Belleville PS10

Set in BELLEVILLE, New Jersey, Belleville PS10 is a cozy elementary-level community, operated by Belleville Public School District. It serves 164 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 60% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Within Belleville Public School District, which oversees 10 schools and 4,886 students, Belleville PS10 is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Belleville PS10 records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 14% Asian, 12% Black, 10% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Belleville PS10 higher than the state norm the norm. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Belleville PS10 is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 52.3%, a residual of +19.8 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Essex County put median household earnings sit near $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Belleville PS10 is one of 249 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students).

Nearest neighbor: Park Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Belleville PS10 at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 29.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Belleville PS10 has fell 4%, going from 171 students in 2018 to 164 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 20% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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