📍 265 Peninsula Blvd, Hempstead, Nassau County, 11550
Prospect Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hempstead, Nassau County. The school has 414 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hempstead Union Free School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–K in a suburban setting. The school employs 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 32.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prospect Elementary School enrolls 414 students across grades Pre-K–K. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 32.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 320 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.9% |
| White | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
302 of the school's 414 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 259 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Prospect Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-40, state senate district 6, state house district 18.
Prospect Elementary School is one of 8 schools in HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HEMPSTEAD, New York. The district serves 5,677 students district-wide and employs 300 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 414 students, Prospect Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 710 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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