Enrollment
164
Elementary
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340135001974
Belleville PS10
527 BELLEVILLE AVE, BELLEVILLE, NJ 07109 · (973) 969-4334 · Essex County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL164 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
101 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
60%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
Students here typically continue to
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
64.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
53.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 48.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Belleville PS10
Belleville PS10's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville PS10 this school | 164 | 61.6% | 52.3% |
| Parker Elementary School MIDDLESEX | 192 | 59.4% | 37.5% |
| School #8 CLIFTON | 165 | 55.8% | 28.2% |
| Grant Elementary School RIDGEFIELD PARK | 228 | 65.4% | 50.1% |
| Hoover Elementary School BERGENFIELD | 261 | 57.1% | 47.4% |
| Columbus School LODI | 265 | 60.0% | 53.7% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belleville PS10 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #476 of 1,290 | #44 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #520 of 1,319 ▲ 57 | #49 of 141 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #402 of 1,319 ▲ 41 | #46 of 141 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 164 | #1,441 of 1,562 | #144 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #443 of 1,481 | #77 of 142 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
164
+12 (+8%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 209
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 164 | 9 | 18.2:1 | 62% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 9 | 18.7:1 | 51% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 9 | 18.9:1 | 51% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 152 | 9 | 16.9:1 | 36% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 171 | 8 | 21.4:1 | 46% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 6 | 26.0:1 | 47% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 9 | 22.0:1 | 37% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 181 | 11 | 16.4:1 | 20% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 209 | 9 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belleville PS10.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (171 to 164); teachers up 13% (8 to 9).
About Belleville PS10
Families in BELLEVILLE, New Jersey, are served by Belleville PS10, a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 164 students in pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 405.
Belleville PS10 is in Belleville Public School District, a district with 4,886 students across 10 schools.
The student body at Belleville PS10 is 60% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 14% Asian, 12% Black, 10% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Essex County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Belleville PS10 reported 9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.2:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 11.4:1. Roughly 62% of students at Belleville PS10 can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Belleville PS10 holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Belleville PS10 is in the top 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.3% is 19.8 points above the 32.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In Essex County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $80,789 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Belleville PS10, Essex County has 249 public schools.
Park Elementary School is the nearest public school to Belleville PS10, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Belleville PS10 is ahead of the 29.9% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 152 students in 2020-21 to 164 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 16.9:1 in 2020-21 to 18.2:1 in 2024-25.
The Belleville PS10 discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Belleville Middle SchoolMiddle · 685 students
- Belleville PS8Elementary · 505 students
- Belleville PS4Elementary · 438 students
- Belleville PS7Elementary · 425 students
- Belleville PS5Elementary · 362 students
Other schools in BELLEVILLE
- Belleville High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Belleville Middle SchoolMiddle · 685 students
- Belleville PS8Elementary · 505 students
- Belleville PS4Elementary · 438 students
- Belleville PS7Elementary · 425 students
- Belleville PS5Elementary · 362 students
Nearby schools
- Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 747
- Belleville PS70.7 mi · 425
- Belleville PS80.7 mi · 505
- Fairview Elementary School0.8 mi · 499
- Belleville PS30.9 mi · 334
- Belleville High School0.9 mi · 1,590
Frequently asked questions
About Belleville PS10How large is Belleville PS10?
Belleville PS10 enrolls approximately 164 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Belleville PS10 serve?
Belleville PS10 serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Belleville PS10?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Belleville PS10.
How diverse is Belleville PS10?
Belleville PS10 reports a student body of 10% White, 60% Hispanic, 12% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Belleville PS10 public or private?
Belleville PS10 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Belleville Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.