Belleville PS7

Set in BELLEVILLE, New Jersey, Belleville PS7 is an average-sized elementary campus, overseen by Belleville Public School District. It teaches 425 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 10 schools in Belleville Public School District (4,886 students total), Belleville PS7 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Belleville PS7 records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 14% White, 9% Asian, 6% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Belleville PS7 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.1%; this one delivers 28.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Essex County put median household income runs about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Belleville PS7 is one of 249 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students).

Nearest neighbor: Belleville High School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Belleville PS7 at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.5%.

Belleville PS7 operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 12%: 381 students in 2018 compared to 425 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 54% to 68% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.