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Enrollment
1,590
High
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340135001954
Belleville High School
100 PASSAIC AVE, BELLEVILLE, NJ 07109 · (973) 969-4343 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,590 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
123 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
1,111 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 364 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 356 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 435 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 435 | 27% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Belleville Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
31.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
8.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.9% | 8.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.6% | 5.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Belleville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #330 of 397 | #25 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #346 of 400 | #28 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #300 of 395 | #26 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,590 | #72 of 442 | #10 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #241 of 388 | #20 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #282 of 389 | #22 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #65 of 173 | #10 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,590
+193 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.7:1
% White
9%
was 15%
% Hispanic
73%
was 64%
% Black
8%
was 9%
% Asian
8%
was 12%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,590 | 123 | 12.9:1 | 70% (1,111) |
| 2023-24 | 1,591 | 121 | 13.2:1 | 62% (991) |
| 2022-23 | 1,499 | 120 | 12.5:1 | 50% (756) |
| 2017-18 | 1,397 | 110 | 12.7:1 | 59% (824) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belleville High School.
About Belleville High School
Belleville High School is a public high school in BELLEVILLE, New Jersey. The school's enrollment of 1,590 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students each.
Belleville Public School District is the district for Belleville High School. It has 10 schools and 4,886 students.
At Belleville High School, Hispanic students make up 73% of the student body. The remaining shares are 9% White, 8% Black, and 8% Asian. Essex County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 123 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.9:1. That matches the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 70%. The 54% average for public schools in Essex County is 16 points lower.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Belleville High School's results are 9.3 points below predicted: 18.6% against 27.9%.
Belleville High School is located in Essex County, where the median household income is $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Belleville High School is one of 249 public schools in the county.
Belleville PS7 is the public school closest to Belleville High School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Belleville High School places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Belleville High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 7 years, Belleville High School's enrollment climbed 14%, to 1,590. Hispanic students made up 64% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 73% in 2024-25.
Community posts for Belleville High School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belleville Public School District
- Belleville Middle SchoolMiddle · 685 students
- Belleville PS8Elementary · 505 students
- Belleville PS4Elementary · 438 students
- Belleville PS7Elementary · 425 students
- Belleville PS5Elementary · 362 students
- Belleville PS3Elementary · 334 students
Other schools in BELLEVILLE
- Belleville Middle SchoolMiddle · 685 students
- Belleville PS8Elementary · 505 students
- Belleville PS4Elementary · 438 students
- Belleville PS7Elementary · 425 students
- Belleville PS5Elementary · 362 students
- Belleville PS3Elementary · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Belleville PS70.2 mi · 425
- Belleville PS50.3 mi · 362
- Belleville PS30.7 mi · 334
- Lincoln School0.8 mi · 446
- Belleville PS100.9 mi · 164
- Belleville PS80.9 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Belleville High SchoolHow large is Belleville High School?
Belleville High School enrolls approximately 1,590 students in grades 09-12.
Is Belleville High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Belleville High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belleville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belleville High School is approximately 12.9:1 (123 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Belleville High School?
Student demographics at Belleville High School are roughly 9% White, 73% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Belleville High School in?
Belleville High School is part of Belleville Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.