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    DEMOGRAPHICS
    YEAR SCHOOL OPENED
    1943
    ATTENDANCE RATE (%)
    93.7
    student Enrollment
    479
    Race/Ethnicity (%)
    African American....................... 25.2
    Hawaii/Pac. Islander.......................... -
    White.............................. 34.0
    Multiracial...................... 7.0
    Hispanic......................... 29.6
    American Indian/AK....................... -
    Asian.............................. 3.6
    GENDER (%)
    Male................................ 50.3 
    Female........................... 49.7
    Special Services** (%)
    FARMS........................... 83.8
    504.................................. 3.0
    Special Ed..................... 9.5
    LEP................................. 15.1
    Title 1............................. Yes

     **Special Services Terms Glossary

    School Renovation Details - Park Elementary was a complete renovation which resulted in a new building. The building was transformed from a two story building to all one floor. In 2018, Park Elementary received an early childhood wing that included six new classrooms. These classrooms are used for pre-k and kindergarten students.

Park Elementary School

Key Challenges to Student Success

  • The students who attend Park Elementary School are influenced daily by events, situations, and circumstances that occur at home and in their neighborhood.  While there are numerous factors that contribute to student achievement at Park Elementary, the school leadership team has narrowed its focus to the following challenges to student success, with the acknowledgement that this is not an all-inclusive list and that some students may be affected by other opportunities or issues in their young lives. 

    This school's key challenges to student success are also noted in the boxes shown below.
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  • Traditional MSDE and/or school-based student challenges

    • Attendance Rates
    • Numbers of  FARMS students
    • LEP (Limited English Proficiency) students 
    • Title I Status 
    • Student Mobility Rate
    • Quarterly Assessments scores - English
    • PARCC Scores - English/Language Arts (Elementary grades 3, 4, 5)

  • Non-Traditional Socio-Economic Challenges

    • Businesses/Job Market
    • Student Mobility
    • Unaccompanied youth and homelessness
    • Access to food  ("food desert")
    • Rates of crime 
    • Access to transportation
    • Limited English proficiency for students and/or families
    • Families in Crisis (mental, physical emotional, financial)
    • Access to healthcare
    • Substance Abuse

  • HISTORICAL SCHOOL & COMMUNITY CHALLENGES THAT HAVE INFLUENCED THE WRITING OF THIS SCHOOL'S STORY

    Socio-economic community issues (employment, income levels, housing costs)

    • Significant changes over time in student/community demographics
    • Lack of access to:
      • community financial programs
      • public transportation
      • community social programs
      • community health-related programs
      • community academic support programs
    • Significant increase/reduction in student enrollment numbers

  • View the Strategic Indicators & Vision for Park Elementary