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Science Park High School

Public Grades 7-12

20^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 95% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Science Park High School is a public high school in Newark, New Jersey, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 970 students. The school is part of the Newark Public School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Science Park High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 20th and 61st place over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating excellent academic performance. Science Park High School also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 10-15 high schools in New Jersey for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, the school has maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 85.7% to 98.4% over the past few years, significantly outperforming the Newark Public School District average.

While Science Park High School is a standout performer, the nearby schools in the Newark Public School District, such as Newark Vocational High School, Bard Early College High School, American History High School, and Central High School, generally have lower academic performance, lower graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to Science Park High School. The success of Science Park High School within the Newark Public School District suggests that the school's practices and strategies could potentially be replicated in other underperforming schools to improve educational outcomes for students.

964

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,449

Per pupil spending ?

68%

Free/discounted lunch ?

260 Norfolk Street
Newark, NJ 07102

(973) 733-8689

District: Newark Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

African American:

34.4%

White:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (82% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of New Jersey high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg42%

Middle school

26^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

20^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 5%▬ steady since 2015

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 13High Schools in the Newark Public School District

534^th of 609Newark Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	26 of 752	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	103 of 743	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	119 of 748	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	200 of 745	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	94.9	6 of 745	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	125 of 716	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	95.4	3 of 712	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	82.8	76 of 713	89.3%	★★★★☆
2014	86.2	51 of 717	92.9%	★★★★★
2013	92.3	4 of 704	99.4%	★★★★★
2012	89.0	16 of 677	97.6%	★★★★★
2011	89.7	7 of 684	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	90.3	7 of 677	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	86.7	32 of 664	95.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	3 of 359	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	3 of 352	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	3 of 361	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	11 of 356	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	4 of 326	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	7 of 326	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	18 of 728	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	45 of 717	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	19 of 720	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	108 of 726	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	95.1	6 of 703	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	10 of 680	98.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	3 of 608	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	4 of 589	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	4 of 587	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	15 of 591	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	6 of 524	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	4 of 504	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	6 of 613	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	5 of 584	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	6 of 568	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	9 of 549	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	7 of 541	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	5 of 522	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	12 of 726	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	33 of 719	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	105 of 718	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	182 of 730	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.2	34 of 697	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	41 of 675	93.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	1 of 502	99.8%	★★★★★

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	20 of 434	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	46 of 429	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	40 of 422	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	36 of 415	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	75.0	53 of 405	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	61 of 416	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	20 of 415	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	86.2	23 of 411	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	81.4	27 of 409	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	92.2	18 of 406	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	82.7	19 of 411	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	83.7	20 of 396	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	85.0	18 of 388	95.4%	★★★★★
2011	86.6	17 of 378	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	82.5	25 of 371	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	86.9	13 of 370	96.5%	★★★★★
2008	87.9	9 of 359	97.5%	★★★★★
2007	84.0	24 of 361	93.4%	★★★★★
2006	86.1	12 of 357	96.6%	★★★★★
2005	86.0	12 of 351	96.6%	★★★★★
2004	85.6	20 of 348	94.3%	★★★★★
2003	85.3	27 of 343	92.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	9 of 283	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	8 of 282	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	7 of 250	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	8 of 256	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	13 of 247	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	8 of 254	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	6 of 266	97.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	5 of 215	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	8 of 191	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 161	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	2 of 137	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 138	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	18 of 426	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	41 of 420	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	35 of 416	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	76.5	42 of 414	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	71.5	72 of 402	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	61 of 408	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	23 of 403	94.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	8 of 406	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	14 of 403	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	9 of 385	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	10 of 382	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	38 of 374	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	20 of 364	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	12 of 368	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	11 of 377	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	11 of 358	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	7 of 344	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	5 of 324	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	8 of 326	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	12 of 347	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	10 of 345	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	15 of 426	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	35 of 419	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	31 of 414	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	34 of 410	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	41 of 402	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.2	44 of 407	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.4	19 of 405	95.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	73.9	58 of 349	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	29 of 355	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	9 of 347	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	73.9	53 of 345	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	24 of 335	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	72.9	42 of 335	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	22 of 336	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	25 of 339	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	14 of 340	95.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

White (2025)100th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

High school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)83rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts96%+41 vs state

Algebra I88%+51 vs state

Mathematics86%+47 vs state

Science71%+46 vs state

Geometry68%+12 vs state

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Schools Near Science Park High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Science Park High School	Public	7-12	260 Norfolk Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8689	964	68	14.2	68.0%	83 (8.6%)	332 (34.4%)	502 (52.1%)	27 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	12 (1.2%)	87.4	20^th of 434 public high schools	95.4%		82.8	46^th of 429 public high schools	89.3%	26			56.8	73.8	88.2	92.2	98.1	86.2	92.2	85.8	88.0	68.2	68.2	$11,449	$497	$10,952
Essex County Newark Technical	Public	9-12	91 West Market St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2204	606	56	10.8	86.1%	9 (1.5%)	238 (39.3%)	347 (57.3%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44.6	237^th of 434 public high schools	45.4%		42.8	240^th of 429 public high schools	44.1%	3		76.4		9.1			55.9			26.6	26.6	25.8	23.7	$7,912	$961	$6,951
LEAD Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	201 Bergen Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	LEAD Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 772-1724	333	5	66.6	65.5%	18 (5.4%)	284 (85.3%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	395^th of 434 public high schools	9.0%		18.4	366^th of 429 public high schools	14.7%	29	60.7			7.4							6.7			$7,324	$814	$6,510
Arts High School	Public	9-12	550 M L King Blvd	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7391	611	52	11.8	68.2%	29 (4.7%)	274 (44.8%)	292 (47.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	38.6	273^rd of 434 public high schools	37.1%		30.5	304^th of 429 public high schools	29.1%	31	88.6	39.6		13.1			59.0			12.6	12.6	40.0	40.0	$12,717	$621	$12,096
Essex County Jdc	Public	8-12	80 Duryea Street	Newark	08302	Essex County	Essex County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 484-4908	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Newark Vocational High School	Public	9-12	301 West Kinney St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7308	591	59	10.0	86.6%	11 (1.9%)	257 (43.5%)	308 (52.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	18.7	368^th of 434 public high schools	15.2%		12.9	393^rd of 429 public high schools	8.4%	25	67.7	25.5		8.1			41.3			5.6	5.6
Bard Early College High School	Public	9-12	321 Bergen Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8363	395	32	12.5	62.5%	2 (0.5%)	257 (65.1%)	124 (31.4%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	57.6	158^th of 434 public high schools	63.6%		44.8	230^th of 429 public high schools	46.4%	72		84.9		23.1			58.9			44.0	44.0	7.7	7.7	$10,089	$279	$9,810
Essex Rch	Public	8-12	461 463 Central Avenue	Newark	07107	Essex County	Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 648-7078	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
American History High School	Public	9-12	74 Montgomery St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7333	386	35	11.0	78.5%	5 (1.3%)	197 (51.0%)	174 (45.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	14.6	391^st of 434 public high schools	9.9%		15.9	379^th of 429 public high schools	11.7%	12	70.1	28.6		2.6			16.3			4.7	4.7			$11,890	$624	$11,266
John F. Kennedy School	Public	9-12	311 S Tenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6788	143	22	6.5	79.0%	1 (0.7%)	81 (56.6%)	58 (40.6%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$34,476	$428	$34,048

Frequently Asked Questions about Science Park High School

What is the racial makeup of Science Park High School?

Students at Science Park High School are 52% Hispanic, 34% African American, 9% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Science Park High School a good school?

Yes! Science Park High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 20^th of 434 New Jersey high schools.

What district is Science Park High School in?

Newark Public School District

How many students attend Science Park High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 964 students attended Science Park High School.

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