Belleville PS3

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Belleville, New Jersey

Belleville PS3 in Belleville, New Jersey enrolled 334 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

352 students in 2022-23, 354 students in 2023-24, 334 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.0 to 28.0.

Students enrolled at Belleville PS3 by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 354, 2024-25: 33401002003004002022-233522023-243542024-25334
Students enrolled at Belleville PS3 by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 354, 2024-25: 33401002003004002022-233522023-243542024-25334
Students enrolled at Belleville PS3 by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 354, 2024-25: 33401002003004002022-233522023-243542024-25334
Students enrolled at Belleville PS3 by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 354, 2024-25: 33401002003004002022-233522023-243542024-25334
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335227.013.0
2023-2435428.012.6
2024-2533428.011.9

11.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Belleville PS3 11.9; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherBelleville PS3 11.9state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Belleville PS3 11.9; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherBelleville PS3 11.9state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Belleville PS3 11.9; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherBelleville PS3 11.9state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Belleville PS3 11.9; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherBelleville PS3 11.9state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 326 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Belleville PS3 enrolled 326 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 326 of the 326 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent11.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.4% of students were Hispanic, 6.3% Black, 6.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic81.4%
  2. Black6.3%
  3. White6.0%
  4. Asian3.6%
  5. Two or more races2.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Belleville PS3 scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑44%40%48.6%
Math, 2022-2325‑29%19% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Belleville

7 public elementary schools in Belleville report 2024-25 enrollment; Belleville PS3 is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Belleville PS850516.369.5%
Belleville PS443812.067.6%
Belleville PS742512.949.9%
Belleville PS536212.956.9%
Belleville PS333411.958.7%
Belleville PS1016418.253.7%
Belleville PS913817.364.5%

All public schools in Belleville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Belleville PS3

  1. Belleville PS8The nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 505 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Belleville PS5The next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 362 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare Belleville PS3 with Belleville PS8Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Belleville Public Schools spends per student$24,177 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,177
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyBelleville PS3 is the number 948 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#948 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.11.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Belleville PS3

  1. How many students attend Belleville PS3?
    334 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 352 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Belleville, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Belleville PS3?
    11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Belleville PS3 a Title I school?
    Belleville PS3 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Belleville PS3 do on state tests?
    The students tested at Belleville PS3 scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Belleville PS3 in?
    Belleville Public Schools, NCES district ID 3401350. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340135001962 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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