📍 149 Adelaide St, Belleville, Essex County, 07109
Belleville PS5 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belleville, Essex County. The school has 397 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Belleville Public School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belleville PS5 enrolls 397 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 11% White and 4.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 309 | 78% |
| White | 45 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 17 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
203 of the school's 397 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 166 qualify for free lunch and 37 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 PS5 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 PS5 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 397 students, Belleville PS5 is smaller than the district average of about 507 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large