| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Essex County, NJ |
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| Awards |
 Blue Ribbon School – Selected in
2009 |
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| Total Students |
623 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
44% /
56% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
43 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 162 students | | Grade 10 - 165 students | | Grade 11 - 141 students | | Grade 12 - 155 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:14 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
3% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
33% |
15% |
| % Black |
41% |
17% |
| % White |
23% |
61% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
32% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
8% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Newark City School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
75 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
42,555 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$956,412,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$959,550,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$22,475 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$22,548 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
80% |
81% |
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- Science Park High School, formerly known as Science High School, is a public magnet public high school located in Newark, in Essex County, New Jersey. The school opened in 1974.
- As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 623 students and 43.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.5.
- The mission of Science Park High School is to transform mathematics and science teaching and learning by developing ethical leaders who know the joy of discovery and forging connections within and among mathematics, science, the humanities and the arts by means of exemplary laboratory environments characterized by research, innovative teaching, and service.
- The school was the 50th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 53rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
- The school selects applicants based an application including test scored in reading and mathematics, and also requires an entrance test.
- The student population is composed of 40% black, 30% Hispanic, 28% white and 2% Asian/Pacific Islander.
- Awards and recognition
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During the 2009-10 school year, Science Park High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
- History
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For 32 years, Science High School was at 40 Rector Street in Newark. The building was the was originally the Ballantine Brewery. After the brewery closed, it was acquired by Rutgers-Newark and was converted into a facility for chemistry research and training.
- In the 1970s, the Newark Public Schools leased the structure and converted it for use as a high school.
- Science High School officially left the Rector Street building in November 2006 to move to its new location adjacent to Newark's Science Park.
- New Location
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The new building has a capacity of 800 students and is located on a campus. The school was renamed Science Park High School because of its location near and connections with the University Heights Science Park.
- University Heights Science Park is a collaborative venture between Newark's higher education institutions, the City of Newark, and private industry designed to harness university science and technology research as a force for urban and regional economic and community development.
- University Heights Science Park is uniquely positioned to provide technology businesses with a competitive advantage through its ties with the three NJ public research universities located nearby: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), The University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and Rutgers University at Newark.
- The building includes a state of the art solar and geothermal energy system.
- The new facility includes grades 7-12. At the completion of grade 8, students may apply for entrance into the high school in the same way as other students from Newark schools.
- Athletics
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Science Park High School formerly competed in the Colonial Hills Conference it now competes in the Super Essex Conference (SEC).
- Sports include Boys and Girls Basketball, Coed Indoor and Outdoor Track, Coed Cross Country, Coed Bowling, Coed Golf, Boys Baseball, Girls Softball, Girls and Boys Tennis, Girls Volleyball, Boys and Girls Soccer, Coed Swimming, Boys Volleyball and Cheerleading
- The basketball team won the 2008 North II, Group I state sectional title with a 51-40 win over Bloomfield Tech High School in the tournament final.
- External links
- School website
- Newark Public Schools
- Science Park High School Design Building Project
- Newark Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (07102) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
12,408 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
16% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
32 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.1 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$13,421
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
3.1 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
44 years old |
47 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
7% / 93% |
62% / 38% |
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