Belleville Ps8 Primary School
183 Union Ave
Belleville NJ, 07109, Essex County
Phone: 973-450-3480
Ranking: (1,572 out of 1,847, bottom 15%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 31 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 433 | 539 | 528 | 589 | 533 | 510 | 490 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 46 | 10.6% | 79 | 14.7% | 67 | 12.7% | 128 | 21.7% | 71 | 13.3% | 65 | 12.7% | 40 | 8.2% |
Grade 1: | 78 | 18.0% | 72 | 13.4% | 65 | 12.3% | 99 | 16.8% | 80 | 15.0% | 74 | 14.5% | 82 | 16.7% |
Grade 2: | 72 | 16.6% | 69 | 12.8% | 87 | 16.5% | 69 | 11.7% | 74 | 13.9% | 70 | 13.7% | 76 | 15.5% |
Grade 3: | 73 | 16.9% | 88 | 16.3% | 76 | 14.4% | 73 | 12.4% | 79 | 14.8% | 79 | 15.5% | 67 | 13.7% |
Grade 4: | 89 | 20.6% | 68 | 12.6% | 74 | 14.0% | 75 | 12.7% | 64 | 12.0% | 58 | 11.4% | 78 | 15.9% |
Grade 5: | 70 | 16.2% | 78 | 14.5% | 80 | 15.2% | 53 | 9.0% | 71 | 13.3% | 82 | 16.1% | 73 | 14.9% |
Ungraded: | 5 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.4% | 11 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 227 | 52.4% | 291 | 54.0% | 287 | 54.4% | 324 | 55.0% | 302 | 56.7% | 289 | 56.7% | 267 | 54.5% |
Female: | 206 | 47.6% | 248 | 46.0% | 241 | 45.6% | 265 | 45.0% | 231 | 43.3% | 221 | 43.3% | 219 | 44.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 18 | 4.2% | 22 | 4.1% | 18 | 3.4% | 19 | 3.2% | 17 | 3.2% | 27 | 5.3% | 28 | 5.7% |
Hispanic: | 310 | 71.6% | 394 | 73.1% | 392 | 74.2% | 410 | 69.6% | 379 | 71.1% | 359 | 70.4% | 344 | 70.2% |
Black: | 51 | 11.8% | 72 | 13.4% | 65 | 12.3% | 93 | 15.8% | 80 | 15.0% | 60 | 11.8% | 62 | 12.7% |
White: | 50 | 11.5% | 47 | 8.7% | 49 | 9.3% | 63 | 10.7% | 54 | 10.1% | 62 | 12.2% | 56 | 11.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 244 | 56.4% | 313 | 58.1% | 242 | 45.8% | 265 | 45.0% | 183 | 34.3% | 167 | 32.7% | 137 | 28.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 13.4% | 68 | 12.6% | 55 | 10.4% | 45 | 7.6% | 47 | 8.8% | 44 | 8.6% | 57 | 11.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.97 | 17.39 | 16.01 | 21.81 | 22.21 | 17.10 | 21.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 67.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 75.8% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.0% | 72.1% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 77.0% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 78.8% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.1% | 51.8% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 51.6% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 57.4% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 61.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.7% | 53.4% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 62.2% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.0% | 73.3% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 79.4% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 80.9% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.1% | 76.4% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 65.1% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 71.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 71.0% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.4% | 74.3% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 69.2% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 71.6% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 78.6% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 77.7% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 73.0% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 73% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 75.3% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 57.6% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.8% | 49.8% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.7% | 53.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 56.6% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.4% | 53.9% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 57.1% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 69.2% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 74.0% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 73.9% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 70.2% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 76.0% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 66.5% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 67.5% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 74.1% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.8% | 75.5% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 78.4% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 77.4% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 75.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 72.3% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 80.0% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 87.9% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 91.9% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 89.2% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.0% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 90.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 82.7% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.6% | 51.2% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35.7% | 51.5% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.0% | 54.1% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.6% | 42.6% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.2% | 50.8% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.0% | 54.7% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 75.6% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.7% | 67.9% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.2% | 69.0% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 76.6% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 73.9% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 78.4% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 77.3% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54.5% | 70.3% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41.9% | 50.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 65.4% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.3% | 60.5% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 60.6% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43.6% | 56.5% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 76.0% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 64.8% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 66.8% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 73.4% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 78.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 76.2% | 78.9% |
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* Belleville Ps8 Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.