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Belvidere High School

Q: Is Belvidere High School a good school?

Belvidere High School ranks 291 st of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 33% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Belvidere High School is a public high school in Belvidere, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 318 students. The school is part of the Belvidere School District, which is ranked 554 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Belvidere High School's performance is generally below the state average, with only 37% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%, and only 12.5% proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I, compared to the state average of 38.2%. However, the school's performance on the NJGPA (New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment) is slightly better, with 77.5% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 51.3% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 80.7% and 58%, respectively. The school has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 93.0% in recent years, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 0.3% to 1.2%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Hunterdon County Academies, North Hunterdon High School, and Voorhees High School, Belvidere High School's academic performance is generally lower. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students is relatively strong, with the school ranking 81 out of 406 New Jersey high schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 4-star rating. In contrast, the school's performance for White students and students with special education needs is significantly lower, with rankings in the bottom third of New Jersey high schools and 1-star ratings.

303

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,744

Per pupil spending ?

27.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

809 Oxford Street
Belvidere, NJ 07823

(908) 475-4025

District: Belvidere School District

Feeder schools for Belvidere High School:

Elementary:

Belvidere Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.5%

Hispanic:

12.9%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (40% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% New Jersey)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg41%

New Jersey avg49%

291^st of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

554^th of 609Belvidere 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	35.2	291 of 434	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	254 of 429	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	313 of 422	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	280 of 415	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	206 of 405	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	227 of 416	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	224 of 415	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	213 of 411	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.3	230 of 409	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.2	299 of 406	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	60.6	213 of 411	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	73.7	97 of 396	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	67.1	150 of 388	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.2	237 of 378	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.3	251 of 371	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.2	216 of 370	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	219 of 359	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.9	192 of 361	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.2	241 of 357	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.7	159 of 351	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.8	208 of 348	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	57.7	178 of 343	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	253 of 426	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	320 of 420	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	322 of 416	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	294 of 414	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	220 of 402	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	144 of 408	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	183 of 403	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	81 of 406	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	17.8	340 of 382	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.6	86 of 368	76.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	347 of 377	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	180 of 358	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.3	319 of 344	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	150 of 345	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	255 of 426	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	226 of 419	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	235 of 414	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	238 of 410	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	212 of 402	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	208 of 407	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	195 of 405	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	314 of 359	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	297 of 361	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	256 of 344	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	254 of 355	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	296 of 347	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	268 of 345	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	300 of 335	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	263 of 335	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	288 of 336	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	223 of 339	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	231 of 340	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)80th percentile+47 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%-3 vs state

Geometry52%-4 vs state

Mathematics51%-7 vs state

Science16%-15 vs state

Algebra I12%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belvidere High School	Public	9-12	809 Oxford Street	Belvidere	07823	Warren County	Belvidere School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 475-4025	303	26	11.6	27.7%	241 (79.5%)	11 (3.6%)	39 (12.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	35.2	291^st of 434 public high schools	32.9%		40.6	254^th of 429 public high schools	40.8%	37	77.5	51.3		16.0			37.0				11.4		12.5	52.1	52.1			$12,744	$120	$12,624
Warren Hills Regional High School	Public	9-12	41 Jackson Valley Road	Washington	07882	Warren County	Warren Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-3050	1,050	98	10.7	25.9%	653 (62.2%)	90 (8.6%)	247 (23.5%)	30 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.8%)	51.6	192^nd of 434 public high schools	55.8%		59.4	151^st of 429 public high schools	64.8%	41	84.9	64.8		32.8			37.8				18.5		18.5	79.6	79.6			$7,485		$7,485
Warren County Vocational Technical School	Public	9-12	1500 Route 57	Washington	07882	Warren County	Warren County Vocational Technical School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-0122	413	41	10.0	24.9%	293 (70.9%)	23 (5.6%)	74 (17.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	47.9	215^th of 434 public high schools	50.5%		44	235^th of 429 public high schools	45.2%	20		89.2		33.3			36.9				21.9		21.9					$13,543	$858	$12,685
Warren Regional School	Public	9-12	540 Rt 57e	Port Murray	07865	Warren County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 689-4650	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Phillipsburg High School	Public	9-12	1 Stateliner Blvd.	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 454-3400	1,750	140	12.5	46.9%	849 (48.5%)	368 (21.0%)	402 (23.0%)	64 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (3.7%)	40.3	262^nd of 434 public high schools	39.6%		42.4	243^rd of 429 public high schools	43.4%	19	76.7	45.6		25.0			41.8				32.4	1.9	24.2			96.3	96.3	$12,579	$171	$12,408
North Warren Regional School	Public	7-12	10 Noe Rd	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	North Warren Regional	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 362-8211	582	52	11.1	17.4%	473 (81.3%)	16 (2.7%)	70 (12.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	44.7	236^th of 434 public high schools	45.6%		52	190^th of 429 public high schools	55.7%	46		66.0	17.0	29.8	68.1	48.1	28.0	43.1	8.4	82.6	23.6		37.5	70.6	70.6			$15,824	$149	$15,675
Hackettstown High School	Public	9-12	599 Warren Street	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 852-8150	868	74	11.7	30.1%	491 (56.6%)	43 (5.0%)	270 (31.1%)	33 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	58.5	152^nd of 434 public high schools	65.0%		54.4	174^th of 429 public high schools	59.4%	22	87.2	71.1		31.1			57.0				20.7		20.7	97.3	97.3			$13,359	$163	$13,196
Voorhees High School	Public	9-12	256 County Route 513	Glen Gardner	08826	Hunterdon County	North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-6116	733	74	9.9	5.5%	625 (85.3%)	21 (2.9%)	57 (7.8%)	19 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	74.5	71^st of 434 public high schools	83.6%		76.1	70^th of 429 public high schools	83.7%	1		86.4		63.3			68.5				36.0	6.3	28.8	83.1	83.1			$15,592	$61	$15,531
Voorhees Rch	Public	9-12	201 Rt 513	Glen Gardner	08826	Hunterdon County	Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 638-4625	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ESC Academy	Public	6-12	37 Hoffmans Crossing Road	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 439-3703	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$112,681	$4,323	$108,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Belvidere High School

How many students attend Belvidere High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Belvidere High School.

Is Belvidere High School a good school?

Belvidere High School ranks 291^st of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Belvidere High School?

Belvidere High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belvidere Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Belvidere High School?

Students at Belvidere High School are 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Belvidere High School in?

Belvidere School District

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