Enrollment
138
Elementary
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340135001972
Belleville PS9
301 RALPH ST, BELLEVILLE, NJ 07109 · (973) 969-4337 · Essex County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest 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
17.3:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
106 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 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 25% larger than its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
31%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
68.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
42.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.5% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.2% | 46.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 24% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 PS9
Belleville PS9's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville PS9 this school | 138 | 76.8% | 50.8% |
| East Newark Elementary School E NEWARK | 176 | 88.1% | 15.0% |
| Lincoln School Annex FAIRVIEW | 232 | 81.9% | N/A |
| Dale Avenue PATERSON | 228 | 78.5% | N/A |
| Compass Academy Charter School Vineland | 183 | 80.3% | 34.4% |
| Roosevelt School LODI | 148 | 68.9% | 54.1% |
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 PS9 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #506 of 1,290 | #48 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #735 of 1,319 ▼ 109 | #59 of 141 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #299 of 1,319 ▲ 129 | #41 of 141 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 138 | #1,476 of 1,562 | #150 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #257 of 1,481 | #50 of 142 |
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
138
+14 (+11%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 123
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 138 | 8 | 17.3:1 | 77% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 8 | 18.5:1 | 76% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 126 | 8 | 15.8:1 | 56% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 124 | 8 | 15.5:1 | 51% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 125 | 7 | 17.9:1 | 74% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 123 | 7 | 17.6:1 | 76% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 7 | 24.4:1 | 67% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 152 | 6 | 25.3:1 | 63% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 123 | 6 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belleville PS9.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (125 to 138); teachers up 14% (7 to 8).
About Belleville PS9
Belleville PS9 is the name of a small elementary school in BELLEVILLE, New Jersey. Enrolled students number 138 students, in kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 66% lower than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey, which is about 405.
Enrollment across the 10 schools in Belleville Public School District totals 4,886 students.
At Belleville PS9, Hispanic students make up 83% of the student body. Other students are 6% White, 6% Asian, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Essex County residents are about 25% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Belleville PS9 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 31%.
The school reported 8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.3:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 77% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Essex County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Belleville PS9 is A-. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Belleville PS9 is 24.1%. It actually posts 50.8%, which is 26.7 points higher and in the top 10% of New Jersey schools.
Essex County census figures show that median household income is about $80,789, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 249 public schools operate in Essex County, serving about 145,473 students.
The nearest public school is George Washington Elementary School, at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Belleville PS9 is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
NCES assigns Belleville PS9 the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 138, 11% above the 124 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.3 students per teacher, compared with 15.5 in 2020-21.
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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 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
- George Washington Elementary School0.5 mi · 335
- Hornblower Early Childhood Center0.7 mi · 245
- Belleville PS30.7 mi · 334
- Belleville Middle School0.7 mi · 685
- Belleville PS50.8 mi · 362
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School0.8 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About Belleville PS9How many students attend Belleville PS9?
Belleville PS9 enrolls approximately 138 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Belleville PS9 serve?
Belleville PS9 serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belleville PS9?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belleville PS9 is approximately 17.3:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Belleville PS9?
At Belleville PS9, the student body is approximately 6% White, 83% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Belleville PS9 public or private?
Belleville PS9 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.