📍 301 Ralph St, Belleville, Essex County, 07109
Belleville PS9 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belleville, Essex County. The school has 126 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 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belleville PS9 enrolls 126 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% White and 5.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 102 | 81% |
| White | 11 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 7 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
70 of the school's 126 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 18 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 PS9 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 PS9 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 126 students, Belleville PS9 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