Summary:
The Prospect Park Public School District in New Jersey contains only one elementary school, Prospect Park School No. 1, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. This school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past three years and has significantly underperformed state averages on academic assessments.
Prospect Park School No. 1 faces several challenges, including a high rate of chronic absenteeism (28%) and a student population that is predominantly Hispanic (72.8%) and economically disadvantaged (57.03% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch). The school's performance on state assessments is well below state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 14.1% to 29.6% in English Language Arts and 1.4% to 15.1% in mathematics, compared to state averages of 42% to 55.7% and 17.8% to 45.9%, respectively.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $11,282, the Prospect Park Public School District is ranked 590 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. This suggests that the district and school may be facing challenges in effectively allocating and utilizing resources to support student learning and achievement, which is reflected in the school's consistently low performance and ranking.
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