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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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 671 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 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
10 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
4,868 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
369 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Belleville Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 648 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
0.46
0.72
# American Indian Students
16 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
333 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
7%
9%
# Hispanic Students
3,507 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
72%
37%
# Black Students
383 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
8%
19%
# White Students
542 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
11%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
22 Students
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
63 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
435
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
309
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
299
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
298
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
277
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
319
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
308
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
335
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
323
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
329
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
382
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
413
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
349
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
326
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
166
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,910 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,886 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$107 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$116 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,910
$27,145
Spending / Student
$23,886
$26,033
Best Belleville Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Belleville Middle School
Magnet 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
| 671 students
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