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Belleville PS4

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1073^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Belleville PS4 is an elementary school in Belleville, NJ that serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 438 students. The school is part of the Belleville Public School District, which is ranked 461 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belleville PS4 consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking between 933-1186 out of 1317-1347 schools over the past 5 years. Its performance on NJSLA assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.7% to 19.3% over the past 3 years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Belleville PS4 has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 58.71% to 70.32% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past 3 years.

Interestingly, the nearby Belleville PS10 school, which is also part of the Belleville Public School District, ranks in the top half of New Jersey elementary schools and outperforms the district and state averages on NJSLA assessments. This highlights the significant performance gap within the same district, suggesting that targeted interventions and support may be needed to improve outcomes at Belleville PS4.

438

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Magnolia Street
Belleville, NJ 07109-3210

(973) 969-4340

District: Belleville Public School District

Students who attend Belleville PS4 usually attend:

Middle:	Belleville Middle School
High:	Belleville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.2%

African American:

9.8%

White:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

1,073^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	21.3	1073 of 1347	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1186 of 1338	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1059 of 1342	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	998 of 1345	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	933 of 1317	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	814 of 1360	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	924 of 1353	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.5	850 of 1352	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.8	1118 of 1346	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	1108 of 1357	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.7	940 of 1363	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.2	795 of 1367	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.8	740 of 1363	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.9	866 of 1360	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.0	1011 of 1354	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	53.5	759 of 1346	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.3	977 of 1338	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.6	967 of 1329	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.2	942 of 1314	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.1	1095 of 1303	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.8	1113 of 1298	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	6.9	1090 of 1204	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	430 of 597	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	417 of 559	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1003 of 1326	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1061 of 1317	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	975 of 1318	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	949 of 1326	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	891 of 1290	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	818 of 1331	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	710 of 1333	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	674 of 1032	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	773 of 989	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	643 of 982	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	621 of 953	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	459 of 896	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	381 of 899	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	357 of 870	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	671 of 1023	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	705 of 939	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	555 of 910	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	449 of 863	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	319 of 839	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	167 of 948	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	248 of 942	73.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1050 of 1318	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1199 of 1313	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1015 of 1315	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	975 of 1324	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	905 of 1297	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	756 of 1335	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	993 of 1334	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	625 of 1023	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	752 of 989	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	719 of 958	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	655 of 949	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	630 of 868	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	427 of 1007	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.1	141 of 1001	85.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	10.5	923 of 964	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2021)4th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-13 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belleville PS4	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Magnolia Street	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4340	438	37	12.0	78.1%	37 (8.4%)	43 (9.8%)	325 (74.2%)	27 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	21.3	1073^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	20.3%		12.9	1186^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.4%	113	12.7		22.0	32.7	59.6	41.4			18.4	10.9	38.3	5.0
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
Carteret Elementary School	Public	K-6	158 Grove Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8580	383	45	8.6	72.6%	33 (8.6%)	68 (17.8%)	264 (68.9%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	46	725^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.2%		36.7	847^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.7%	122	25.6		39.3	56.6	63.4	64.6			35.5	46.6	45.5	22.0					$7,694	$511	$7,183
Berkeley Elementary School	Public	K-6	351 Bloomfield Ave	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8540	453	44	10.4	68.2%	58 (12.8%)	101 (22.3%)	255 (56.3%)	19 (4.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	24.8	1026^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.8%		21	1062^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	20.6%	36	16.7		33.9	30.6	47.2	50.8			31.8	23.8	25.5	14.5					$7,007	$243	$6,764
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
Abington Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	209 Abington Avenue	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5230	842	54	15.5	89.4%	12 (1.4%)	36 (4.3%)	775 (92.0%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21.4	1072^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	20.4%		15.3	1140^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.8%	68	17.9	2.0	30.8	28.3	35.5	39.0	33.3	34.8	27.6	32.3	23.2	20.8	26.0	4.0	70.8	70.8	$8,498	$552	$7,946
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	376 Berkeley Avenue	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8550	499	44	11.4	50.1%	60 (12.0%)	140 (28.1%)	256 (51.3%)	27 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.2%)	44.9	742^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	44.9%		48	693^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	48.2%	49	17.4		47.9	53.8	51.8	49.2			50.7	51.9	37.2	34.8					$6,620	$291	$6,329
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
Salome Urena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	284 First Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8280	516	30	17.2	87.0%	12 (2.3%)	38 (7.4%)	441 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	16.8	1149^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.7%		15.1	1141^st of 1338 public elementary schools	14.7%	8	13.0	6.0	25.5	39.6	28.3	14.6	43.5	38.7	29.4	34.7	21.7	7.6	17.4	20.0			$12,232	$137	$12,095
Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	233 Woodside Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-9001	572	40	14.3	88.5%	7 (1.2%)	21 (3.7%)	539 (94.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56.5	591^st of 1347 public elementary schools	56.1%		49.4	675^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.6%	84	28.1	9.5	68.4	89.8	68.3	68.4	61.6	65.0	52.6	25.4	29.7	29.6	16.9	0.0	21.2	21.2	$14,257	$1,003	$13,254

Frequently Asked Questions about Belleville PS4

What schools do graduates of Belleville PS4 attend?

Students who attend Belleville PS4 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belleville Middle School
High : Belleville High School

What is the racial makeup of Belleville PS4?

Students at Belleville PS4 are 74% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% White, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Belleville PS4 in?

Belleville Public School District

How many students attend Belleville PS4?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Belleville PS4.

Is Belleville PS4 a good school?

Belleville PS4 ranks in the bottom 20.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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