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Belleville PS5

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

149 Adelaide St, Belleville, NJ 07109 · (973) 969-4399 · Part of Belleville Town School District

Belleville Township’s School Grade C better than 33% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
362
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Belleville PS5

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Belleville Township kids: Belleville Middle School

On the path

Where Belleville Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Belleville PS5You are here
7–8Belleville Middle Schoolin Belleville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

149 Adelaide St, Belleville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K25
Kindergarten50
Grade 143
Grade 242
Grade 350
Grade 443
Grade 547
Grade 662
Enrollment over time
375’20
388’21
397’22
377’23
362’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 78%White 9%Black 6%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Belleville PS5 from Belleville Township families.

Other schools in Belleville Town School District

The district →
Belleville PS8
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Belleville
C−
505 students16:1
Belleville PS4
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Belleville
C−
438 students12:1
Belleville PS7
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Belleville
C
425 students13:1
Hornblower Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Belleville
245 students12:1
Belleville PS10
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Belleville
B−
164 students18:1
Belleville PS3
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Belleville
C
334 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Belleville Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.