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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340135001970
Belleville PS8
183 UNION AVE, BELLEVILLE, NJ 07109 · (973) 969-4344 · Essex County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
407 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 16% |
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
31.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
16.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.7% | 16.9% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 10.4% |
% 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
19.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 →
Where Belleville PS8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #1,130 of 1,290 | #102 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #1,199 of 1,319 | #116 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #1,081 of 1,319 | #105 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #396 of 1,562 | #52 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #1,350 of 1,390 | #122 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.7% | #1,194 of 1,392 | #117 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #163 of 545 | #26 of 61 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
505
+63 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.2:1
% White
6%
was 9%
% Hispanic
81%
was 73%
% Black
8%
was 12%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 505 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 81% (407) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 72% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 59% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 69% (305) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belleville PS8.
About Belleville PS8
BELLEVILLE, New Jersey, is home to Belleville PS8, a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 505 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6. It has 25% more students than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey (about 405).
Belleville PS8 belongs to Belleville Public School District, a district of 10 schools and 4,886 students.
At Belleville PS8, 81% of students are Hispanic. It is also 8% Black and 6% White. For comparison, the population of Essex County is roughly 25% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Belleville PS8 scores 33%.
With 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.3:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 11.4:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Belleville PS8, 81% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Essex County average 54%.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Belleville PS8's results are 2.3 points below predicted: 19.8% against 22.1%.
In Essex County, the median household earns about $80,789 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Essex County has 249 public schools with about 145,473 students, including Belleville PS8.
Belleville Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Belleville PS8, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Belleville PS8 ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 442 students in 2017-18, enrollment rose to 505 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, 81% of students were Hispanic, compared with 73% in 2017-18. Students per teacher increased from 15.2 in 2017-18 to 16.3 in 2024-25.
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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 PS4Elementary · 438 students
- Belleville PS7Elementary · 425 students
- Belleville PS5Elementary · 362 students
- Belleville PS3Elementary · 334 students
Other schools in BELLEVILLE
- Belleville High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Belleville Middle SchoolMiddle · 685 students
- Belleville PS4Elementary · 438 students
- Belleville PS7Elementary · 425 students
- Belleville PS5Elementary · 362 students
- Belleville PS3Elementary · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Belleville Middle School0.3 mi · 685
- Belleville PS30.4 mi · 334
- Hornblower Early Childhood Center0.6 mi · 245
- Belleville PS100.7 mi · 164
- Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 747
- Belleville PS70.8 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Belleville PS8What is the total enrollment at Belleville PS8?
Belleville PS8 enrolls approximately 505 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Belleville PS8 serve?
Belleville PS8 serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belleville PS8?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belleville PS8 is approximately 16.3:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Belleville PS8?
At Belleville PS8, the student body is approximately 6% White, 81% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Belleville PS8 public or private?
Belleville PS8 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.