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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361413006370

PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

265 PENINSULA BLVD, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550 · (516) 434-4701 · Nassau County
GRADES PK–KGELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
55.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
342 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 58%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K25157%
Kindergarten19043%
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Hispanic
33776%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
9522%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
92%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 6%
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
Male
22250%
Female
21950%

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4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
441
-132 (-23%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
55.1:1
was 31.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25441855.1:178% (342)
2023-2449010.646.2:171% (348)
2022-2341412.832.5:173% (302)
2020-215731831.8:159% (340)
2017-184963613.8:175% (373)
2015-165672225.8:188% (498)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Families in HEMPSTEAD, New York, are served by PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 441 students enrolled in pre-K through kindergarten in 2024-25.

HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 8 schools and 5,321 students.

More than half of enrollment at PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic: 76%. Other groups make up 22% Black and 2% Asian. Nassau County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 37%.

Classroom staffing at PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 55.1:1. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 78% of students (342) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Nassau County is 31%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Nassau County show that median household income comes to about $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nassau County counts 315 public schools with about 200,775 students.

ALVERTA B GRAY SCHULTZ MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Under the NCES locale system, PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Suburb: Large.

Enrollment was 441 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 573. Its ratio of students to teachers was 31.8:1 in 2020-21, and 55.1:1 in 2024-25.

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Nassau County at a glance

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Population
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students

Quick facts

School name
PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
265 PENINSULA BLVD, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550
Phone
(516) 434-4701
County
Nassau County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–KG
Total enrollment
441
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
55.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
342 (78%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
361413006370
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Other Prospect Elementary schools

10 other US public schools in 8 states are named Prospect Elementary. PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 11.

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Frequently asked questions

About PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-KG.
What age range does PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade KG.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 55.1:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 76% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian.
What district is PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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