Summary:
The city of Prospect, Connecticut is home to two public schools that serve students from elementary through middle school: Prospect Elementary School and Long River Middle School, which are part of Regional School District 16. While both schools perform well, Prospect Elementary stands out as an exceptionally high-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top 25-30% of elementary schools in the state.
Prospect Elementary School boasts impressive test scores, with students in grades 3-5 significantly outperforming state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the SBAC assessments. The school's 5th grade science proficiency rates on the NGSS assessment are also well above the state and district averages. Additionally, Prospect Elementary has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 school years, indicating its status as one of the top-performing schools in Connecticut. In contrast, while Long River Middle School also performs well, with a 3-4 star rating from SchoolDigger, its test scores are not as dominant as those of Prospect Elementary.
Both schools have predominantly white student populations, with Prospect Elementary at 86.5% white and Long River Middle at 84.09% white. The schools also have relatively high spending per student, with Prospect Elementary spending $15,557 per student and Long River Middle spending $15,463 per student. However, the student-teacher ratio varies, with Long River Middle having a significantly lower ratio of 9.5 compared to Prospect Elementary's 13.4.
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