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Belleville PS3

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Belleville PS3 ranks 735 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

735^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Belleville PS3 is an elementary school in Belleville, New Jersey, serving 354 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Belleville Public School District, which is ranked 461 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belleville PS3 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with below-average performance on NJSLA assessments, particularly in mathematics. In 2024-2025, only 25% of 3rd graders at Belleville PS3 were proficient or better in NJSLA Mathematics, compared to 32.1% for the district and 49.8% statewide. The school performs better in English Language Arts, but still lags behind the district and state averages. Belleville PS3 also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.4% to 19.3% over the past few years.

Interestingly, other schools in the Belleville Public School District, such as Belleville PS9 and Belleville PS10, perform significantly better, ranking in the top half of New Jersey elementary schools. Additionally, nearby schools in the North Arlington and Nutley districts, such as Thomas Jefferson Elementary and Washington School, outperform Belleville PS3 on academic measures.

334

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

67.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 Joralemon St
Belleville, NJ 07109-3210

(973) 969-4341

District: Belleville Public School District

Students who attend Belleville PS3 usually attend:

Middle:	Belleville Middle School
High:	Belleville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.4%

African American:

6.3%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

735^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Belleville Public School District

461^st of 609Belleville Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	735 of 1347	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	798 of 1338	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	861 of 1342	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	796 of 1345	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	747 of 1317	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1016 of 1360	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1015 of 1353	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.9	1025 of 1352	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.5	1108 of 1346	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.8	1080 of 1357	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.6	927 of 1363	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.5	910 of 1367	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.4	846 of 1363	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.4	990 of 1360	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.0	969 of 1354	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.6	1059 of 1346	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.0	1051 of 1338	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.8	953 of 1329	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.9	1069 of 1314	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.1	898 of 1303	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.2	979 of 1298	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.1	811 of 1204	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	55.3	167 of 559	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	193 of 499	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	561 of 1326	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	692 of 1317	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	799 of 1318	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	816 of 1326	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	817 of 1290	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1023 of 1331	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	936 of 1333	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	333 of 1032	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	451 of 989	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	456 of 982	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	326 of 953	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	192 of 896	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	41.7	520 of 899	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	428 of 870	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	178 of 1023	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	231 of 939	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	236 of 910	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	202 of 863	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	58 of 839	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	48.0	444 of 948	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	299 of 942	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	831 of 1318	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	866 of 1313	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	796 of 1315	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	706 of 1324	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	640 of 1297	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	926 of 1335	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1016 of 1334	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Mathematics37%-8 vs state

Science26%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Sunday, June 20, 2010

I feel its a very good school, but there exception to everything over crowed classes, after school program, and in addition to summer program they should have these program for the kids. I also notice that sudden student get special attention base on what they do for the school by their parents, which is not fare for those that have to work for living they don't have the time to bake cakes and attend trips because they have to support their family. A the perfect example is when their's a concert for the kids and the its starts at 7PM how could the first ten rolls of chair be full before the show starts. Another problem I have after school program if they were they to help with homework how come when I check my son work its not corrected and completed. I know as a parent you should check it. However it was a great idea about having the kids drop off and pick up in the lot but why is they cars pulling in and out of that while kids are running around. It doesn't make any sence if they cars coming in and out of the lo. Come on now these are teacher and parents showing off they cars I dont care about you car they shoud care about the kids saftey Close Quote

Schools Near Belleville PS3

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belleville PS3	Public	K-6	230 Joralemon St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4341	334	28	11.9	67.7%	20 (6.0%)	21 (6.3%)	272 (81.4%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	45.5	735^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.4%		40	798^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.4%	63	26.3		34.9	55.8	57.1	62.5			25.0	44.1	47.3	35.1
Belleville PS8	Public	PK, KG-6	183 Union Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4344	505	31	16.2	80.6%	31 (6.1%)	40 (7.9%)	411 (81.4%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	16.4	1159^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.0%		12.5	1193^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	10.8%	34	12.7		16.7	41.9	29.6	38.5			19.0	34.8	5.4	9.1
Belleville PS5	Public	PK, KG-6	149 Adelaide St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4399	362	28	12.9	64.9%	32 (8.8%)	20 (5.5%)	281 (77.6%)	15 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	46.4	721^st of 1347 public elementary schools	46.5%		37.5	831^st of 1338 public elementary schools	37.9%	110	15.5		56.5	65.9	62.8	54.8			48.0	46.6	29.5	19.4
Belleville PS7	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Passaic Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4338	425	33	12.8	58.6%	61 (14.4%)	27 (6.4%)	287 (67.5%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	30.3	950^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.5%		21.2	1056^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.1%	106	20.5		29.5	50.0	42.2	55.5			33.3	30.9	28.8	16.4
Belleville PS9	Public	K-6	301 Ralph St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4337	138	8	17.2	76.8%	8 (5.8%)	5 (3.6%)	114 (82.6%)	8 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	57.6	575^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.3%		63.8	492^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	63.2%	83	20.0		50.0	74.1	65.0	85.7			50.0	29.6	40.0	50.0
Belleville PS10	Public	PK, KG-6	527 Belleville Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4334	164	9	18.2	61.6%	17 (10.4%)	20 (12.2%)	98 (59.8%)	23 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	62.9	506^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.4%		63.7	495^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.0%	11	20.8		60.8	80.0	54.2	61.6			60.9	50.0	37.5	65.3
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Prospect Avenue	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	164	14	12.1	43.9%	76 (46.3%)	1 (0.6%)	78 (47.6%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	67.5	447^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.8%		70.6	411^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.3%	36	22.2		61.6	72.0	72.0				50.0	68.0	56.0				$5,542	$150	$5,392
George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Albert Street	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 991-6800	335	21	15.9	37.9%	147 (43.9%)	9 (2.7%)	161 (48.1%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	49.7	683^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	49.3%		51.1	654^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.1%	29	39.5		48.0	34.6	63.4				48.1	25.0	69.8				$7,120	$260	$6,860
Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 Manchester Place	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	747	58	12.8	82.7%	7 (0.9%)	98 (13.1%)	630 (84.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	44.4	747^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.5%		42.5	760^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.2%	13	10.0	5.2	40.3	61.5	41.2	64.0	50.6	71.0	52.0	46.3	31.4	37.7	23.5	48.7	$8,704	$405	$8,299
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-6	155 Washington Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8887	534	39	13.5	23.4%	212 (39.7%)	16 (3.0%)	191 (35.8%)	88 (16.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	72.7	383^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	71.6%		75	356^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.4%	27	32.9		49.3	67.8	67.5	91.0			64.4	56.3	56.3	61.5			$11,365	$259	$11,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Belleville PS3

What district is Belleville PS3 in?

Belleville Public School District

What schools do graduates of Belleville PS3 attend?

Students who attend Belleville PS3 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belleville Middle School
High : Belleville High School

What is the racial makeup of Belleville PS3?

Students at Belleville PS3 are 81% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Belleville PS3?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Belleville PS3.

Is Belleville PS3 a good school?

Belleville PS3 ranks 735^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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