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Prospect Park School No. 1

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Prospect Park School No. 1 is an elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Prospect Park Public School District in New Jersey. With 652 students, it is the only school in the district. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a statewide rank between 1119 and 1326 out of 1317 to 1347 schools over the past 10 years.

Prospect Park School No. 1 struggles across a range of metrics, including extremely low proficiency rates on state assessments, high chronic absenteeism, and poor performance for certain student subgroups. For example, in 2024-2025, only 7.9% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 44.9% statewide, and only 15.2% were proficient in math compared to 49.8% statewide. The school's performance is consistently in the bottom 10-15% of schools in the state across all grade levels and subjects. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 29% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Washington Elementary School, Haledon Public School, and several Paterson public schools, generally outperform Prospect Park School No. 1 on test scores, chronic absenteeism, and other metrics. For example, Washington Elementary School has proficiency rates 30-40 percentage points higher than Prospect Park School No. 1 in ELA and math. While Prospect Park School No. 1 spends $11,282 per student, which is lower than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools, the school's low student-teacher ratio suggests that factors other than staffing levels, such as curriculum, instruction, and school climate, may be contributing to its poor performance.

620

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,282

Per pupil spending ?

30.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

94 Brown Avenue
Prospect Park, NJ 07508-2018

(973) 790-7909

District: Prospect Park Public School District

Students who attend Prospect Park School No. 1 usually attend:

High:

Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.0%

African American:

11.3%

Asian:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (9% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg9%

New Jersey avg46%

1,326^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

591^st of 609Prospect Park Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	1326 of 1347	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1257 of 1338	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1222 of 1342	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1216 of 1345	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1119 of 1317	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1238 of 1360	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1224 of 1353	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	1208 of 1352	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	1171 of 1346	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	1115 of 1357	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	1125 of 1363	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	1187 of 1367	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.2	1034 of 1363	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.5	1134 of 1360	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.5	1122 of 1354	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	1124 of 1346	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	1062 of 1338	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.3	1014 of 1329	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.6	1073 of 1314	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	1128 of 1303	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.7	1016 of 1298	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	7.7	1081 of 1204	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	422 of 463	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	454 of 469	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	319 of 463	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.3	454 of 494	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	290 of 456	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	436 of 522	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	402 of 517	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	578 of 597	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	544 of 559	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	393 of 499	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	446 of 489	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	448 of 463	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	407 of 434	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	1267 of 1326	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1209 of 1317	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1147 of 1318	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1210 of 1326	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1153 of 1290	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1186 of 1331	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1180 of 1333	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	947 of 1032	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	853 of 989	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	790 of 982	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	777 of 953	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	694 of 896	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	718 of 899	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	697 of 870	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	991 of 1023	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	762 of 939	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	706 of 910	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	698 of 863	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	499 of 839	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	732 of 948	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	792 of 942	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	1271 of 1318	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1195 of 1313	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1177 of 1315	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1131 of 1324	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1027 of 1297	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1204 of 1335	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1209 of 1334	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	967 of 1023	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	950 of 989	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	769 of 958	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	794 of 949	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	790 of 868	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	875 of 1007	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	835 of 1001	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	0.5	995 of 1022	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	14.9	653 of 748	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	656 of 745	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	503 of 652	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	634 of 745	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	599 of 716	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	564 of 712	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.2	464 of 713	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.6	440 of 713	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.5	560 of 717	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.4	566 of 704	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	524 of 677	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	515 of 684	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.0	455 of 677	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.1	475 of 664	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.9	480 of 640	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.5	483 of 631	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.6	512 of 615	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.0	477 of 599	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.4	453 of 588	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	19.2	478 of 574	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	13.4	351 of 361	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	333 of 356	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	204 of 291	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	238 of 326	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	201 of 326	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	19.8	271 of 288	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	255 of 270	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	160 of 227	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.0	181 of 202	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	15.0	632 of 720	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	666 of 726	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	508 of 625	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	591 of 703	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	558 of 680	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	25.1	470 of 587	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	519 of 591	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	311 of 480	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	438 of 524	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	400 of 504	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	27.8	419 of 568	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	400 of 549	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.9	226 of 467	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.4	413 of 541	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	332 of 522	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	15.4	629 of 718	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	607 of 730	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	460 of 635	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	607 of 697	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	574 of 675	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	26.6	400 of 505	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	515 of 535	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	374 of 401	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	368 of 492	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	380 of 471	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2018)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)26th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2023)21st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)20th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2023)12th percentile~ school

Female (2023)12th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)6th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2023)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts11%-41 vs state

Mathematics8%-37 vs state

Science4%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, March 7, 2020

Ever since my child started here there has been nothing but him getting bullied or hurt. I feel bad for teachers they still dont have a contract and BOE does not do anything!! Mr Spinella the vice principal scares the children telling them they would be taken across the street. Across the street is the Police Station. Which that does not help a child when they questioned a child of an incident. Worse school!! Close Quote

by a teacher
Friday, August 2, 2019

The administration here is THE WORST! :-( Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 19, 2019

This school sends kids home because of a simple paper cut. Then they will complain that your child miss to many days or is behind due to missing school. Staff does not really care about the students they rather send them home then deal with them. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prospect Park School No. 1	Public	PK, KG-6	94 Brown Avenue	Prospect Park	07508	Passaic County	Prospect Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-7909	620	74	8.4	30.2%	36 (5.8%)	70 (11.3%)	459 (74.0%)	47 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	4.9	1326^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.6%		8.9	1257^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.1%	69	3.7		7.9	9.1	5.0	22.1			15.2	9.1	2.4	4.3								$11,282	$1,149	$10,133
School 12	Public	K-8	121 North Second Street	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0120	474	41	11.5	78.7%	3 (0.6%)	119 (25.1%)	345 (72.8%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.5	1328^th of 1347 public elementary schools	1.4%		3.7	1331^st of 1338 public elementary schools	0.5%	3	4.7	1.6	3.4	12.2	17.1	11.5	12.0	22.4	0.0	3.6	2.3	6.0	9.4	9.6		25.0	25.0			$9,638		$9,638
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	176 Mohawk Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 423-6495	253	24	10.6	56.9%	52 (20.6%)	16 (6.3%)	176 (69.6%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	40.9	797^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.8%		41.9	771^st of 1338 public elementary schools	42.4%	26	20.5		44.9	40.8	52.2				51.0	26.0	50.0									$16,467	$516	$15,951
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Junior School	Public	1-8	55 Clinton Street	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0040	491	38	12.9	70.5%	4 (0.8%)	171 (34.8%)	313 (63.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3.8	1337^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.7%		4.5	1322^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	1.2%	15	2.1	7.2	11.1	3.0	6.3	15.0	12.5	19.1	5.5	8.7	2.1	0.0	1.4	8.5						$10,865		$10,865
School 28	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Presidential Boulevard	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0281	463	39	12.0	73.2%	44 (9.5%)	71 (15.3%)	265 (57.2%)	76 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	98.6	1^st of 1347 public elementary schools	99.9%		98.8	2^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	99.9%	1	84.4	54.3	100.0	94.4	96.9	97.2	100.0	97.2	100.0	97.3	100.0	100.0	95.4		75.0	82.3	78.0	77.8	77.8	$9,579		$9,579
School 10	Public	K-8	48 Mercer Street	Paterson	07524	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0100	474	34	13.9	62.0%	6 (1.3%)	85 (17.9%)	377 (79.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5.1	1323^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	1.8%		4.4	1325^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.0%	2	0.0	0.0	10.6	12.7	6.1	12.8	2.0	18.9	22.7	11.7	4.1	0.0	1.9	2.5						$8,827		$8,827
Haledon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Henry Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Haledon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-9000	996	96	10.4	67.8%	134 (13.5%)	115 (11.5%)	671 (67.4%)	56 (5.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.4%)	22.8	1051^st of 1347 public elementary schools	22.0%		26.6	985^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.4%	66	14.6	3.3	28.6	44.2	35.6	39.4	36.7	41.8	28.9	31.0	21.6	23.8	21.8	28.3						$12,560	$847	$11,713
Norman S. Weir	Public	K-8	152 College Boulevard	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0750	272	27	10.0	59.2%	3 (1.1%)	161 (59.2%)	105 (38.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	45.9	727^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.0%		32.8	906^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.3%	179	25.0	5.3	43.8	56.3	58.3	58.3	70.6	68.5	31.3	50.0	41.7	29.2	41.2	0.0						$13,381		$13,381
School 5	Public	K-5	430 Totowa Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0050	753	58	12.9	74.8%	4 (0.5%)	43 (5.7%)	448 (59.5%)	256 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22	1060^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.3%		18.9	1090^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.5%	30	14.9		30.2	34.9	31.9				34.9	32.2	25.6									$10,638		$10,638
Senator Frank Lautenberg School	Public	K-8	137 Carroll Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0060	605	36	16.8	70.2%	8 (1.3%)	208 (34.4%)	384 (63.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4.1	1332^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	1.1%		3.6	1332^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	0.4%		1.2	0.0	13.5	12.5	3.7	6.6	10.5	12.0	7.6	0.0	2.3	9.1	4.8	8.9						$8,560		$8,560

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Prospect Park School No. 1

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African American

English Language Learner

Female

Hispanic

Low Socio Economic Status

Male

Special Education

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All Students

African American

English Language Learner

Female

Hispanic

Low Socio Economic Status

Male

Special Education

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