Belleville PS9

Belleville PS9, a tiny elementary school in BELLEVILLE, New Jersey, one of the schools within Belleville Public School District, teaches 138 students, covering grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 66% leaner than the state mean of about 405.

Within Belleville Public School District, which oversees 10 schools and 4,886 students, Belleville PS9 is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Belleville PS9 logs that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 6% White, 6% Asian, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Belleville PS9 has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 77% of students at Belleville PS9 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Essex County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Belleville PS9 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 24.1%; this one delivers 50.8%, a residual of +26.7 points.

In the broader community, census data for Essex County shows median household income runs about $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Belleville PS9 is one.

The closest other public school is George Washington Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Belleville PS9 at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 125 students in 2018 compared to 138 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 72% to 83% over that span.

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