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Belleville PS5

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Belleville PS5 ranks 721 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

721^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Belleville PS5 is an elementary school in Belleville, New Jersey, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 377 students. While the school generally performs better academically than other Belleville Public School District schools, it still lags behind the state average, particularly in Mathematics.

Belleville PS5 has some notable strengths, ranking in the top 30% of New Jersey elementary schools for Hispanic students and English Language Learners in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. However, the school struggles with its performance for White students, ranking in the bottom 30% of schools. Additionally, Belleville PS5 has had relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.7% to 19.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.59% to 62.6% over the past few years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby Nutley Public School District schools, such as Washington School and Lincoln School, significantly outperform Belleville PS5 in both ELA and Mathematics, with much higher proficiency rates and rankings. This suggests that the Nutley district, which is ranked 177 out of 609 in New Jersey, provides a higher-quality education compared to the Belleville district, which is ranked 461 out of 609.

362

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

149 Adelaide St
Belleville, NJ 07109-2207

(973) 969-4399

District: Belleville Public School District

Students who attend Belleville PS5 usually attend:

Middle:	Belleville Middle School
High:	Belleville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.6%

White:

8.8%

African American:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

721^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	46.4	721 of 1347	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	831 of 1338	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	765 of 1342	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	722 of 1345	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	824 of 1317	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	823 of 1360	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1019 of 1353	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	1048 of 1352	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	1033 of 1346	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	1001 of 1357	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.1	984 of 1363	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.6	986 of 1367	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.7	1016 of 1363	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.3	1018 of 1360	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.3	1018 of 1354	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.9	1014 of 1346	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.9	1040 of 1338	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.4	1054 of 1329	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.4	1078 of 1314	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.1	1086 of 1303	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.2	1021 of 1298	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	30.2	910 of 1204	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	56.7	168 of 370	54.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	191 of 597	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	203 of 559	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	144 of 499	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	41.9	230 of 489	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	720 of 1326	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	802 of 1317	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	748 of 1318	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	643 of 1326	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	729 of 1290	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	833 of 1331	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1026 of 1333	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	343 of 1032	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	400 of 989	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	297 of 982	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	223 of 953	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	267 of 896	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	331 of 899	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	444 of 870	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	219 of 1023	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	305 of 939	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	150 of 910	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	64 of 863	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	59 of 839	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	62.1	270 of 948	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	41.7	586 of 942	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	667 of 1318	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	813 of 1313	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	715 of 1315	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	753 of 1324	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	857 of 1297	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	773 of 1335	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	931 of 1334	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	487 of 1023	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.9	682 of 989	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	404 of 958	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.3	910 of 1007	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	937 of 1001	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	6.5	919 of 975	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	675 of 976	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	712 of 1023	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	893 of 1022	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+20 vs school

Asian (2018)55th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

White (2023)6th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+8 vs state

Mathematics35%-10 vs state

Science16%-15 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 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 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 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
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
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
Lincoln School	Public	K-6	301 Harrison St	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8882	446	36	12.5	26.7%	178 (39.9%)	19 (4.3%)	187 (41.9%)	44 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	50.8	670^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.3%		58.4	563^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.9%	107	35.4	28.2	50.8	64.1	86.0	36.1	40.7	45.3	48.0	$11,383	$288	$11,095
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Belleville PS5

What schools do graduates of Belleville PS5 attend?

Students who attend Belleville PS5 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belleville Middle School
High : Belleville High School

Is Belleville PS5 a good school?

Belleville PS5 ranks 721^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Belleville PS5?

Students at Belleville PS5 are 78% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Belleville PS5 in?

Belleville Public School District

How many students attend Belleville PS5?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Belleville PS5.

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