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Belleville Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 685 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 16% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
10 Schools
832 Schools
# Students
4,886 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
378 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Belleville Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 642 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has increased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#505 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
23%
Graduation Rate
93%
90.5%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)16.6%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.43
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
6%
9%
% Hispanic
75%
39%
% Black
8%
18%
% White
9%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,252 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,633. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $28,189 is less than the state median of $31,024. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$133 MM
$42,853 MM
Spending
$138 MM
$42,028 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,252
$31,633
Spending / Student
$28,189
$31,024
Best Belleville Public School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Belleville Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
279 Washington Ave
Belleville, NJ 07109
(973) 969-4342
Belleville, NJ 07109
(973) 969-4342
Gr: 7-8 | 685 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
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