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Belleville Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 709 students in Belleville Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Belleville Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 89% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
10 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
4,962 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
371 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Belleville Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 94% has increased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#500 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
23%
Graduation Rate
94%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.43
0.72
# American Indian Students
17 Students
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
305 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
6%
9%
# Hispanic Students
3,679 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
74%
38%
# Black Students
382 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
8%
18%
# White Students
491 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
10%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
20 Students
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
66 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
408
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
306
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
328
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
317
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
317
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
292
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
358
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
336
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
365
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
344
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
350
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
432
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
422
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
387
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,495 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,434 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$107 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$116 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,495
$26,931
Spending / Student
$23,434
$25,828
Best Belleville Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Belleville Middle School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
279 Washington Ave
Belleville, NJ 07109
(973) 969-4342
Belleville, NJ 07109
(973) 969-4342
Grades: 7-8
| 709 students
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