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What's the most underrated thing about Science Park High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
964
High
DISTRICT 670 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002200
Science Park High School
260 NORFOLK STREET, NEWARK, NJ 07102 · (973) 733-8689 · Essex County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL964 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of New Jersey public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
656 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 51 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 213 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 219 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 227 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 202 | 21% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Newark Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
95.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
80.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +11.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.5% | 80.6% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 68.7% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+49.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 49 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Science Park High School
Science Park High School's state test result (78.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science Park High School this school | 964 | 68.0% | 78.2% |
| Rahway High School RAHWAY | 1,286 | 63.2% | 17.3% |
| Neptune High School NEPTUNE | 1,129 | 66.2% | 15.1% |
| Penns Grove High School CARNEYS POINT | 632 | 69.5% | 11.9% |
| Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy Trenton | 890 | 64.7% | 8.7% |
| Woodbury Jr-Sr High School Woodbury | 818 | 71.5% | 19.4% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Science Park High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #19 of 397 | #2 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #15 of 400 ▲ 26 | #1 of 39 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.5% | #16 of 395 ▲ 10 | #1 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 964 | #182 of 442 | #17 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #331 of 388 | #27 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #137 of 389 | #8 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.0% | #75 of 405 | #20 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.9% | #44 of 173 | #8 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
964
+96 (+11%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 964 | 67.5 | 14.3:1 | 68% (656) |
| 2023-24 | 970 | 69.5 | 14.0:1 | 64% (624) |
| 2022-23 | 938 | 67 | 14.0:1 | 63% (589) |
| 2020-21 | 868 | 65 | 13.3:1 | 63% (551) |
| 2017-18 | 811 | 61 | 13.3:1 | 76% (614) |
| 2015-16 | 847 | 63 | 13.4:1 | 64% (541) |
| 2010-11 | 827 | 55 | 15.0:1 | 76% (625) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 68% (369) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 35 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Science Park High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (811 to 964); teachers up 11% (61 to 67.5).
About Science Park High School
Science Park High School is a medium-sized high school based in NEWARK, New Jersey. It educates 964 students in grades 7 through 12.
Newark Public School District is the district for Science Park High School. It has 65 schools and 41,502 students.
By race and ethnicity, Science Park High School is 52% Hispanic. The school is also 34% Black, 9% White, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 25% Hispanic share among all Essex County residents. By the diversity index, Science Park High School comes in at 60%.
The teaching staff at Science Park High School is 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.3:1. That ratio is over the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 68%. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in Essex County.
allk12 grades Science Park High School an A+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
After accounting for student poverty, Science Park High School is in the top 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 78.2% is 49.3 points above the 28.9% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Essex County this way: median household income is about $80,789, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Essex County number 249 and enroll about 145,473.
Essex County Newark Tech is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Science Park High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 11%, from 868 to 964.
The Science Park High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newark Public School District
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- Ann Street SchoolElementary · 1,294 students
- Lafayette Street SchoolElementary · 1,213 students
- First Avenue SchoolElementary · 1,084 students
- Early Childhood School - NorthElementary · 1,076 students
Other schools in NEWARK
- North Star Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,714 students
- TEAM Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,406 students
- Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolCombined · 2,169 students
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Marion P. Thomas Charter SchoolCombined · 1,410 students
Nearby schools
- Essex County Newark Tech0.2 mi · 606
- Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School0.3 mi · 225
- New Horizons Community Charter School0.3 mi · 370
- Nelson Mandela Elementary School0.4 mi · 256
- Philip's Academy Charter School0.4 mi · 730
- LEAD Charter School0.4 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About Science Park High SchoolHow many students attend Science Park High School?
Science Park High School enrolls approximately 964 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Science Park High School serve?
Science Park High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Science Park High School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Science Park High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Science Park High School?
At Science Park High School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 52% Hispanic, 34% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Science Park High School public or private?
Science Park High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newark Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.