📍 30 Magnolia Street, Belleville, Essex County, 07109
Belleville PS4 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belleville, Essex County. The school has 452 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Belleville Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belleville PS4 enrolls 452 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Black or African American and 8.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 325 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 9.3% |
| White | 37 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 35 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
266 of the school's 452 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 211 qualify for free lunch and 55 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Belleville PS4 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 29.
Belleville PS4 is one of 10 schools in Belleville Public School District, based in Belleville, New Jersey. The district serves 5,071 students district-wide and employs 384 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 452 students, Belleville PS4 is close to the district average of about 507 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large