Belleville Middle School
279 Washington Ave
Belleville NJ, 07109, Essex County
Phone: 973-450-3532
Ranking:
(1,309 out of 1,847, bottom 29%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Belleville Town School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 74 | 52 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 55 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 984 | 658 | 676 | 676 | 706 | 688 | 687 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 283 | 28.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 343 | 34.9% | 325 | 49.4% | 295 | 43.6% | 304 | 45.0% | 349 | 49.4% | 325 | 47.2% | 331 | 48.2% |
Grade 8: | 320 | 32.5% | 303 | 46.0% | 352 | 52.1% | 354 | 52.4% | 340 | 48.2% | 342 | 49.7% | 344 | 50.1% |
Ungraded: | 38 | 3.9% | 30 | 4.6% | 29 | 4.3% | 18 | 2.7% | 17 | 2.4% | 21 | 3.1% | 12 | 1.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 537 | 54.6% | 356 | 54.1% | 371 | 54.9% | 343 | 50.7% | 368 | 52.1% | 349 | 50.7% | 346 | 50.4% |
Female: | 447 | 45.4% | 302 | 45.9% | 305 | 45.1% | 333 | 49.3% | 338 | 47.9% | 339 | 49.3% | 337 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 109 | 11.1% | 75 | 11.4% | 79 | 11.7% | 87 | 12.9% | 88 | 12.5% | 88 | 12.8% | 93 | 13.5% |
Hispanic: | 620 | 63.0% | 388 | 59.0% | 374 | 55.3% | 384 | 56.8% | 397 | 56.2% | 384 | 55.8% | 360 | 52.4% |
Black: | 92 | 9.3% | 64 | 9.7% | 77 | 11.4% | 76 | 11.2% | 74 | 10.5% | 80 | 11.6% | 61 | 8.9% |
White: | 156 | 15.9% | 129 | 19.6% | 137 | 20.3% | 126 | 18.6% | 137 | 19.4% | 134 | 19.5% | 173 | 25.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 462 | 47.0% | 301 | 45.7% | 238 | 35.2% | 229 | 33.9% | 192 | 27.2% | 196 | 28.5% | 171 | 24.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 124 | 12.6% | 69 | 10.5% | 61 | 9.0% | 74 | 10.9% | 74 | 10.5% | 100 | 14.5% | 76 | 11.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.30 | 12.78 | 14.00 | 16.10 | 16.81 | 12.00 | 19.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 65.6% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 68.9% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 69.2% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 57.4% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 52.4% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 58.8% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 65.3% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.9% | 58.9% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64.0% | 64.0% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 54.3% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 52.6% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 47.9% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 49.5% | 49.4% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 86.4% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 81.8% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 76.3% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.9% | 79.9% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 76.2% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 66.0% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 73.3% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 64.2% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 68.2% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 71.8% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 63.6% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 76.0% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 72% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 68.9% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 70.2% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 73.4% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 68.5% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 71.0% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.1% | 64.1% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 63.8% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 63.5% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 68.6% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.3% | 36.3% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.2% | 47.2% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 51.0% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.9% | 46.9% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 52.1% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 61.1% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 69.2% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 68.1% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 68% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 68.6% | 78.9% |
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* Belleville Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.