Other / mixed grade configuration · Prospect Park, NJ

Prospect Park School No. 1

Federal NCES profile for Prospect Park School No. 1, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341347004938
0/100100/10042/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
38
📋 Attendance
18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Prospect Park School No. 1 earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

42
Resource Index · Typical
51.2%
free-lunch eligible
620
students enrolled

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-109 students YoY

Prospect Park School No. 1 shrank from 761 students in 2022-23 to 652 in 2023-24 (-14.3%).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-109 students YoY 341347004938 · Prospect Park, NJ Other · MID · TRAD

620 enr · 51.2% lunch · RII 42

Nearest enrollment peer: Mae M. Walters Elementary School (620 students)

Prospect Park School No. 1 shrank from 761 students in 2022-23 to 652 in 2023-24 (-14.3%). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Prospect Park School No. 1 compares

Prospect Park School No. 1 is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 51.2% ▲ 73% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 620 top 27% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

620
Bigger than 74% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
51.2%
free-lunch eligible - 73% above the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
32.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$24,404
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 310 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
59
in-school suspensions + 66 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 20.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 113 expulsions.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 74.0%
African American 11.3%
Asian 7.6%
White 5.8%
Two or More 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 74.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 43.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 43.0, Prospect Park School No. 1 is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Prospect Park Public School District reports $24,404 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Prospect Park School No. 1

How many students attend Prospect Park School No. 1?

Prospect Park School No. 1 has 620 students enrolled. It is a public school in Prospect Park, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 761 (2022-23) → 652 (2023-24), down 109.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Prospect Park School No. 1?

51.2% of students at Prospect Park School No. 1 are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Prospect Park School No. 1?

The largest demographic group at Prospect Park School No. 1 is Hispanic or Latino at 74.0% of enrollment, in Prospect Park, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Prospect Park School No. 1?

Prospect Park School No. 1 has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Prospect Park Public School District?

None reported; Prospect Park Public School District operates only Prospect Park School No. 1 as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.