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Best High Schools in Zip Code 07109

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School

1,590

Students

Top rankedBelleville High School363^rd of 434 New Jersey high schools

Summary:

The 07109 zip code is home to a single high school, Belleville High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Belleville Public School District. The school has faced consistent academic challenges, with test scores and performance metrics generally below state averages.

Belleville High School has a total enrollment of 1,591 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.1 to 1. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, going from 346 out of 429 high schools in 2023-2024 to 363 out of 434 in 2024-2025, maintaining a 1-star rating. The school's four-year graduation rate is 91.3%, and its dropout rate is 1.0% for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%.

Academically, Belleville High School's proficiency rates in NJSLA/English Language Arts (9th grade) and NJSLA/Algebra I (9th grade and End of Course) were 31.9% and 3.5%, respectively, in 2024-2025, significantly lower than the state averages of 49.9% and 38.2%. Additionally, the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 62.29% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. These socioeconomic factors may contribute to the school's academic challenges and require targeted interventions and support.

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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 Algebra I (2025)		NJSLA Geometry (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 (2025)	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 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Total
Belleville High School	Public	9-12	100 Passaic Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4343	1,590	123	12.9	69.9%	146 (9.2%)	133 (8.4%)	1,164 (73.2%)	120 (7.5%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	13 (0.8%)	19.4	363^rd of 434 public high schools	16.4%		22.3	346^th of 429 public high schools	19.3%	17	66.3	40.2	12.5	31.9	3.5	3.5	30.3	2.9	20.8

Cities Near Zip Code 07109

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Belleville	0.36 mi	10	419^th
Newark	0.75 mi	89	459^th
Bloomfield	1.12 mi	11	290^th
Nutley	1.4 mi	8	167^th
North Arlington	1.42 mi	6	267^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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