For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 652 students in Prospect Park Public School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in New Jersey.
Public Preschool in Prospect Park Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the New Jersey public pre school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 93% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
814 Students
368,793 Students
# Teachers
81 Teachers
33,264 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Prospect Park Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#625 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
6%
8%
% Hispanic
72%
36%
% Black
14%
16%
% White
7%
36%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,529 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,940. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,678 is less than the state median of $25,837. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,529
$26,940
Spending / Student
$20,678
$25,837
Best Prospect Park Public School District Public Preschools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Prospect Park School No. 1
(Math: 11% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
94 Brown Avenue
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 790-7909
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 790-7909
Gr: PK-8 | 652 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
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