Belleville PS4

Belleville PS4 is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary campuss in BELLEVILLE, New Jersey, one of the schools within Belleville Public School District, with 438 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 10 schools in Belleville Public School District (4,886 students total), Belleville PS4 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Belleville PS4 records that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 10% Black, 8% White, 6% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the income-and-resources front, Belleville PS4 lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Essex County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Belleville PS4 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.4%; this one delivers 21.7%.

In the area at large, Essex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,789 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Belleville PS4 is one.

The closest other public school is Park Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Belleville PS4 comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 33.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Belleville PS4 has increased 37%, going from 319 students in 2018 to 438 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 68% to 74% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.