Belleville High School

Summary:

Belleville High School is a public high school in Belleville, New Jersey, serving 1,499 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Belleville Public School District, which is ranked 473 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belleville High School faces significant challenges compared to nearby high-performing schools. The school has a much higher percentage of Hispanic students (71.91%) than the state average, and consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Belleville High's academic performance, graduation rates, and test scores are all well below the state average. For example, Glen Ridge High School and Montclair High School, which are within a 3-mile radius, consistently rank in the top 25% of New Jersey high schools and have significantly higher academic achievement.

Belleville High School's challenges may be linked to its high percentage of students (50.43%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low socioeconomic status. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.4% to 25.5% over the past five years, significantly higher than the state average. Targeted interventions and support programs may be necessary to address the specific needs of Belleville High's student population and improve the school's overall performance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 100 Passaic Ave
       Belleville, NJ  07109-1807


(973) 969-4343

District: Belleville Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
360th of 422 New Jersey High Schools


Feeder schools for Belleville High School:

Elementary:    Belleville PS10
    Belleville PS3
    Belleville PS4
    Belleville PS5
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Middle:    Belleville Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  1,499

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.9%
White:
11.2%
Asian:
7.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.4% Help


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Compare Details Belleville High School ranks worse than 85.3% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.58. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Belleville High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.9%), White (11.2%), Asian (7.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Belleville High School is 12.4. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Belleville High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Belleville High School 360th of 422 New Jersey public high schools. (See Belleville High School in the ranking list.)

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Belleville Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Belleville Public School District 473rd of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Belleville High School

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Rank History for all students at Belleville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 30.27 264th 343 23.0%
2004 28.84 282nd 348 19.0%
2005 34.50 267th 351 23.9%
2006 24.29 294th 357 17.6%
2007 26.26 295th 361 18.3%
2008 20.29 304th 359 15.3%
2009 27.16 302nd 370 18.4%
2010 23.90 313th 371 15.6%
2011 30.93 299th 378 20.9%
2012 33.63 304th 388 21.6%
2013 40.60 295th 396 25.5%
2014 52.74 262nd 411 36.3%
2015 16.97 375th 406 7.6%
2016 27.13 307th 409 24.9%
2017 25.27 315th 411 23.4%
2018 30.46 287th 415 30.8%
2019 30.76 271st 416 34.9%
2021 26.94 286th 405 29.4%
2022 20.46 329th 415 20.7%
2023 15.58 360th 422 14.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Belleville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.89 94th 146 35.6%
2019 37.27 76th 138 44.9%
2021 20.95 97th 101 4.0%
2022 35.95 68th 137 50.4%
2023 25.53 137th 161 14.9%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Belleville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.29 251st 355 29.3%
2019 40.44 175th 349 49.9%
2021 18.32 300th 333 9.9%
2022 33.12 216th 344 37.2%
2023 24.10 275th 339 18.9%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Belleville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.64 162nd 345 53.0%
2019 48.05 132nd 347 62.0%
2021 40.18 191st 326 41.4%
2022 29.97 223rd 324 31.2%
2023 26.79 265th 344 23.0%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Belleville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.41 306th 403 24.1%
2019 31.77 267th 408 34.6%
2021 33.18 254th 402 36.8%
2022 17.24 349th 414 15.7%
2023 15.35 352nd 416 15.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Belleville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.51 273rd 405 32.6%
2019 29.00 262nd 407 35.6%
2021 23.84 303rd 402 24.6%
2022 18.77 327th 410 20.2%
2023 16.46 330th 414 20.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Belleville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.53 173rd 198 12.6%
2019 26.85 156th 191 18.3%
2021 57.32 60th 165 63.6%
2022 20.42 146th 175 16.6%
2023 23.26 130th 172 24.4%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Belleville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.98 108th 266 59.4%
2019 44.71 123rd 254 51.6%
2021 46.30 112th 247 54.7%
2022 31.35 175th 256 31.6%
2023 25.06 196th 250 21.6%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Belleville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.01 227th 368 38.3%
2019 40.64 191st 364 47.5%
2021 43.76 179th 374 52.1%
2022 24.28 298th 382 22.0%
2023 22.98 308th 385 20.0%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Belleville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.25 274th 340 19.4%
2019 21.18 268th 339 20.9%
2021 24.98 259th 336 22.9%
2022 15.83 297th 335 11.3%
2023 7.70 318th 335 5.1%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a citizen
Sunday, October 6, 2019

Open Quote The district has gone through a rebirth. Buildings are updated, instructional materials are updated, and the education is excellent. The test scores are on their way up. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Belleville High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1145 23 85 91 1 n/a n/a 0 1345
1989 1000 22 86 108 2 n/a n/a 0 1218
1990 912 29 80 145 2 n/a n/a 0 1168
1991 868 39 100 185 2 n/a n/a 0 1194
1992 842 51 101 224 1 n/a n/a 0 1219
1993 796 59 114 245 1 n/a n/a 0 1215
1994 755 65 126 251 1 n/a n/a 0 1198
1995 674 71 137 311 2 n/a n/a 0 1195
1996 674 71 137 311 2 n/a n/a 0 1195
1998 673 75 160 355 2 n/a n/a 0 1265
1999 638 72 183 411 0 n/a n/a 0 1304
2000 630 79 183 437 0 n/a n/a 0 1329
2001 616 75 187 471 0 n/a n/a 0 1349
2002 586 73 204 586 0 n/a n/a 0 1449
2003 586 73 204 586 0 n/a n/a 0 1449
2004 566 101 211 682 1 n/a n/a 0 1561
2005 515 135 233 737 0 n/a n/a 0 1620
2006 489 135 247 709 1 n/a n/a 0 1581
2007 448 141 220 750 2 n/a n/a 0 1561
2008 388 130 207 766 1 n/a n/a 0 1492
2009 390 110 196 770 1 4 0 0 1471
2010 343 130 193 777 2 7 0 0 1452
2011 241 101 157 611 2 5 0 278 1395
2012 301 159 208 859 2 8 1 0 1538
2013 280 160 196 870 0 10 0 0 1516
2014 253 146 164 858 1 11 0 0 1433
2015 207 108 124 705 1 9 0 0 1154
2016 251 130 163 860 3 12 0 0 1419
2017 227 117 174 865 2 9 1 0 1395
2018 206 126 166 891 0 7 1 0 1397
2019 191 120 151 904 0 9 2 0 1377
2020 174 125 145 922 1 9 1 0 1377
2021 175 127 116 930 1 7 2 0 1358
2022 175 114 119 1020 3 6 7 0 1444
2023 168 112 119 1078 5 4 13 0 1499

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Belleville High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1345 113.0 11.9 n/a
1989 1218 111.0 10.9 n/a
1990 1168 106.0 11.0 5.7
1991 1194 105.0 11.3 5.9
1992 1219 109.0 11.1 7.8
1993 1215 108.9 11.2 15.5
1994 1198 108.7 11.0 20.7
1995 1195 110.7 10.8 20.3
1996 1195 110.7 10.8 20.3
1998 1265 111.7 11.3 19.6
1999 1304 112.3 11.6 10.6
2000 1329 111.3 11.9 18.7
2001 1349 115.5 11.7 16.8
2002 1449 112.8 12.8 18.9
2003 1449 112.8 12.8 18.9
2004 1561 122.8 12.7 19.9
2005 1620 124.0 13.1 n/a
2006 1581 131.0 12.1 27.5
2007 1561 128.0 12.2 20.9
2008 1492 109.0 13.7 28.4
2009 1471 133.0 10.6 28.6
2010 1452 114.0 12.7 27.7
2011 1395 111.0 12.5 42.7
2012 1538 126.0 12.2 34.4
2013 1516 120.0 12.6 41.4
2014 1433 123.0 11.6 53.2
2015 1154 106.0 10.8 53.5
2016 1419 110.0 12.9 53.8
2017 1395 115.0 12.1 57.6
2018 1397 110.0 12.7 59
2019 1377 111.0 12.4 51.9
2020 1377 106.0 12.9 27.6
2021 1358 115.0 11.8 54
2022 1444 111.0 13.0 43.6
2023 1499 120.0 12.4 50.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Belleville High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1345 113.0 11.9 n/a
1989 1218 111.0 10.9 n/a
1990 1168 106.0 11.0 5.7
1991 1194 105.0 11.3 5.9
1992 1219 109.0 11.1 7.8
1993 1215 108.9 11.2 15.5
1994 1198 108.7 11.0 20.7
1995 1195 110.7 10.8 20.3
1996 1195 110.7 10.8 20.3
1998 1265 111.7 11.3 19.6
1999 1304 112.3 11.6 10.6
2000 1329 111.3 11.9 18.7
2001 1349 115.5 11.7 16.8
2002 1449 112.8 12.8 18.9
2003 1449 112.8 12.8 18.9
2004 1561 122.8 12.7 19.9
2005 1620 124.0 13.1 n/a
2006 1581 131.0 12.1 27.5
2007 1561 128.0 12.2 20.9
2008 1492 109.0 13.7 28.4
2009 1471 133.0 10.6 28.6
2010 1452 114.0 12.7 27.7
2011 1395 111.0 12.5 42.7
2012 1538 126.0 12.2 34.4
2013 1516 120.0 12.6 41.4
2014 1433 123.0 11.6 53.2
2015 1154 106.0 10.8 53.5
2016 1419 110.0 12.9 53.8
2017 1395 115.0 12.1 57.6
2018 1397 110.0 12.7 59
2019 1377 111.0 12.4 51.9
2020 1377 106.0 12.9 27.6
2021 1358 115.0 11.8 54
2022 1444 111.0 13.0 43.6
2023 1499 120.0 12.4 50.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Belleville High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 271st of 416 High schoolsRanks 360th of 422 High schools
 20.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville High School)41.927.1
 14.8%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville Public School District)41.927.1
 14.8%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Belleville High School)7.12.9
 4.2%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Belleville Public School District)7.12.9
 4.2%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (Belleville High School)41.417.6
 23.8%
   9th Grade Geometry (Belleville Public School District)41.417.6
 23.8%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
10th Grade Algebra I (Belleville High School)2.20
 2.2%
   10th Grade Algebra I (Belleville Public School District)2.20
 2.2%
   10th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)7.813.3
 5.5%
10th Grade Geometry (Belleville High School)15.83.3
 12.5%
   10th Grade Geometry (Belleville Public School District)15.83.3
 12.5%
   10th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)15.37.7
 7.6%
10th Grade Algebra II (Belleville High School)53.625.5
 28.1%
   10th Grade Algebra II (Belleville Public School District)53.625.5
 28.1%
   10th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey)50.835.2
 15.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Belleville High School)6.42.9
 3.5%
   End of Course Algebra I (Belleville Public School District)9.48.7
 0.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Belleville High School)21.817.6
 4.2%
   End of Course Geometry (Belleville Public School District)21.817.6
 4.2%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%
End of Course Algebra II (Belleville High School)53.625.5
 28.1%
   End of Course Algebra II (Belleville Public School District)53.625.5
 28.1%
   End of Course Algebra II (New Jersey)56.357.9
 1.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13771499
 8.9%
African American120112
 6.7%
American Indian05
Asian151119
 21.2%
Hispanic9041078
 19.2%
Pacific Islander94
 55.6%
White191168
 12%
Two or More Races213
 550%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.9%50.4%
 1.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Belleville High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,499 students attended Belleville High School.

Belleville High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belleville PS10
Elementary : Belleville PS3
Elementary : Belleville PS4
Elementary : Belleville PS5
Elementary : Belleville PS7
Elementary : Belleville PS8
Elementary : Belleville PS9
Middle : Belleville Middle School

Belleville High School ranks in the bottom 14.7% of New Jersey high schools.

Students at Belleville High School are 72% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% Asian, 7% African American.


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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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