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Bayonne School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 11 public middle schools serving 7,228 students in Bayonne School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle Schools in Bayonne School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 57% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
13 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
10,064 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
813 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Bayonne School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 86% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#422 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
23%
Graduation Rate
86%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.71
0.72
# American Indian Students
58 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
786 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
8%
9%
# Hispanic Students
3,004 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
30%
37%
# Black Students
1,561 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
15%
19%
# White Students
4,226 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
42%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
32 Students
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
391 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
563
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
636
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
688
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
693
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
662
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
690
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
666
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
687
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
652
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
758
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
740
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
676
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
585
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
576
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
792
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,249 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,463 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$204 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$196 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,249
$27,145
Spending / Student
$19,463
$26,033
Best Bayonne School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Nicholas Oresko Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
33 East 24th Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-6281
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-6281
Grades: PK-8
| 393 students
Rank: #22.
Philip G. Vroom Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
18 West 26th St
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5956
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5956
Grades: PK-8
| 450 students
Rank: #33.
John M. Bailey Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
75 West 10th Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5824
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5824
Grades: PK-8
| 655 students
Rank: #44.
Walter F. Robinson Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
95 West 31st Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5964
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5964
Grades: PK-8
| 908 students
Rank: #55.
Lincoln Community School #5
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
208 Prospect Avenue
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5973
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5973
Grades: PK-8
| 482 students
Rank: #66.
Mary J Donohoe Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
38 Dodge Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5969
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5969
Grades: PK-8
| 459 students
Rank: #77.
Washington Community School #9
Magnet School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
191 Avenue B
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5990
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5990
Grades: PK-8
| 648 students
Rank: #88.
Woodrow Wilson Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
101 West 56th Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5996
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5996
Grades: PK-8
| 727 students
Rank: #99.
William Shemin Midtown Community School #8
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
550 Avenue A
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5984
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5984
Grades: PK-8
| 1,210 students
Rank: #1010.
Henry E. Harris Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
135 Avenue C
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5945
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5945
Grades: PK-8
| 653 students
Rank: #1111.
Horace Mann Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
25 West 38th Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5979
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5979
Grades: PK-8
| 643 students
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