Prospect Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Hempstead, New York
Prospect Elementary School in Hempstead, New York enrolled 441 students in 2024-25 with 8.0 full-time teachers, 55.1 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 37%
414 students in 2022-23, 490 students in 2023-24, 441 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.8 to 8.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 414 | 12.8 | 32.5 |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 10.6 | 46.2 |
| 2024-25 | 441 | 8.0 | 55.1 |
55.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 of every 100 New York elementary schools
Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Prospect Elementary School enrolled 292 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent65.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.4% of students were Hispanic, 21.5% Black, 2.0% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic76.4%
- Black21.5%
- Asian2.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Hempstead
6 public elementary schools in Hempstead report 2024-25 enrollment; Prospect Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes Academy of Humanities and the Arts | 631 | 15.8 | 71.8% |
| Prospect Elementary School | 441 | 55.1 | 70.7% |
| Barack Obama Elementary School | 439 | 13.7 | 76.8% |
| Jackson Main Elementary School | 436 | 16.8 | 77.8% |
| David Paterson School | 388 | 17.6 | 86.3% |
| Joseph Mcneil School | 359 | 15.0 | 63.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Prospect Elementary School
- Barack Obama Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 439 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Joseph Mcneil SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 359 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Prospect Elementary School with Barack Obama Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hempstead Union Free School District spends per student$35,470 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$35,470
- The largest public schools in New YorkProspect Elementary School is the number 1,117 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,117 of 2,546
- New York schools by students per teacher55.1 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.55.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Prospect Elementary School
How many students attend Prospect Elementary School?
441 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 414 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hempstead, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Prospect Elementary School?
55.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Prospect Elementary School a Title I school?
Prospect Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Prospect Elementary School in?
Hempstead Union Free School District, NCES district ID 3614130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 361413006370 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.