Is Prospect Elementary a good school?

Prospect Elementary ranks 652 nd of 1495 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Prospect Elementary?

In the 2021-22 school year, 349 students attended Prospect Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Prospect Elementary?

Students at Prospect Elementary are 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Prospect Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prospect Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Parkwood Middle High : Parkwood High

Prospect Elementary School in Monroe NC

Performance Trends

Compare Details Prospect Elementary ranks better than 56.4% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 21^st among 29 ranked elementary schools in the Union County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.06. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78.8%), Hispanic (12.9%), African American (4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 27.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Prospect Elementary is 13.4, which is the 9^th best among 29 elementary schools in the Union County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Prospect Elementary employs 26 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Prospect Elementary is $9,529. 16 elementary schools in the Union County Public Schools District spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Prospect Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Prospect Elementary 652^nd of 1495 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Prospect Elementary in the ranking list.)

Union County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Union County Public Schools 58^th of 249 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Prospect Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile
2006	56.14	601^st	1276	52.9%
2007	64.39	459^th	1293	64.5%
2008	66.41	413^th	1324	68.8%
2009	69.57	408^th	1354	69.9%
2010	55.83	687^th	1363	49.6%
2011	55.40	697^th	1381	49.5%
2012	48.12	797^th	1388	42.6%
2013	55.15	579^th	1403	58.7%
2014	43.43	797^th	1390	42.7%
2015	53.10	701^st	1440	51.3%
2016	36.39	977^th	1425	31.4%
2017	39.56	917^th	1429	35.8%
2018	37.04	972^nd	1434	32.2%
2019	41.69	895^th	1473	39.2%
2021	44.13	799^th	1489	46.3%
2022	55.06	652^nd	1495	56.4%

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Prospect is using an ambitious curriculum that seems to be showing results. The problems lie in the lack of programs for elementary children struggling to stay at grade level. Math or reading "labs" are not available to provide the repetition and the reiteration that has proven to strengthen reading and math skills in the many who need it. They generally see two types of children average and AIG (advanced intellectually gifted. The children with weak reading or math skills have the option of after school tutoring once a week, private tutoring, or grade remediation. They choose to ignore the percentage of children who need a different learning vehicle than the standard classroom protocol. Children without a learning disability are assumed to be "not applying themselves", rather than in need of repetition and different phrasing to master a skill or understand concepts. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Prospect Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	389	44	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
1989	401	39	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	443
1990	403	33	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	439
1991	415	27	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
1992	445	23	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	1	472
1993	439	25	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	467
1994	456	22	1	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	487
1995	467	29	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	500
1996	467	29	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	500
1997	478	46	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
1998	488	45	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	-2	535
1999	532	48	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	584
2000	517	54	0	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	582
2001	491	55	0	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	559
2002	480	44	0	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	543
2003	480	44	0	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	543
2004	480	32	0	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	531
2005	482	27	0	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
2006	490	25	1	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	546
2007	497	20	1	42	0	n/a	n/a	10	570
2008	478	19	1	46	0	n/a	n/a	12	556
2009	463	27	2	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
2010	449	37	0	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	524
2011	464	20	1	38	0	0	8	0	531
2012	413	16	1	34	2	0	10	0	476
2013	407	16	0	34	2	0	9	0	468
2014	406	24	0	33	2	0	11	0	476
2015	390	21	0	37	4	0	12	0	464
2016	400	24	0	50	3	0	16	0	493
2017	404	19	0	44	3	0	13	0	483
2018	384	21	0	49	1	0	13	0	468
2019	350	16	0	55	3	0	15	0	439
2020	337	19	0	53	0	0	25	0	434
2021	276	14	0	48	0	0	14	0	352
2022	275	14	0	45	1	0	14	0	349

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Prospect Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	433	20.0	21.6	12.2
1989	443	20.0	22.1	14.2
1990	439	20.0	21.9	12.8
1991	445	20.0	22.2	12.6
1992	472	19.0	24.8	9.1
1993	467	20.0	23.4	15.6
1994	487	23.0	21.2	7.4
1995	500	26.0	19.2	17.8
1996	500	26.0	19.2	17.8
1997	529	28.0	18.9	15.5
1998	535	30.0	17.8	18.6
1999	584	31.0	18.8	23.5
2000	582	31.0	18.8	27.7
2001	559	31.0	18.0	29
2002	543	31.0	17.5	33.7
2003	543	31.0	17.5	33.7
2004	531	34.0	15.6	31.6
2005	532	34.0	15.6	32.7
2006	546	34.0	16.1	29.7
2007	570	n/a	n/a	35.9
2008	556	35.9	15.5	n/a
2009	536	35.0	15.3	n/a
2010	524	34.7	15.1	42.6
2011	531	32.0	16.5	43.7
2012	476	30.0	15.8	45.8
2013	468	28.0	16.7	48.1
2014	476	27.0	17.6	46.6
2015	464	27.0	17.1	49.1
2016	493	29.0	17.0	49.5
2017	483	29.0	16.6	50.3
2018	468	27.7	16.8	45.9
2019	439	28.0	15.6	41.5
2020	434	26.0	16.6	35
2021	352	25.7	13.6	30.4
2022	349	26.0	13.4	27.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Prospect Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	433	20.0	21.6	12.2
1989	443	20.0	22.1	14.2
1990	439	20.0	21.9	12.8
1991	445	20.0	22.2	12.6
1992	472	19.0	24.8	9.1
1993	467	20.0	23.4	15.6
1994	487	23.0	21.2	7.4
1995	500	26.0	19.2	17.8
1996	500	26.0	19.2	17.8
1997	529	28.0	18.9	15.5
1998	535	30.0	17.8	18.6
1999	584	31.0	18.8	23.5
2000	582	31.0	18.8	27.7
2001	559	31.0	18.0	29
2002	543	31.0	17.5	33.7
2003	543	31.0	17.5	33.7
2004	531	34.0	15.6	31.6
2005	532	34.0	15.6	32.7
2006	546	34.0	16.1	29.7
2007	570	n/a	n/a	35.9
2008	556	35.9	15.5	n/a
2009	536	35.0	15.3	n/a
2010	524	34.7	15.1	42.6
2011	531	32.0	16.5	43.7
2012	476	30.0	15.8	45.8
2013	468	28.0	16.7	48.1
2014	476	27.0	17.6	46.6
2015	464	27.0	17.1	49.1
2016	493	29.0	17.0	49.5
2017	483	29.0	16.6	50.3
2018	468	27.7	16.8	45.9
2019	439	28.0	15.6	41.5
2020	434	26.0	16.6	35
2021	352	25.7	13.6	30.4
2022	349	26.0	13.4	27.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Prospect Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$540 (5.7%)	$8,989 (94.3%)	$9,529

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Prospect Elementary

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 895^th of 1473 Elementary schools	Ranks 652^nd of 1495 Elementary schools	17.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Prospect Elementary)	55.8	65.6	9.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools)	77.4	72.6	4.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	64.3	57.3	7%
3rd Grade Reading (Prospect Elementary)	49.4	49.2	0.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools)	67.5	57.4	10.1%
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)	56.8	46.5	10.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Prospect Elementary)	52	66.7	14.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools)	75.3	71.2	4.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	57.3	49.9	7.4%
4th Grade Reading (Prospect Elementary)	62.7	54	8.7%
4th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools)	72.6	64.8	7.8%
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	57.3	51.4	5.9%
5th Grade Mathematics (Prospect Elementary)	49.4	45.7	3.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools)	77.8	71.6	6.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	60.2	51.3	8.9%
5th Grade Reading (Prospect Elementary)	48.1	41.4	6.7%
5th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools)	69.7	60.1	9.6%
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	54.6	45.8	8.8%
5th Grade Science (Prospect Elementary)	70.9	54.3	16.6%
5th Grade Science (Union County Public Schools)	84.9	76.6	8.3%
5th Grade Science (North Carolina)	72.6	63.1	9.5%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	439	352	19.8%
African American	16	14	12.5%
American Indian	3	0	100%
Asian	0	0
Hispanic	55	48	12.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	350	276	21.1%
Two or More Races	15	14	6.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	41.5%	30.4%	11.1%

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