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Belleville PS9

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Belleville PS9 ranks 575 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

575^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Belleville PS9 is an elementary school in Belleville, New Jersey, serving 148 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.

Belleville PS9 consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 85.7% of 6th-grade students at Belleville PS9 were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.5% for the district and 56.1% for the state. In Mathematics, 50% of 6th-graders at Belleville PS9 were proficient or better, compared to 21.7% for the district and 39.8% for the state. The school also stands out in its performance for Hispanic and low-income students, earning 4-star and 5-star ratings, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year.

While Belleville PS9 has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 18.5, the school has shown consistent academic growth over the years, improving its statewide ranking from 771 out of 1,353 New Jersey elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 575 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025. It is worth noting that the nearby Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in North Arlington and Washington School in Nutley also demonstrate strong academic performance, with higher statewide rankings and proficiency rates in certain grade levels.

138

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Ralph St
Belleville, NJ 07109-3309

(973) 969-4337

District: Belleville Public School District

Students who attend Belleville PS9 usually attend:

Middle:	Belleville Middle School
High:	Belleville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

White:

5.8%

Asian:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 10 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

575^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	57.6	575 of 1347	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	492 of 1338	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	551 of 1342	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	540 of 1345	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	516 of 1317	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	479 of 1360	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	771 of 1353	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.6	632 of 1352	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.0	661 of 1346	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.9	748 of 1357	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.1	1071 of 1363	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.7	1122 of 1367	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.3	1033 of 1363	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.0	972 of 1360	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.6	818 of 1354	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.7	787 of 1346	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.6	668 of 1338	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.8	912 of 1329	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.8	931 of 1314	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	58.1	712 of 1303	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	69.4	464 of 1298	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	64.0	542 of 1204	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	614 of 1326	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	359 of 1317	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	668 of 1318	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	589 of 1326	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	730 of 1290	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	594 of 1331	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	644 of 1333	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	224 of 1032	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	141 of 989	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	242 of 982	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	155 of 953	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	84 of 896	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	131 of 899	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	238 of 870	72.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	92 of 1023	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	7 of 939	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	76.7	130 of 910	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	98.6	10 of 863	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	20 of 839	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	70.0	215 of 942	77.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	685 of 1318	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	742 of 1313	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	628 of 1315	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	693 of 1324	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	622 of 1335	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	601 of 1334	54.9%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+17 vs state

Mathematics42%-3 vs state

Science20%-10 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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Roosevelt School	Public	3-5	530 Stuyvesant Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2068	295	22	13.7	34.6%	141 (47.8%)	5 (1.7%)	125 (42.4%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	52.9	641^st of 1347 public elementary schools	52.4%		49	683^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	49.0%	42	25.8	44.1	66.2	59.2		50.0	48.1	44.1		$6,715	$71	$6,644
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-2	709 Ridge Rd	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2072	162	17	9.5	32.7%	73 (45.1%)	10 (6.2%)	62 (38.3%)	11 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)								(n/a)										$8,777	$161	$8,616
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Belleville PS9

Is Belleville PS9 a good school?

Belleville PS9 ranks 575^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Belleville PS9?

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended Belleville PS9.

What schools do graduates of Belleville PS9 attend?

Students who attend Belleville PS9 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belleville Middle School
High : Belleville High School

What district is Belleville PS9 in?

Belleville Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Belleville PS9?

Students at Belleville PS9 are 83% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% Asian, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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