▁that ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁considered ▁a ▁fine ▁art ▁anymore . ▁Pat erson ▁residents ▁in ▁e ighth ▁grade ▁can ▁apply ▁for ▁ad mission ▁to ▁Rosa ▁Park s ▁School , ▁with ▁accept ance ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁compet itive ▁aud ition ▁process , ▁which ▁may ▁include ▁a ▁submission ▁of ▁an ▁art ▁or ▁writing ▁port folio . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 - 1 6 ▁school ▁year , ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁an ▁en roll ment ▁of ▁ 2 8 7 ▁students ▁and ▁ 3 2 . 0 ▁class room ▁teachers ▁( on ▁an ▁F TE ▁basis ), ▁for ▁a ▁student – te acher ▁ratio ▁of ▁ 9 . 0 : 1 . ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 7 1 ▁students ▁( 5 9 . 6 % ▁of ▁en roll ment ) ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁free ▁l unch ▁and ▁ 5 ▁( 1 . 7 % ▁of ▁students ) ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁reduced - cost ▁l unch . ▁ ▁Awards , ▁recognition ▁and ▁rank ings ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 2 6 th - rank ed ▁public ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁out ▁of ▁ 3 3 9 ▁schools ▁state wide ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Month ly ▁magazine ' s ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁cover ▁story ▁on ▁the ▁state ' s ▁" Top ▁Public ▁High ▁School s ", ▁using ▁a ▁new ▁ranking ▁method ology . ▁The ▁school ▁had ▁been ▁ranked ▁ 2 5 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁ 3 2 8 ▁schools ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ,