Park Elementary School

www.nps.k12.nj.us/PRK

810 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

Park Elementary School, located at 120 Manchester Place in Newark, New Jersey, is a public school serving students in the Newark Public Schools district. Situated in the North Ward of Newark, the school provides a foundational educational environment for children in the surrounding community. It is part of New Jersey’s largest school district, which focuses on providing comprehensive academic programming and resources to help students meet state standards and prepare for middle school transitions.

As a neighborhood school, Park Elementary emphasizes community engagement and student development within the urban landscape of Newark. The school’s curriculum is designed to support core subjects such as literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies, while often integrating programs aimed at social-emotional learning and student growth. Parents and community members interested in specific metrics, such as student-teacher ratios, extracurricular offerings, or performance data, can typically find detailed reports through the New Jersey Department of Education’s school performance summaries or the Newark Public Schools district website.

810

Total Students

53.0

Full-Time Teachers

15.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

76.3%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Park Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	12
Hispanic	653
Black	134
Asian	4
American Indian	6
Pacific Islander	1

Hispanic
653 (80.6 %)
Black
134 (16.5 %)
White
12 (1.5 %)
American Indian
6 (0.7 %)
Asian
4 (0.5 %)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.1 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Newark Public School District
Phone:	(973)268-5210
Website:	http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/PRK
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	810
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	53.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	15.3
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	542
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	76

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 41

Kindergarten 85

Grade 1 86

Grade 2 65

Grade 3 78

Grade 4 82

Grade 5 90

Grade 6 86

Grade 7 84

Grade 8 94

Ungraded 19