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Prospect Elementary School

Serves grades PK - KG

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
265 Peninsula Blvd
Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone
(516) 434-4701
District
HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
NASSAU COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
414
Classroom Teachers
13

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all U.S. schools.


Prospect Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
51%
No Data
53%
No Data
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
32
20
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 222 53.6%
Kindergarten 190 45.9%
Total 414 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.2% 1.6% 42.2%
Black 18.5% 21.0% 16.4%
Hispanic 78.8% 75.8% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 1.1% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 72.9% 67.0% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 62.6% 61.8% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.4% 5.2% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 45,931 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 14,699.3 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.6% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 11.7% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,820 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 20.3% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 71.9% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.5% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.3% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.4% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.8% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.8% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.0% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.5% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 11.2% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,706 $120,480,000 46.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,895 $11,588,000 4.5%
Staff $513 $3,139,000 1.2%
General Administration $737 $4,504,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,316 $8,043,000 3.1%
Operation $2,515 $15,374,000 5.9%
Transportation $1,245 $7,609,000 2.9%
Other $932 $5,698,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,152 $55,955,000 21.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $13,428 $82,097,000 31.8%
Total Expenditures $42,285 $258,532,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%