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Park Elementary School

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Park Elementary School ranks 747 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

747^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Park Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Newark, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 780 students. Located within the Newark Public School District, which is ranked 534 out of 609 districts in the state, Park Elementary stands out as a high-performing school within the district.

Park Elementary consistently outperforms the Newark Public School District and the state of New Jersey in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 71% of 8th-grade students at Park Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 39.3% in the district and 57.1% statewide. In Mathematics, Park Elementary had higher proficiency rates than the district and state in all grade levels, with the largest gap in 8th grade (48.7% vs. 12% in the district and 20.7% statewide). The school's performance is particularly strong in ELA, with several grade levels ranking in the top 50% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Park Elementary School's African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status student groups all perform significantly better than their counterparts in the district and state. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Park Elementary's African American students ranked 44th out of 463 New Jersey elementary schools in ELA, with a 5-star rating. The school's Hispanic and English Language Learner students also ranked in the top 30% of New Jersey elementary schools in ELA. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, from 5.4% in 2021-2022 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern that the school may need to address.

747

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,704

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Manchester Place
Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 268-5999

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend Park Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Barringer High School
	Central High School
	East Side High School
	Malcolm X Shabazz High School
	More...
	Technology High School
	Weequahic High School
	West Side High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.3%

African American:

13.1%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Newark Public School District

Worth a look

!Science scores 17 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

747^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

325^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 43%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 38Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	747 of 1347	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	760 of 1338	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	888 of 1342	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	949 of 1345	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1018 of 1317	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	813 of 1360	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	872 of 1353	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.2	744 of 1352	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.5	855 of 1346	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.0	856 of 1357	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.7	959 of 1363	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.3	934 of 1367	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.6	831 of 1363	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.4	1136 of 1360	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	44 of 463	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	73.0	81 of 469	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	153 of 463	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	209 of 494	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.1	396 of 456	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.4	172 of 522	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	206 of 517	60.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	135 of 597	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	116 of 559	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	44.0	230 of 499	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	266 of 489	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	202 of 411	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.6	58 of 463	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	109 of 434	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	705 of 1326	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	759 of 1317	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	849 of 1318	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	926 of 1326	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	1031 of 1290	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	694 of 1331	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	796 of 1333	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	299 of 1032	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	318 of 989	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	380 of 982	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	390 of 953	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	421 of 896	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	231 of 899	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	286 of 870	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	265 of 1023	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	244 of 939	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	229 of 910	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	334 of 863	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	407 of 839	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	235 of 948	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	249 of 942	73.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	737 of 1318	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	715 of 1313	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	829 of 1315	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	891 of 1324	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	934 of 1297	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	867 of 1335	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	872 of 1334	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	36.9	549 of 989	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	615 of 958	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.0	852 of 949	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	689 of 868	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	78.7	156 of 1007	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	278 of 1001	72.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	325 of 752	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	284 of 743	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	370 of 748	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	406 of 745	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	446 of 652	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.0	192 of 745	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	252 of 716	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.4	208 of 712	70.8%	★★★★☆
2016	63.5	237 of 713	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.7	305 of 713	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	35.9	500 of 717	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.6	508 of 704	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.5	476 of 677	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.0	537 of 684	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	12 of 359	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	53.0	140 of 361	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	118 of 356	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.5	276 of 291	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	91.4	17 of 326	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	15 of 326	95.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	35 of 343	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	66.8	60 of 320	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	45 of 288	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	35 of 270	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	43 of 197	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	95.1	9 of 227	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	12 of 202	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	313 of 728	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	297 of 717	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	331 of 720	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	414 of 726	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	422 of 625	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.4	183 of 703	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	244 of 680	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	157 of 608	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	100 of 589	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	154 of 587	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	182 of 591	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	203 of 480	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.4	39 of 524	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	77 of 504	84.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	111 of 613	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	51 of 584	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	66.5	106 of 568	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	90 of 549	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	43.9	227 of 467	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.1	21 of 541	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	77.8	57 of 522	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	304 of 726	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	235 of 719	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	371 of 718	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	368 of 730	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	416 of 635	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.5	216 of 697	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	253 of 675	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	151 of 507	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	119 of 510	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.6	190 of 505	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	240 of 535	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	112 of 492	77.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)90th percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)97th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science8%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, May 19, 2018

Park elementary is the best school in Newark nj... Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, March 25, 2017

I am a parent of a 2 students that attends park elementary schools & I love this school the teachers teach very well & security is excellent, both of my daughters are learning very well they are both very smart Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (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 (2025)	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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 Manchester Place	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5999	747	58	12.8	82.7%	7 (0.9%)	98 (13.1%)	630 (84.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	44.4	747^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.5%		42.5	760^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.2%	13	10.0	5.2	40.3	61.5	41.2	64.0	50.6	71.0	52.0	46.3	31.4	37.7	23.5	48.7			$8,704	$405	$8,299
Ridge Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	735 Ridge St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	593	45	13.1	81.5%	7 (1.2%)	51 (8.6%)	530 (89.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33.5	901^st of 1347 public elementary schools	33.1%		33.3	895^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.1%	6	8.5	1.6	39.1	34.9	55.9	58.4	61.6	35.0	45.4	24.6	29.8	27.9	33.3	15.0			$10,099	$477	$9,622
Belleville PS4	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Magnolia Street	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4340	438	37	12.0	78.1%	37 (8.4%)	43 (9.8%)	325 (74.2%)	27 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	21.3	1073^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	20.3%		12.9	1186^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.4%	113	12.7		22.0	32.7	59.6	41.4			18.4	10.9	38.3	5.0
Belleville PS10	Public	PK, KG-6	527 Belleville Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4334	164	9	18.2	61.6%	17 (10.4%)	20 (12.2%)	98 (59.8%)	23 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	62.9	506^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.4%		63.7	495^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.0%	11	20.8		60.8	80.0	54.2	61.6			60.9	50.0	37.5	65.3
Elliott Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	721 Summer Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5360	880	60	14.6	87.5%	7 (0.8%)	70 (8.0%)	799 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.9	1082^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	19.7%		12.7	1191^st of 1338 public elementary schools	11.0%	109	11.8	4.8	41.6	25.1	27.0	46.3	41.6	44.1	35.9	9.6	15.6	24.7	16.7	15.5			$8,669	$512	$8,157
Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	243 Woodside Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-9001	572	40	14.3	88.5%	7 (1.2%)	21 (3.7%)	539 (94.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56.5	591^st of 1347 public elementary schools	56.1%		49.4	675^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.6%	84	28.1	9.5	68.4	89.8	68.3	68.4	61.6	65.0	52.6	25.4	29.7	29.6	16.9	0.0	21.2	21.2	$14,257	$1,003	$13,254
Belleville PS8	Public	PK, KG-6	183 Union Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4344	505	31	16.2	80.6%	31 (6.1%)	40 (7.9%)	411 (81.4%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	16.4	1159^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.0%		12.5	1193^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	10.8%	34	12.7		16.7	41.9	29.6	38.5			19.0	34.8	5.4	9.1
Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	663 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5330	818	59	13.8	86.7%	17 (2.1%)	154 (18.8%)	640 (78.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	22.1	1059^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.4%		12.2	1203^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	10.1%	144	21.3	4.7	17.1	20.0	44.5	34.5	29.2	25.7	18.0	17.1	52.5	26.2	10.6	19.8			$9,330	$803	$8,527
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	376 Berkeley Avenue	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8550	499	44	11.4	50.1%	60 (12.0%)	140 (28.1%)	256 (51.3%)	27 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.2%)	44.9	742^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	44.9%		48	693^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	48.2%	49	17.4		47.9	53.8	51.8	49.2			50.7	51.9	37.2	34.8					$6,620	$291	$6,329
Carteret Elementary School	Public	K-6	158 Grove Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8580	383	45	8.6	72.6%	33 (8.6%)	68 (17.8%)	264 (68.9%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	46	725^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.2%		36.7	847^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.7%	122	25.6		39.3	56.6	63.4	64.6			35.5	46.6	45.5	22.0					$7,694	$511	$7,183

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What is the racial makeup of Park Elementary School?

Students at Park Elementary School are 84% Hispanic, 13% African American.

What schools do graduates of Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Barringer High School
High : Central High School
High : East Side High School
High : Malcolm X Shabazz High School
High : Technology High School
High : Weequahic High School
High : West Side High School

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