Prospect Park Middle School

Prospect Park Middle School operates as an one-room-style middle school in Prospect Park, New Jersey, run under Prospect Park Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 143 students spanning grades 7 through 8. That puts it 75% leaner than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Within Prospect Park Public School District, which oversees 2 schools and 763 students, Prospect Park Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Prospect Park Middle School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder comes out to 9% Black, 7% Asian, 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Prospect Park Middle School reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Prospect Park Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Passaic County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Prospect Park Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 37.8%; actual is 22.6%, a gap of -15.2 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Passaic County put the typical household earns roughly $87,522 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prospect Park Middle School is one of 155 public schools in Passaic County (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students).

The closest other public school is Prospect Park School No. 1, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Prospect Park Middle School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 25.2%.

Prospect Park Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.