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Belmont Runyon Elementary School

Q: Is Belmont Runyon Elementary School a good school?

Belmont Runyon Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Belmont Runyon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Belmont Runyon Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Belmont Runyon Elementary School?

Students at Belmont Runyon Elementary School are 77% African American, 20% Hispanic, 1% White.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Belmont Runyon Elementary School is a public school located in Newark, New Jersey, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 562 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from Newark Public School District, which is ranked 534 out of 609 districts in the state.

Belmont Runyon's proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 7.3% to 28.9% in English Language Arts and 6% to 25.7% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 44.9% to 57.1% in ELA and 20.7% to 49.8% in Math. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.1% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Belmont Runyon to other nearby schools in the Newark Public School District, the performance gap is evident. For instance, Avon Avenue School, located just 0.56 miles away, outperformed Belmont Runyon in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates across multiple grade levels. Addressing the school's challenges will require a comprehensive and sustained approach that addresses the multifaceted factors contributing to its underperformance.

508

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,240

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Belmont Runyon Way
Newark, NJ 07108-2406

(973) 733-6920

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend Belmont Runyon Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Barringer High School
	Central High School
	East Side High School
	Malcolm X Shabazz High School
	More...
	Technology High School
	Weequahic High School
	West Side High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.6%

Hispanic:

19.9%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (15% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,258^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

679^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 38Elementary Schools in the Newark Public School District

534^th of 609Newark 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1258 of 1347	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1299 of 1338	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1280 of 1342	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1289 of 1345	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1254 of 1317	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	1344 of 1360	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	1347 of 1353	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.9	1316 of 1352	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	1321 of 1346	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.1	1351 of 1357	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.3	1347 of 1363	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.2	1350 of 1367	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.5	1342 of 1363	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.4	1344 of 1360	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.4	1337 of 1354	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	1325 of 1346	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.0	1300 of 1338	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.2	1311 of 1329	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.1	1313 of 1314	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.1	1303 of 1303	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.1	1270 of 1298	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.5	1189 of 1204	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	366 of 463	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	434 of 469	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	391 of 463	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	419 of 494	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	357 of 456	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	482 of 522	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	462 of 517	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	1201 of 1326	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1242 of 1317	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1215 of 1318	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1256 of 1326	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	1250 of 1290	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1304 of 1331	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	1307 of 1333	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	718 of 1032	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.1	900 of 989	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	884 of 896	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	897 of 1023	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	786 of 939	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	726 of 910	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	819 of 948	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	936 of 942	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1191 of 1318	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1238 of 1313	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1221 of 1315	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1209 of 1324	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1147 of 1297	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	1268 of 1335	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	1308 of 1334	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	14.1	891 of 1001	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	679 of 752	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	600 of 743	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	680 of 748	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	713 of 745	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	621 of 652	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	719 of 745	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	711 of 716	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	685 of 712	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.1	692 of 713	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.0	698 of 713	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	687 of 717	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.8	685 of 704	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	280 of 359	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	216 of 352	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	278 of 361	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	306 of 356	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	257 of 291	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	292 of 326	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	297 of 326	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	691 of 728	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	653 of 717	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	684 of 720	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	702 of 726	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	574 of 625	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	686 of 703	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	674 of 680	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	74.0	107 of 589	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	532 of 613	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.3	307 of 584	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	440 of 568	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	496 of 549	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	488 of 541	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	590 of 726	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	488 of 719	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	566 of 718	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	664 of 730	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	570 of 635	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	661 of 697	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	657 of 675	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	23.7	403 of 492	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	448 of 471	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2018)11th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)82nd percentile+63 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2019)18th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-30 vs state

Mathematics11%-30 vs state

Science5%-19 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
Belmont Runyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Belmont Runyon Way	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6920	508	36	14.1	75.8%	6 (1.2%)	389 (76.6%)	101 (19.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9.6	1258^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.6%		6	1299^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.9%	41	4.9	5.7	20.5	28.0	19.5	28.9	17.7	26.4	25.7	11.6	7.3	7.7	6.0	7.6	$13,240	$3,240	$10,000
Peshine Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	433 Peshine Avenue	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7004	635	47	13.5	79.5%	3 (0.5%)	354 (55.7%)	268 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	7.9	1284^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.3	1278^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.5%	6	3.8	3.6	17.2	12.2	20.9	21.2	31.4	32.8	15.2	11.6	13.2	12.7	7.3	4.0	$11,004	$2,293	$8,711
Avon Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	219 Avon Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6750	485	37	13.1	77.7%	1 (0.2%)	369 (76.1%)	101 (20.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	9.2	1267^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.9%		6.4	1290^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.6%	23	0.0	6.3	30.9	2.9	5.7	30.3	50.0	33.3	26.2	5.7	2.9	7.0	19.4	2.3	$12,937	$3,032	$9,905
Hawthorne Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	428 Hawthorne Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3960	444	28	15.8	74.5%	0 (0.0%)	351 (79.1%)	85 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	12.3	1210^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.2%		11	1221^st of 1338 public elementary schools	8.7%	11	6.7	2.5	35.0	8.5	32.6	34.1	36.2	20.0	22.5	2.1	13.9	8.9	13.8	7.5	$10,415	$794	$9,621
Louise A. Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	66 Muhammad Ali Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6931	774	61	12.6	86.2%	10 (1.3%)	251 (32.4%)	501 (64.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	18.1	1128^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.3%		16	1130^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.5%	2	5.7	1.3	23.3	33.9	39.1	50.0	40.0	33.3	25.0	17.6	15.7	16.4	24.0	7.2	$12,119	$1,873	$10,246
Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	388 Bergen St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6944	321	22	14.5	76.9%	1 (0.3%)	232 (72.3%)	86 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8.3	1280^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.0%		7.6	1273^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	4.9%	7	0.0	5.6	38.1	15.1	3.0	29.7	21.2	38.8	14.3	6.0	3.0	8.1	6.1	13.9	$11,554	$624	$10,930
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3800	736	46	16.0	63.6%	8 (1.1%)	418 (56.8%)	294 (39.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	5.3	1320^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.0%		7.5	1276^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.6%	44	1.5	2.2	5.8	14.4	7.7	25.0	14.3	17.4	1.4	1.4	3.0	15.9	19.2	12.0	$10,378	$520	$9,858
Bruce Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Clinton Pl	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3951	34	10	3.4	70.6%	1 (2.9%)	10 (29.4%)	23 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$33,026	$365	$32,661
Link Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	23 Pennsyvania Ave	Newark	07114	Essex County	Link Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0529	343	22	15.5	72.3%	1 (0.3%)	289 (84.3%)	46 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	41.4	372^nd of 752 public elementary schools	50.5%		44	743^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	44.5%	371	14.3	3.8	41.8		47.1	70.6	66.7	67.9	37.2		34.3	29.4	21.6	17.0	$12,874	$943	$11,931
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 181 Montgomery Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 416-3824	393	29	13.7	70.2%	0 (0.0%)	294 (74.8%)	96 (24.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	1190^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.7%		13.9	1168^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.7%	22	24.3		15.5	19.4	32.4				12.7	5.4	27.7				$9,596	$184	$9,412

Frequently Asked Questions about Belmont Runyon Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Belmont Runyon Elementary School?

Students at Belmont Runyon Elementary School are 77% African American, 20% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Belmont Runyon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Belmont Runyon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Barringer High School
High : Central High School
High : East Side High School
High : Malcolm X Shabazz High School
High : Technology High School
High : Weequahic High School
High : West Side High School

Is Belmont Runyon Elementary School a good school?

Belmont Runyon Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Belmont Runyon Elementary School in?

Newark Public School District

How many students attend Belmont Runyon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Belmont Runyon Elementary School.

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