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Belleville PS9

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Belleville PS9 ranks 714 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

714^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Belleville PS9 is a small K–6 school in Belleville, New Jersey, with 138 students. Its most important finding for families is a sharp grade-level contrast: fifth-grade results are weak across ELA, math, and science, even though some other grades perform strongly.

Third-grade math is a standout: 67% of students were proficient, compared with 49% statewide and 36% in the Belleville Public School District; it was the highest score among 10 nearby schools with results. Sixth-grade ELA was also strong at 61%, 10 points above the state, and second-highest among five nearby schools with results. By contrast, fifth-grade science was just 13%, versus 27% statewide and 17% districtwide; only Belleville PS8 scored lower among the 10 nearby schools. Fifth-grade ELA (45%) and math (29%) were also below state averages, and PS9 was below the state and district in all three fifth-grade subjects.

Recent trends are mixed: the average ELA proficiency across grades 3–6 fell 15 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, leaving PS9 just 2 points above the state average. The comparable math average rose 5 points, to 46%, slightly above the state’s 46%. SchoolDigger rated PS9 at the 46th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 63rd percentile two years earlier. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 17.2, the highest among 11 nearby schools, and 77% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s rankings suggest stronger service for Low Socio Economic Status Students (84th percentile) than for students overall, though that group’s ranking has fallen from the 99th percentile. Its Female Students ranking was much lower, at the 26th percentile, down from the 73rd percentile in 2023–2024.

138

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,653

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg35%

New Jersey avg45%

714^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Belleville Public School District

463^rd of 607Belleville 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
2026	46.2	714 of 1331	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	26.9	965 of 1311	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	62.2	323 of 991	67.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	75.3	156 of 1002	84.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	41.3	773 of 1306	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)84th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science13%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)				NJSLA Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	46.2	714^th of 1331 public elementary schools	46.4%		57.6	575^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.3%	139	12.9	47.6	50.0	45.1	61.1	66.7	50.0	29.0	38.9	$14,653	$734	$13,919
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%)	45.4	726^th of 1331 public elementary schools	45.5%		49.7	683^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	49.3%	43	17.7	55.8	38.4	51.0		50.0	34.6	50.9		$12,420	$339	$12,081
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%)	58.7	571^st of 1331 public elementary schools	57.1%		45.5	735^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.4%	164	22.9	49.0	46.4	62.9	57.1	50.9	51.2	54.2	60.0	$14,959	$741	$14,218
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%)	45.8	720^th of 1331 public elementary schools	45.9%		46.4	721^st of 1347 public elementary schools	46.5%	1	14.9	48.9	37.1	66.0	50.0	45.9	55.5	34.0	29.8	$15,857	$755	$15,102
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%)	62.2	528^th of 1331 public elementary schools	60.3%		67.5	447^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.8%	81	60.0	38.4	51.8	75.0		42.3	51.8	65.0		$17,833	$437	$17,396
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%)	68.4	443^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	66.7%		72.7	383^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	71.6%	60	34.5	55.2	56.6	59.3	77.2	60.6	52.6	49.4	53.1	$11,129	$679	$10,450
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%)	16.6	1127^th of 1331 public elementary schools	15.3%		16.4	1159^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.0%	32	11.4	30.8	29.5	35.7	33.4	21.3	23.9	18.1	6.9	$13,365	$697	$12,668
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%)	45.8	721^st of 1331 public elementary schools	45.8%		52.9	641^st of 1347 public elementary schools	52.4%	80	19.5	33.7	44.4	58.6		48.6	47.1	50.0		$14,876	$430	$14,446
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)										$22,483	$707	$21,776
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%)	32.6	893^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	32.9%		30.3	950^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.5%	57	16.0	41.3	34.8	52.0	48.8	22.2	36.9	26.0	31.7	$15,570	$700	$14,870

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