Belvidere School District

300 Third Street
Belvidere, NJ 07823
(District boundaries shown in map)
2/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 274 students in Belvidere School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Belvidere School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
832 Schools
# Students
577 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
51 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Belvidere 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 92% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#535 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
24%
38%
31%
49%
15-19%
23%
92%
85%
(2022-23)
21.1%
16.7%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.38
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
15%
39%
% Black
3%
18%
% White
78%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
3%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $26,988 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,044. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,984 is higher than the state median of $25,936. The school district spending/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,988
$27,044
Spending / Student
$26,984
$25,936

Best Belvidere School District Public Middle Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Belvidere Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
807 Oxford Street
Belvidere, NJ 07823
(908) 475-4001
Gr: PK-8 | 274 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 24%

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 577 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 22%
  • : 92% (Top 50% in NJ)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 24% (Btm 50%)
  • : 31% (Btm 50%)
  • : 15-19% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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