National Park School

National Park School is a cozy elementary-level community in NATIONAL PARK, New Jersey, run under National Park Boro School District. The school instructs 289 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 29% leaner than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Operationally, National Park School answers to National Park Boro School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, National Park School shows that 66% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, National Park School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Gloucester County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, National Park School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.5%; this one delivers 29.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Gloucester County) shows that median household earnings sit near $105,115, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Gloucester County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,080 students), National Park School is one campus in the mix.

Red Bank Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around National Park School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), National Park School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at National Park School has edged up 7%, going from 271 students in 2018 to 289 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 87% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.