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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 2025 school year, there are 11 public preschools serving 7,273 students in Bayonne School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in New Jersey.
Public Preschools in Bayonne School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the New Jersey public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
13 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
10,271 Students
368,931 Students
# Teachers
831 Teachers
33,283 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Bayonne School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 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
0.71
# American Indian Students
60 Students
901 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
807 Students
30,033 Students
% Asian Students
8%
8%
# Hispanic Students
3,019 Students
132,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
29%
36%
# Black Students
1,606 Students
58,834 Students
% Black Students
16%
16%
# White Students
4,328 Students
132,766 Students
% White Students
42%
36%
# Hawaiian Students
38 Students
790 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
407 Students
12,631 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
626
59,693
# Students in K Grade:
696
56,070
# Students in 1st Grade:
735
51,032
# Students in 2nd Grade:
730
50,036
# Students in 3rd Grade:
720
42,983
# Students in 4th Grade:
724
37,934
# Students in 5th Grade:
777
29,352
# Students in 6th Grade:
773
15,586
# Students in 7th Grade:
764
11,676
# Students in 8th Grade:
728
11,589
# Students in 9th Grade:
855
663
# Students in 10th Grade:
752
626
# Students in 11th Grade:
706
579
# Students in 12th Grade:
685
1,080
# Ungraded Students:
-
32
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,841 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,071 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$204 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$196 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,841
$26,931
Spending / Student
$19,071
$25,828
Best Bayonne School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Nicholas Oresko Community 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
| 384 students
Rank: #22.
Philip G. Vroom Community 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
| 437 students
Rank: #33.
John M. Bailey Community 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
| 632 students
Rank: #44.
Walter F. Robinson Community 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
| 885 students
Rank: #55.
Lincoln Community School #5
(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
| 485 students
Rank: #66.
Mary J Donohoe Community School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
25 East 5th Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5969
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5969
Grades: PK-8
| 492 students
Rank: #77.
Washington Community School #9
(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
| 678 students
Rank: #88.
Woodrow Wilson Community 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
| 721 students
Rank: #99.
William Shemin Midtown Community School #8
(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
| 1,235 students
Rank: #1010.
Henry E. Harris Community 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
| 646 students
Rank: #1111.
Horace Mann Community 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
| 678 students
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