Science Park High School
260 Norfolk St
Newark NJ, 07102, Essex County
Phone: 973-733-8689
Ranking: | High School: (1 out of 346, top 0%) Elementary/Middle School: (3 out of 1,847, top 0%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Newark City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 65 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 64 | |||||||
Total Students: | 800 | 785 | 761 | 827 | 902 | 887 | 896 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 47 | 5.9% | 47 | 6.0% | 42 | 5.5% | 52 | 6.3% | 61 | 6.8% | 56 | 6.3% | 78 | 8.7% |
Grade 8: | 43 | 5.4% | 43 | 5.5% | 51 | 6.7% | 60 | 7.3% | 55 | 6.1% | 79 | 8.9% | 74 | 8.3% |
Grade 9: | 204 | 25.5% | 208 | 26.5% | 168 | 22.1% | 173 | 20.9% | 195 | 21.6% | 191 | 21.5% | 231 | 25.8% |
Grade 10: | 199 | 24.9% | 160 | 20.4% | 164 | 21.6% | 181 | 21.9% | 185 | 20.5% | 223 | 25.1% | 234 | 26.1% |
Grade 11: | 158 | 19.8% | 161 | 20.5% | 167 | 21.9% | 172 | 20.8% | 202 | 22.4% | 208 | 23.4% | 141 | 15.7% |
Grade 12: | 148 | 18.5% | 166 | 21.1% | 169 | 22.2% | 189 | 22.9% | 204 | 22.6% | 130 | 14.7% | 138 | 15.4% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 359 | 44.9% | 360 | 45.9% | 346 | 45.5% | 379 | 45.8% | 400 | 44.3% | 393 | 44.3% | 381 | 42.5% |
Female: | 441 | 55.1% | 425 | 54.1% | 415 | 54.5% | 448 | 54.2% | 502 | 55.7% | 494 | 55.7% | 511 | 57.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 27 | 3.4% | 27 | 3.4% | 25 | 3.3% | 28 | 3.4% | 31 | 3.4% | 22 | 2.5% | 21 | 2.3% |
Hispanic: | 362 | 45.3% | 344 | 43.8% | 317 | 41.7% | 310 | 37.5% | 328 | 36.4% | 291 | 32.8% | 277 | 30.9% |
Black: | 228 | 28.5% | 237 | 30.2% | 260 | 34.2% | 307 | 37.1% | 354 | 39.2% | 374 | 42.2% | 405 | 45.2% |
White: | 177 | 22.1% | 175 | 22.3% | 155 | 20.4% | 177 | 21.4% | 179 | 19.8% | 195 | 22.0% | 191 | 21.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 557 | 69.6% | 483 | 61.5% | 464 | 61.0% | 493 | 59.6% | 456 | 50.6% | 451 | 50.8% | 307 | 34.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 81 | 10.1% | 121 | 15.4% | 131 | 17.2% | 132 | 16.0% | 164 | 18.2% | 196 | 22.1% | 137 | 15.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.31 | 11.54 | 12.03 | 15.04 | 15.82 | 15.30 | 14.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 44.6% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 41.1% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 33.6% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 29.6% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 33.4% | 65.2% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 39.7% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 34.2% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 40.4% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 34.1% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 33.2% | 63.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 56.4% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 58.0% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 57.1% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 57.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 56.0% | 81.9% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 42.4% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 41.0% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 45.4% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 45.2% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 42.4% | 69.3% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 62.5% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 60.9% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 56.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 57.8% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 50.0% | 79.0% |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 46.0% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 48.7% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.8% | 52.4% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 53.5% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 58.3% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 99.2% | 51.2% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 99.6% | 56.2% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 59% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 67.7% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 77.5% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 99.4% | 77.8% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 24.2% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 28.3% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 37.4% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 99.3% | 40.3% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 39.7% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 40.4% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 43.7% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 47.9% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.8% | 50.6% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 99.4% | 58.6% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 99.3% | 60.8% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 29.5% | 72.7% |
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* Science Park High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.