TEAM Schools Opens SPARK Academy Elementary School; Rise Reaches Full Size
By tdesimon on August 17th, 2009
In yet another year of dramatic growth, a new elementary school will join the TEAM Schools network, while another school reaches full size. SPARK Academy, the new elementary school, will start with 100 kindergartners, and will grow over the next four years to serve approximately 500 students in grades K-5. Rise Academy, our second middle school, will add 8th grade for the first time, reaching full size at approximately 360 students, and our high school, Newark Collegiate Academy, will have juniors for the first time, serving 222 students in grades 9-11.
TEAM Schools by the Numbers
Total number of students: 1,062
African-American: 96%
Latino: 4%
Number of alumni: 96
Number of students on waiting list: 2,700
Number of teachers: 110
Total number of staff: 150
Number of new teachers: 40
Number of teaching applicants: 1,000
Total number of schools: 4