Enrollment
143
Middle
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROSPECT PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341347006159
Prospect Park Middle School
13 Wagaraw Bvd, Prospect Park, NJ 07508 · (973) 790-7909 · Passaic County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL143 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
74 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 79 | 55% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 45% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Prospect Park Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
27.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
20.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.3% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.7% | 18.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Prospect Park Middle School
Prospect Park Middle School's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Park Middle School this school | 143 | 51.7% | 22.6% |
| Bogota Middle School Bogota | 166 | 66.3% | 53.0% |
| Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School Wharton | 265 | 45.7% | 40.8% |
| Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton CLIFTON | 185 | 54.1% | 39.7% |
| Alfred S. Faust Middle School East Rutherford | 240 | 51.7% | 52.1% |
| Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School JAMESBURG | 217 | 65.9% | 32.9% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Prospect Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #379 of 433 | #17 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #360 of 437 ▲ 4 | #17 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #400 of 437 ▼ 13 | #18 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 143 | #431 of 445 | #21 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #135 of 436 | #9 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 143 | 15 | 9.5:1 | 52% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 162 | 12 | 13.5:1 | 57% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prospect Park Middle School.
About Prospect Park Middle School
Prospect Park Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Prospect Park, New Jersey. It educates 143 students in grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578 students.
Prospect Park Public School District enrolls 763 students, and its 2 schools include Prospect Park Middle School.
Prospect Park Middle School's enrollment is 76% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 9% Black, 7% Asian, and 6% White. Among people living in Passaic County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Prospect Park Middle School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Prospect Park Middle School is 15 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.5:1. Among middle schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 10.9:1. The school counts 74 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 52%. For comparison, public schools in Passaic County average 61%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 22.6%, is 15.2 points below the 37.8% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
Prospect Park Middle School is located in Passaic County, where median household income is about $87,522, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Prospect Park Middle School is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County, which together enroll about 83,237 students.
The school nearest to Prospect Park Middle School is Prospect Park School No. 1, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Prospect Park Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Prospect Park Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Community posts for Prospect Park Middle School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prospect Park Public School District
- Prospect Park School No. 1Elementary · 620 students
Other schools in Prospect Park
- Prospect Park School No. 1Elementary · 620 students
Nearby schools
- Prospect Park School No. 10.3 mi · 620
- School 120.5 mi · 474
- Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School0.5 mi · 803
- Haledon Public School0.6 mi · 996
- Washington Elementary School0.7 mi · 253
- Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School0.7 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Prospect Park Middle SchoolHow many students attend Prospect Park Middle School?
Prospect Park Middle School enrolls approximately 143 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Prospect Park Middle School serve?
Prospect Park Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prospect Park Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prospect Park Middle School is approximately 9.5:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prospect Park Middle School?
At Prospect Park Middle School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 76% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Prospect Park Middle School public or private?
Prospect Park Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prospect Park Public School District.
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