th ▁Century ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Polish - American ▁families ▁settled ▁in ▁El m ▁Park , ▁and ▁they ▁still ▁const itute ▁a ▁percentage ▁of ▁its ▁population ; ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁families ▁are ▁parish ion ers ▁of ▁St . ▁Ad al bert ' s ▁Church , ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁church ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁community , ▁which ▁later ▁received ▁some ▁African - American ▁and ▁His pan ic ▁arrival s , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁western most ▁blocks ▁border ing ▁Mar in ers ▁Har bor . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁ 4 3 . 2 % ▁His pan ic , ▁ 2 4 . 1 % ▁White , ▁ 2 3 . 1 % ▁Black , ▁ 7 % ▁Asian , ▁and ▁ 2 . 6 % ▁Other ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁using ▁a ▁definition ▁of ▁Census ▁T ract ▁ 2 3 9 , ▁and ▁Block ▁Group ▁ 2 ▁of ▁T ract ▁ 2 2 3 . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁El m ▁Park ▁was ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁St aten ▁Island ▁Railway ' s ▁North ▁Sh ore ▁Branch ▁at ▁El m ▁Park , ▁until ▁it ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁El m ▁Park ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁. ▁ ▁Education ▁Most ▁public ▁school ▁students ▁in ▁El m ▁Park ▁are ▁z oned ▁to ▁the ▁following ▁schools : ▁ ▁P . S . ▁ 2 1 ▁P . S . ▁ 2 2 ▁I . S . ▁ 5 1 ▁Port ▁Richmond ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category