Best Public Schools in Bayonne, NJ

Summary:

The city of Bayonne, New Jersey is home to 13 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Bayonne School District. While the district as a whole is ranked 352 out of 613 in the state and has a 2-star rating, a few standout schools are performing significantly better than others.

John M. Bailey Community School and Lincoln Community School #5 are the top-performing elementary schools in the district, ranking 533 and 538 out of 1,338 elementary schools in New Jersey, respectively. Both schools have 3 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger and excel in English Language Arts and Math, with proficiency rates well above the district and state averages. In contrast, Bayonne Alternative High School struggles, ranking 422 out of 422 high schools in the state with a 0-star rating.

The data reveals significant variation in academic performance across the district, with some schools facing challenges related to chronic absenteeism and economic disadvantage, as indicated by the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. However, the success of schools like John M. Bailey and Lincoln Community School #5 demonstrates that with the right strategies and resources, the other schools in the district could also improve their outcomes and provide a better education for the students of Bayonne.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)							NJSLA Mathematics (2024)						NJSLA Algebra I (2024)				NJSLA Geometry (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William Shemin Midtown Community School #8	Public	PK, KG-8	550 Avenue A	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5984	1,235	93	13.2	71.3%	485 (39.3%)	229 (18.5%)	396 (32.1%)	67 (5.4%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	47 (3.8%)	34.5	874^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.7%		35.2	871^st of 1342 public elementary schools	35.1%	3	20.2	14.0		25.4	40.6	45.7	53.5	43.2	61.1		39.1	36.9	26.0	24.3	21.3	28.2	100.0			100.0			$8,530	$312	$8,218
Nicholas Oresko Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	33 East 24th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-6281	384	27	14.2	54.7%	171 (44.5%)	64 (16.7%)	85 (22.1%)	44 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	50.6	657^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.9%		61.5	526^th of 1342 public elementary schools	60.8%	131	32.1	39.2		34.3	40.7	67.8	60.6	58.6	71.3		60.0	29.6	39.3	30.3	44.8	28.2	91.2			91.2			$11,130	$585	$10,545
Bayonne High School	Public	9-12	669 Avenue A	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 858-5900	2,832	223	12.6	60.3%	1,090 (38.5%)	466 (16.5%)	974 (34.4%)	179 (6.3%)	19 (0.7%)	12 (0.4%)	88 (3.1%)	37.8	226^th of 426 public high schools	46.9%		34.6	243^rd of 422 public high schools	42.4%	17			17.4							56.5								22.2	10.0	21.9	57.7	57.7	$11,865	$143	$11,722
Walter F. Robinson Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 West 31st Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5964	885	75	11.8	59.9%	449 (50.7%)	59 (6.7%)	282 (31.9%)	62 (7.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	24 (2.7%)	42.2	765^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.8%		43.2	763^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	43.1%	2	21.0	11.5		39.3	48.4	54.8	42.6	61.4	51.5		40.0	46.7	37.8	22.9	23.8	17.2	85.7			85.7			$10,239	$601	$9,638
John M. Bailey Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	75 West 10th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5824	632	54	11.7	57.3%	276 (43.7%)	119 (18.8%)	150 (23.7%)	46 (7.3%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	31 (4.9%)	60.8	533^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	60.2%		62.2	516^th of 1342 public elementary schools	61.5%	17	36.5	16.7		59.8	58.6	56.0	59.1	54.3	56.7		41.9	55.6	47.7	34.2	28.4	19.1							$10,468	$531	$9,937
Henry E. Harris Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Avenue C	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5945	646	56	11.5	57.4%	311 (48.1%)	92 (14.2%)	186 (28.8%)	33 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	42.6	757^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.4%		35.4	867^th of 1342 public elementary schools	35.4%	110	27.0	6.1		29.9	54.1	55.6	57.6	39.1	65.2		26.9	41.9	29.2	30.2	21.9	27.1							$10,495	$452	$10,043
Horace Mann Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 West 38th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5979	678	53	12.7	51.2%	359 (52.9%)	78 (11.5%)	134 (19.8%)	75 (11.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	36.7	848^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.6%		32.7	905^th of 1342 public elementary schools	32.6%	57	21.1	10.3		32.8	44.4	31.4	57.5	69.8	65.2		31.8	37.5	28.2	36.0	36.0	24.6	100.0			100.0			$11,126	$557	$10,569
Lincoln Community School #5	Public	PK, KG-8	208 Prospect Avenue	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5973	485	45	10.7	54.6%	193 (39.8%)	86 (17.7%)	116 (23.9%)	62 (12.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	60.4	538^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.8%		59.6	552^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	58.9%	14	33.4	18.4		52.3	61.1	53.7	75.0	68.0	57.9		61.4	45.4	32.1	38.5	54.0	33.4							$15,194	$699	$14,495
Mary J Donohoe Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 East 5th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5969	492	37	13.2	62.2%	248 (50.4%)	72 (14.6%)	118 (24.0%)	31 (6.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	45.3	730^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.4%		42.8	767^th of 1342 public elementary schools	42.8%	37	25.0	7.5		46.0	50.0	54.6	54.4	62.9	49.0		45.1	29.2	40.0	23.7	40.8	24.0							$11,493	$695	$10,798
Philip G. Vroom Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	18 West 26th St	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5956	437	42	10.4	71.6%	162 (37.1%)	80 (18.3%)	123 (28.1%)	28 (6.4%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	35 (8.0%)	52.1	645^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.8%		54.4	613^th of 1342 public elementary schools	54.3%	32	24.5	11.6		69.4	53.1	38.3	58.7	60.8	59.1		52.6	35.4	35.4	46.8	44.0	34.2							$12,231	$788	$11,443
Washington Community School #9	Public	PK, KG-8	191 Avenue B	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5990	678	59	11.4	62.1%	277 (40.9%)	89 (13.1%)	193 (28.5%)	87 (12.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	36.7	846^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.8%		45	739^th of 1342 public elementary schools	44.9%	107	27.8	13.3		27.8	54.9	54.5	36.2	55.6	51.2		35.2	26.4	40.0	19.3	26.4	8.1							$11,445	$529	$10,916
Woodrow Wilson Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 West 56th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5996	721	66	10.9	64.6%	270 (37.4%)	123 (17.1%)	193 (26.8%)	91 (12.6%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.1%)	38.9	812^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.3%		35.9	860^th of 1342 public elementary schools	35.9%	48	22.6	8.3		38.6	50.0	33.3	60.0	55.0	50.7		39.5	32.4	21.9	33.3	20.9	23.9							$12,061	$545	$11,516
Bayonne Alternative High School	Public	9-12	669 Avenue A	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 858-5895	166	1	332.0	45.8%	37 (22.3%)	49 (29.5%)	69 (41.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (3.0%)								(n/a)																							$10,464		$10,464
Bayonne Academy	Public	9-12	669 Avenue A	Bayonne	07094	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 662-6705	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Bayonne

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jersey City	2.31 mi	53	373^rd
Elizabeth	2.64 mi	39	454^th
Newark	4.23 mi	88	465^th
Hillside	5.51 mi	7	426^th
Harrison	5.94 mi	5	455^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.