Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340135001962
Belleville PS3
230 JORALEMON ST, BELLEVILLE, NJ 07109 · (973) 969-4341 · Essex County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
11.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
226 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
33%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
53.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 30.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 →
Schools most like Belleville PS3
Belleville PS3's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville PS3 this school | 334 | 67.7% | 38.8% |
| Belleville PS5 BELLEVILLE | 362 | 64.9% | 38.7% |
| McKinley Elementary School NORTH BERGEN | 296 | 69.9% | 26.5% |
| Hudson Elementary School UNION CITY | 320 | 68.4% | 51.8% |
| Early Childhood School WEST NEW YORK | 395 | 68.1% | N/A |
| E. Roy Bixby BOGOTA | 314 | 64.6% | 37.5% |
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 PS3 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #780 of 1,290 | #65 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #852 of 1,319 ▲ 78 | #70 of 141 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #632 of 1,319 ▼ 35 | #66 of 141 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #963 of 1,562 | #113 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #865 of 1,390 | #44 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #1,192 of 1,392 | #115 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #384 of 1,481 | #70 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #699 of 798 | #62 of 73 |
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
334
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 334 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 68% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 62% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 52% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 28 | 11.5:1 | 52% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 60% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 22 | 15.5:1 | 64% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 20 | 21.3:1 | 42% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 29% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 18 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belleville PS3.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (344 to 334); teachers up 27% (22 to 28).
About Belleville PS3
Located in BELLEVILLE, New Jersey, Belleville PS3 is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school serves 334 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Belleville Public School District includes 10 schools. Together they enroll 4,886 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Belleville PS3, with 81% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 6% Black, 6% White, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. In Essex County overall, about 25% of residents are Hispanic. Belleville PS3 has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.9:1, with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is about 11.4:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Belleville PS3 is 68%. The rate at public schools in Essex County averages 54%, lower than here.
Belleville PS3 is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Belleville PS3's results are 9.7 points above predicted: 38.8% against 29.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Essex County show that median household income is about $80,789, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Belleville PS3 is one of 249 public schools in Essex County, which together enroll about 145,473 students.
The closest other public school is Belleville Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Belleville PS3 ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Belleville PS3 in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 334 was 4% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 322.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Belleville Middle School0.4 mi · 685
- Belleville PS80.4 mi · 505
- Belleville PS50.5 mi · 362
- Belleville PS70.6 mi · 425
- Hornblower Early Childhood Center0.6 mi · 245
- Belleville High School0.7 mi · 1,590
Frequently asked questions
About Belleville PS3What is the total enrollment at Belleville PS3?
Belleville PS3 enrolls approximately 334 students in grades KG-06.
Is Belleville PS3 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Belleville PS3 is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Belleville PS3 have?
Belleville PS3 employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Belleville PS3?
At Belleville PS3, the student body is approximately 6% White, 81% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Belleville PS3 in?
Belleville PS3 is part of Belleville Public School District.
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