📍 260 Norfolk Street, Newark, Essex County, 07102
Science Park High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 938 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark Public School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Science Park High School enrolls 938 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 67 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 40% Black or African American and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 445 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 372 | 40% |
| White | 98 | 10% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
589 of the school's 938 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 476 qualify for free lunch and 113 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Science Park High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 29.
Science Park High School is one of 63 schools in Newark Public School District, based in Newark, New Jersey. The district serves 44,199 students district-wide and employs 2,849 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 938 students, Science Park High School is larger than the district average of about 702 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
Browse live education vacancies at or near Science Park High School.
Find vacancies →