Summary:
The Belleville Middle School is the sole middle school serving the Belleville Public School District in New Jersey. The school has seen a declining ranking over the past three years, now placed 556 out of 752 New Jersey middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Belleville Middle School struggles significantly compared to state averages. In English Language Arts, only 44% of 7th graders and 41.7% of 8th graders are proficient or better, well below the state averages of 57% and 57.1%, respectively. The school's mathematics proficiency rates are even lower, with just 20.8% of 7th graders and 3.3% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding standards, compared to state averages of 38.8% and 20.7%. The school's performance in Algebra I and Science also falls short of state benchmarks.
Demographic data indicates that Belleville Middle School serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 66.01% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.6 to 1, its chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% suggests additional support may be needed to address the academic and non-academic barriers faced by its students.
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