Belleville PS7

Summary:

Belleville PS7 is an elementary school in Belleville, New Jersey that serves 446 students from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade. The school has a diverse student population, with a majority Hispanic student body and significant percentages of White, Asian, and African American students.

Despite its diverse enrollment, Belleville PS7 has consistently underperformed compared to the Belleville Public School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores. The school has had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 10.2% to 20.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Belleville PS7 has been ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with a low rating of 1 or 2 stars out of 5. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, with 39.46% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, Belleville PS7 performs significantly worse than the other Belleville public elementary schools, such as Belleville PS10, in terms of academic achievement, school ranking, and chronic absenteeism. The academic performance of different racial/ethnic groups at Belleville PS7 also varies significantly, with Hispanic and White students generally performing better than African American and Asian students. The school's low rankings for its special education and English language learner student populations suggest that these groups may not be receiving the necessary support and resources to succeed.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 20 Passaic Ave
       Belleville, NJ  07109-1864


(973) 969-4338

District: Belleville Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
999th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools


Students who attend Belleville PS7 usually attend:

Middle:    Belleville Middle School
High:    Belleville High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.1 Help
Number of students:  446

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
62.1%
White:
17.0%
Asian:
10.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Belleville PS7 ranks worse than 74.4% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 5th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Belleville Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.34. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a 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 (62.1%), White (17%), Asian (10.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 39.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Belleville Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Belleville PS7 is 13.1, which is the 3rd best among 7 elementary schools in the Belleville Public School District. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Belleville PS7:

SchoolDigger ranks Belleville PS7 999th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Belleville PS7 in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 PS7

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Rank History for all students at Belleville PS7

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 46.28 765th 1204 36.5%
2004 33.77 1003rd 1298 22.7%
2005 58.05 714th 1303 45.2%
2006 52.16 812th 1314 38.2%
2007 53.00 827th 1329 37.8%
2008 38.84 981st 1338 26.7%
2009 39.01 967th 1346 28.2%
2010 46.61 878th 1354 35.2%
2011 38.63 977th 1360 28.2%
2012 50.27 821st 1363 39.8%
2013 46.42 872nd 1367 36.2%
2014 43.01 911th 1363 33.2%
2015 36.37 901st 1357 33.6%
2016 37.34 873rd 1346 35.1%
2017 28.21 1007th 1352 25.5%
2018 21.70 1103rd 1353 18.5%
2019 22.93 1085th 1360 20.2%
2021 34.77 799th 1317 39.3%
2022 34.62 874th 1345 35.0%
2023 26.34 999th 1342 25.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Belleville PS7

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 38.56 257th 489 47.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Belleville PS7

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.45 555th 1001 44.6%
2019 23.61 749th 1007 25.6%
2023 23.09 723rd 958 24.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Belleville PS7

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.93 714th 942 24.2%
2019 36.53 593rd 948 37.4%
2021 63.88 189th 839 77.5%
2022 49.62 378th 863 56.2%
2023 41.04 511th 910 43.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Belleville PS7

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.03 1097th 1333 17.7%
2019 27.27 1008th 1331 24.3%
2021 38.88 743rd 1290 42.4%
2022 34.53 851st 1326 35.8%
2023 24.22 988th 1318 25.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Belleville PS7

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.90 1021st 1334 23.5%
2019 22.98 1047th 1335 21.6%
2021 33.20 805th 1297 37.9%
2022 35.78 836th 1324 36.9%
2023 31.01 897th 1315 31.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Belleville PS7

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.05 578th 870 33.6%
2019 28.13 653rd 899 27.4%
2021 54.34 325th 896 63.7%
2022 50.54 399th 953 58.1%
2023 39.36 570th 982 42.0%
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Rank History for White students at Belleville PS7

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.72 942nd 1022 7.8%
2019 14.75 911th 1023 10.9%
2021 47.00 482nd 964 50.0%
2022 39.45 612th 976 37.3%
2023 6.89 918th 975 5.8%
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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.

Belleville PS7 Test Scores
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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Belleville PS7

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 312 8 34 42 0 n/a n/a 0 396
1989 312 3 43 49 0 n/a n/a 0 407
1990 315 7 26 37 0 n/a n/a 0 385
1991 299 7 29 41 0 n/a n/a 0 376
1992 302 5 39 42 0 n/a n/a 0 388
1993 326 4 45 35 0 n/a n/a 0 410
1994 317 5 45 51 0 n/a n/a 0 418
1995 331 5 47 57 0 n/a n/a 0 440
1996 331 5 47 57 0 n/a n/a 0 440
1998 330 4 64 63 0 n/a n/a 0 461
1999 308 6 76 77 0 n/a n/a 0 467
2000 317 9 85 91 0 n/a n/a 0 502
2001 289 8 86 121 0 n/a n/a 0 504
2002 240 6 90 134 0 n/a n/a 0 470
2003 240 6 90 134 0 n/a n/a 0 470
2004 217 11 88 143 0 n/a n/a 0 459
2005 196 8 79 143 0 n/a n/a 0 426
2006 185 19 80 159 0 n/a n/a 0 443
2007 163 20 62 158 1 n/a n/a 0 404
2008 128 28 62 161 0 n/a n/a 0 379
2009 117 27 64 127 0 2 0 0 337
2010 130 24 62 153 2 6 6 0 383
2011 128 25 61 185 2 7 0 0 408
2012 106 26 42 173 2 5 1 0 355
2013 106 28 47 191 0 5 1 0 378
2014 104 33 30 181 0 6 0 0 354
2015 102 40 33 190 0 5 1 0 371
2016 106 38 29 200 0 4 3 0 380
2017 106 43 27 205 0 3 5 0 389
2018 98 34 35 205 3 3 3 0 381
2019 98 29 38 256 4 3 2 0 430
2020 93 26 41 274 3 4 3 0 444
2021 78 28 36 253 3 3 3 0 404
2022 70 32 40 265 6 2 5 0 420
2023 76 36 45 277 5 2 5 0 446

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 PS7

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 396 25.0 15.8 n/a
1989 407 25.0 16.2 n/a
1990 385 23.0 16.7 8.1
1991 376 22.0 17.0 9
1992 388 22.0 17.6 10.8
1993 410 23.0 17.8 14.1
1994 418 21.0 19.9 13.6
1995 440 22.0 20.0 9.5
1996 440 22.0 20.0 9.5
1998 461 24.0 19.2 9.5
1999 467 25.0 18.7 3.6
2000 502 24.0 20.9 10.4
2001 504 24.3 20.7 13.5
2002 470 24.0 19.6 17.9
2003 470 24.0 19.6 17.9
2004 459 25.0 18.4 20.7
2005 426 26.0 16.4 n/a
2006 443 26.0 17.0 24.4
2007 404 24.0 16.8 19.8
2008 379 17.0 22.3 27.4
2009 337 26.7 12.2 28.8
2010 383 20.0 19.1 36.6
2011 408 21.0 19.4 39
2012 355 25.9 13.6 42.3
2013 378 22.5 16.8 43.9
2014 354 27.0 13.1 51.7
2015 371 22.0 16.8 54.7
2016 380 26.0 14.6 53.9
2017 389 28.0 13.8 57.1
2018 381 25.5 14.9 54.1
2019 430 31.0 13.8 45.6
2020 444 31.0 14.3 n/a
2021 404 32.0 12.6 45
2022 420 33.0 12.7 41
2023 446 34.0 13.1 39.5

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 PS7

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 396 25.0 15.8 n/a
1989 407 25.0 16.2 n/a
1990 385 23.0 16.7 8.1
1991 376 22.0 17.0 9
1992 388 22.0 17.6 10.8
1993 410 23.0 17.8 14.1
1994 418 21.0 19.9 13.6
1995 440 22.0 20.0 9.5
1996 440 22.0 20.0 9.5
1998 461 24.0 19.2 9.5
1999 467 25.0 18.7 3.6
2000 502 24.0 20.9 10.4
2001 504 24.3 20.7 13.5
2002 470 24.0 19.6 17.9
2003 470 24.0 19.6 17.9
2004 459 25.0 18.4 20.7
2005 426 26.0 16.4 n/a
2006 443 26.0 17.0 24.4
2007 404 24.0 16.8 19.8
2008 379 17.0 22.3 27.4
2009 337 26.7 12.2 28.8
2010 383 20.0 19.1 36.6
2011 408 21.0 19.4 39
2012 355 25.9 13.6 42.3
2013 378 22.5 16.8 43.9
2014 354 27.0 13.1 51.7
2015 371 22.0 16.8 54.7
2016 380 26.0 14.6 53.9
2017 389 28.0 13.8 57.1
2018 381 25.5 14.9 54.1
2019 430 31.0 13.8 45.6
2020 444 31.0 14.3 n/a
2021 404 32.0 12.6 45
2022 420 33.0 12.7 41
2023 446 34.0 13.1 39.5

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 PS7

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 1085th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 999th of 1342 Elementary schools
 5.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Belleville PS7)19.616.7
 2.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Belleville Public School District)49.132.6
 16.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Belleville PS7)26.122.7
 3.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Belleville Public School District)41.227.8
 13.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville PS7)52.150
 2.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville Public School District)5645.7
 10.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Belleville PS7)36.732.1
 4.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Belleville Public School District)3429.2
 4.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville PS7)33.940
 6.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville Public School District)53.243.9
 9.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Belleville PS7)20.619.1
 1.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Belleville Public School District)2821.3
 6.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville PS7)5035.1
 14.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville Public School District)55.545.6
 9.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Belleville PS7)27.813.6
 14.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Belleville Public School District)31.220.6
 10.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students430446
 3.7%
African American2936
 24.1%
American Indian45
 25%
Asian3845
 18.4%
Hispanic256277
 8.2%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White9876
 22.4%
Two or More Races25
 150%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.6%39.5%
 6.1%


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Students who attend Belleville PS7 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belleville Middle School
High : Belleville High School

Students at Belleville PS7 are 62% Hispanic, 17% White, 10% Asian, 8% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Belleville PS7 ranks 999th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 446 students attended Belleville PS7.


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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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