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Belleville PS7

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Belleville PS7 ranks 950 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

950^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Belleville PS7 is an elementary school in Belleville, New Jersey, serving 427 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 PS7 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-2 star rating.

Academically, Belleville PS7 underperforms compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.5% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.1% for the district and 44.9% for the state. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of schools for White students, Special Education students, and English Language Learners. Additionally, Belleville PS7 has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.5% to 19.3% over the past few years.

Interestingly, Belleville PS7 performs significantly worse than other elementary schools in the district, such as Belleville PS3, Belleville PS10, and Belleville PS5, which have higher academic achievement and serve a more socioeconomically advantaged student population. These disparities suggest potential equity issues within the Belleville Public School District that may require targeted interventions and support to ensure all students have access to a high-quality education.

425

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

58.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Passaic Ave
Belleville, NJ 07109-1864

(973) 969-4338

District: Belleville Public School District

Students who attend Belleville PS7 usually attend:

Middle:	Belleville Middle School
High:	Belleville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

White:

14.4%

Asian:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

950^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	30.3	950 of 1347	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1056 of 1338	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	999 of 1342	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	874 of 1345	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	799 of 1317	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1085 of 1360	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1103 of 1353	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	1007 of 1352	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.3	873 of 1346	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.4	901 of 1357	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.0	911 of 1363	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.4	872 of 1367	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.3	821 of 1363	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.6	977 of 1360	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.6	878 of 1354	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.0	967 of 1346	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.8	981 of 1338	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.0	827 of 1329	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.2	812 of 1314	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.1	714 of 1303	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.8	1003 of 1298	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	46.3	765 of 1204	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	38.6	257 of 489	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	908 of 1326	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1005 of 1317	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	988 of 1318	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	851 of 1326	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	743 of 1290	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1008 of 1331	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1097 of 1333	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	435 of 1032	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	605 of 989	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	570 of 982	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	399 of 953	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	325 of 896	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	653 of 899	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	578 of 870	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	545 of 1023	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	577 of 939	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	511 of 910	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	378 of 863	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	189 of 839	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	36.5	593 of 948	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	714 of 942	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	897 of 1318	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1000 of 1313	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	897 of 1315	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	836 of 1324	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	805 of 1297	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1047 of 1335	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1021 of 1334	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	900 of 1023	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	843 of 989	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	723 of 958	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	749 of 1007	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	555 of 1001	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	852 of 970	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	860 of 963	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	918 of 975	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	612 of 976	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	482 of 964	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.8	911 of 1023	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	942 of 1022	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)47th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-7 vs state

Mathematics27%-18 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-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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	85 Curtis Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8560	352	34	10.5	47.7%	89 (25.3%)	50 (14.2%)	182 (51.7%)	20 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	59.4	550^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.2%		65.5	474^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.6%	76	24.4		68.1	60.7	68.3	58.6			63.6	41.1	39.0	44.9			$7,165	$233	$6,932

Frequently Asked Questions about Belleville PS7

What district is Belleville PS7 in?

Belleville Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Belleville PS7?

Students at Belleville PS7 are 68% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% Asian, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Belleville PS7 attend?

Students who attend Belleville PS7 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belleville Middle School
High : Belleville High School

How many students attend Belleville PS7?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Belleville PS7.

Is Belleville PS7 a good school?

Belleville PS7 ranks 950^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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