Science Park High School (New Jersey)

Science Park High School
Address
262 Norfolk Street

, ,
07102

United States
Coordinates40°44′24″N 74°11′09″W / 40.739898°N 74.185874°W / 40.739898; -74.185874
Information
TypeMagnet Public high school/junior high
Established1974 (Science High) 2006 (Science Park High)
School districtNewark Public Schools
NCES School ID341134002200
PrincipalDarleen Gearhart
Faculty69.5 FTEs
Grades7-12
Enrollment970 (as of 2023–24)
Student to teacher ratio14.0:1
CampusUrban
Color(s)  Royal blue and
  gold
Athletics conferenceSuper Essex Conference
Team nameChargers
NewspaperVoltage
Websitewww.nps.k12.nj.us/sci/

Science Park High School, formerly known as Science High School, is a magnet public high school located in the University Heights section of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school opened in 1974 and serves students in seventh through twelfth grades as part of the Newark Public Schools. The school is for college-bound students, offering many Advanced Placement equally rigorous honors courses and as of the 2013-14 school year, IB classes to those who choose to apply.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 970 students and 69.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.0:1. There were 516 students (53.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 108 (11.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.