Belvidere High School
Tel:
(908) 475-4025
- Belvidere High School serves 458 students in grades 9-12.
- The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 17% (which is lower than the New Jersey state average of 42%) for the 2017-18 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 50% (which is lower than the New Jersey state average of 55%) for the 2017-18 school year.
- Belvidere High School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in New Jersey for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2017-18 school year.
- The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the New Jersey state level of 12:1.
- Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the New Jersey state average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
School Overview
- Belvidere High School's student population of 458 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
- The teacher population of 42 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
| Grades Offered | Grades 9-12 |
| Total Students | 458 students |
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| Total Classroom Teachers | 42 teachers |
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School Comparison
- Belvidere High School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 2,239 schools in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2017-18 school year.
- The diversity score of Belvidere High School is 0.24, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.70. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
| Definition of Terms 2017-2018 School Year Data | This School | State Level (NJ) |
| Overall Testing Rank | #1712 out of 2239 schools (Bottom 50%) | |
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| Math Test Scores (% Proficient) | 17% | 42% |
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| Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient) | 50% | 55% |
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| Student : Teacher Ratio | 11:1 | 12:1 |
| American Indian | n/a | n/a |
| Asian | 1% | 10% |
| Hispanic | 7% | 29% |
| Black | 1% | 15% |
| White | 87% | 44% |
| Hawaiian | n/a | n/a |
| Two or more races | 4% | 2% |
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| Diversity Score | 0.24 | 0.70 |
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| Graduation Rate | 90-94% | 90% |
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| Eligible for Free Lunch | 9% | 33% |
| Eligible for Reduced Lunch | 2% | 5% |
| School Statewide Testing | View Education Department Test Scores | |
| School District Name | Belvidere School District | |
Source: 2017-2018 (latest school year available) NCES, NJ Dept. of Education
Nearby Public Schools
- The nearest high school to Belvidere High School is Warren Hills Regional High School (5.7 miles away)
- The nearest middle school and elementary school is Oxford Street Elementary School (0.0 miles away)
Show me:
- School Location Miles Grades Students
- Belvidere Oxford Street Elementary School Grades: 4-8 | 149 students
0.0 miles
807 Oxford Street
Belvidere, NJ 07823
(908) 475-4001 0.0 4-8 149 - Belvidere Third Street Elementary School Grades: K-3 | 104 students
0.6 miles
300 Third Street
Belvidere, NJ 07823
(908) 475-0104 0.6 K-3 104 - Belvidere White Township Consolidated School Grades: PK-8 | 268 students
1.4 miles
565 Cr 519
Belvidere, NJ 07823
(908) 475-4773 1.4 PK-8 268 - Oxford Warren Rgc Alternative School
1.6 miles
509 Brass Castle Road
Oxford, NJ 07863
(908) 453-2032 1.6 n/a n/a - Oxford Oxford Central School Grades: PK-8 | 281 students
4.0 miles
17 Kent Street
Oxford, NJ 07863
(908) 453-4101 4.0 PK-8 281
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