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Belleville PS8

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Belleville PS8 is an elementary school in Belleville, New Jersey, serving around 500 students in grades PK-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 PS8 has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.7% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide and 34.1% in the Belleville district. The school's math proficiency rates are also very low, ranging from 5.4% to 34.8% across grade levels. Belleville PS8's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who rank in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 19.3% over the past few years.

While Belleville PS8 performs better than some nearby schools in the Newark Public School District, it lags behind other Belleville district schools, such as Belleville PS10, Belleville PS7, and Belleville PS3, which have higher proficiency rates and better rankings. Additionally, the nearby Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in North Arlington significantly outperforms Belleville PS8 on academic measures, despite serving a student population with a lower percentage of free or reduced-price lunch recipients.

505

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

183 Union Ave
Belleville, NJ 07109-1628

(973) 969-4344

District: Belleville Public School District

Students who attend Belleville PS8 usually attend:

Middle:	Belleville Middle School
High:	Belleville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.4%

African American:

7.9%

White:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

1,159^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	16.4	1159 of 1347	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1193 of 1338	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1185 of 1342	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1124 of 1345	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1017 of 1317	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1039 of 1360	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	903 of 1353	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.8	1097 of 1352	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	1175 of 1346	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	1113 of 1357	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.5	1055 of 1363	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.1	980 of 1367	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.0	1073 of 1363	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.1	1012 of 1360	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.0	985 of 1354	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.1	1108 of 1346	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.7	1161 of 1338	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.8	1195 of 1329	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.8	1176 of 1314	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.0	1116 of 1303	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.5	1065 of 1298	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	17.2	1004 of 1204	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	252 of 463	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	368 of 469	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	358 of 463	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	420 of 494	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	318 of 522	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	335 of 517	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	439 of 597	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	410 of 559	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	379 of 499	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	325 of 489	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	1063 of 1326	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1131 of 1317	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1099 of 1318	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	970 of 1326	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	887 of 1290	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	956 of 1331	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	916 of 1333	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	770 of 1032	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	777 of 989	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	788 of 982	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	654 of 953	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	564 of 896	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	502 of 899	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	326 of 870	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	715 of 1023	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	702 of 939	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	658 of 910	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	523 of 863	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	402 of 839	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	482 of 948	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.3	262 of 942	72.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1136 of 1318	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1149 of 1313	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1159 of 1315	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1181 of 1324	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1072 of 1297	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1048 of 1335	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	825 of 1334	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	398 of 1023	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.4	622 of 989	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	602 of 958	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	606 of 949	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	710 of 868	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	661 of 1007	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	611 of 1001	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	1.4	986 of 1023	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+47 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2019)4th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-20 vs state

Mathematics17%-28 vs state

Science13%-17 vs state

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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 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 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 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
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
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 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
Ridge Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	735 Ridge St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	593	45	13.1	81.5%	7 (1.2%)	51 (8.6%)	530 (89.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33.5	901^st of 1347 public elementary schools	33.1%		33.3	895^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.1%	6	8.5	1.6	39.1	34.9	55.9	58.4	61.6	35.0	45.4	24.6	29.8	27.9	33.3	15.0	$10,099	$477	$9,622
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
Elliott Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	721 Summer Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5360	880	60	14.6	87.5%	7 (0.8%)	70 (8.0%)	799 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.9	1082^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	19.7%		12.7	1191^st of 1338 public elementary schools	11.0%	109	11.8	4.8	41.6	25.1	27.0	46.3	41.6	44.1	35.9	9.6	15.6	24.7	16.7	15.5	$8,669	$512	$8,157
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Belleville PS8

What schools do graduates of Belleville PS8 attend?

Students who attend Belleville PS8 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belleville Middle School
High : Belleville High School

What is the racial makeup of Belleville PS8?

Students at Belleville PS8 are 81% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Belleville PS8 in?

Belleville Public School District

How many students attend Belleville PS8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Belleville PS8.

Is Belleville PS8 a good school?

Belleville PS8 ranks in the bottom 14.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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