Prospect Park Sch

10th & Pennsylvania Avenues
Prospect Park, PA 19076

546 Students

Elementary School 1st - 8th

School Overview

Prospect Park School, located at the intersection of 10th and Pennsylvania Avenues in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania, serves as a primary educational anchor for the local community. As a school within the Interboro School District, it focuses on providing a foundational academic environment for elementary-aged students. The school is deeply integrated into the small-town fabric of the borough, often serving as a central hub for neighborhood families and prioritizing a supportive, community-oriented atmosphere for early childhood development.

The facility itself reflects the historic and residential character of Prospect Park. Educationally, the school emphasizes core curriculum standards aligned with Pennsylvania state requirements, while fostering social-emotional learning to prepare students for the transition to middle school. By maintaining close ties with the surrounding district, Prospect Park School aims to provide a consistent and stable learning environment that helps bridge the gap between early childhood education and the higher-level academic expectations of the Interboro school system.

546

Total Students

41.8

Full-Time Teachers

13.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Prospect Park Sch
Demographic	Student Count
White	335
Hispanic	47
Black	82
Asian	46
Two or More	33
American Indian	2
Pacific Islander	1

White
335 (61.4%)
Black
82 (15.0%)
Hispanic
47 (8.6%)
Asian
46 (8.4%)
Two or More
33 (6.0%)
American Indian
2 (0.4%)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Interboro SD
Phone:	(610)237-6420
Grade Range:	1st - 8th
Total Students:	546
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	41.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	13.1
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 1 64

Grade 2 59

Grade 3 65

Grade 4 75

Grade 5 73

Grade 6 59

Grade 7 81

Grade 8 70