic County Manchester Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Haledon and North Haledon.
Where do Prospect Park kids go to high school?
Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School in Haledon, with 803 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Prospect Park’s graduation rate?
80–84% of the class of 2023 in Passaic County Manchester Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.
How much does Prospect Park spend per student?
$27,793 in Passaic County Manchester Regional School District and $28,230 in Prospect Park Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Prospect Park?
Yes: Al-Hikmah Elementary School (religious, grades PK–6, 369 students).
Parents talk
What Prospect Park families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Prospect Park → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.