Belvidere Elementary School

Belvidere Elementary School serves 274 students from pre-K through grade 8 in Belvidere, New Jersey, where several nearby schools offer local comparisons. In 2025–26, its average proficiency was 25% in ELA, 13% in math and 15% in science, below both state averages and grade-matched averages at nearby schools in every subject. The most important finding is that low test results are broad, not limited to a single subject.

Science is the school’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools and the state, but still falls short: its 15% average compares with 27% at nearby schools and 23% statewide. The gaps are larger in ELA and math: Belvidere averaged 25% in ELA and 13% in math, compared with nearby averages of 54% and 38%, and state averages of 51% and 40%. Grade 7 was the school’s strongest ELA grade at 38%, yet remained 18 points below the state; grade 5 was its strongest math grade at 32%, still 14 points below. Grade-level ELA, math and science results generally match those reported for the Belvidere School District; the exception is Algebra I End-of-Course, where the school’s 23% was 19 points above the district’s 4%.

Math results have declined over time: the grades 3–8 average fell from 21% in 2022–23 to 13% in 2025–26, while the state average rose from 36% to 40%. Chronic absenteeism remains another concern: 26% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, compared with 14% statewide, 23% in the district and 12% at nearby schools on average. SchoolDigger ranks Belvidere 1,158th of 1,331 schools, at the 13th percentile with 1 star; nearby schools with ranking histories range from the 37th to 70th percentile and 2 to 4 stars. The school’s student-teacher ratio is 10.7, and 44% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. These figures describe context, not causes; nearby averages use different schools depending on the grade compared.