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Nicholas Oresko Community School

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Nicholas Oresko Community School ranks 789 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

789^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Nicholas Oresko Community School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Bayonne, New Jersey, part of the Bayonne School District. The school has 384 students and has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate over the years, ranging from 119th out of 1,353 New Jersey elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 789th out of 1,347 in 2024-2025.

Overall, Nicholas Oresko Community School demonstrates a mix of strengths and areas for improvement. The school generally outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts proficiency, but its Mathematics performance is more mixed. The school's special education students struggle, ranking in the bottom 3% of New Jersey elementary schools, but its low socioeconomic status students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% of the state. The school's chronic absenteeism rates are also an area of concern, fluctuating between 14.9% and 26.0%.

The school's performance varies greatly across different grade levels, subject areas, and student subgroups, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support. Interestingly, the school is located in close proximity to several other high-performing elementary schools within the Bayonne School District, such as Philip G. Vroom Community School and Lincoln Community School #5. Collaboration and sharing of best practices among these schools could potentially benefit the students at Nicholas Oresko Community School.

388

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,130

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 East 24th Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002

(201) 858-6281

District: Bayonne School District

Students who attend Nicholas Oresko Community School usually attend:

High:

Bayonne High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.8%

Hispanic:

27.8%

African American:

21.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

789^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

336^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Bayonne School District

386^th of 609Bayonne School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	789 of 1347	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	657 of 1338	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	526 of 1342	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	408 of 1345	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	293 of 1317	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	178 of 1360	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	119 of 1353	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	84.1	193 of 1352	85.7%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	198 of 1346	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	77.3	320 of 1357	76.4%	★★★★☆
2014	61.4	636 of 1363	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.6	432 of 1367	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.6	502 of 1363	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.4	873 of 1360	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	72.5	396 of 1354	70.8%	★★★★☆
2009	84.6	98 of 1346	92.7%	★★★★★
2008	76.2	294 of 1338	78.0%	★★★★☆
2007	88.1	1 of 1329	99.9%	★★★★★
2006	88.8	1 of 1314	99.9%	★★★★★
2005	86.7	11 of 1303	99.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	106 of 463	77.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	66.0	111 of 348	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	160 of 339	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.2	23 of 370	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	1 of 370	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	771 of 1326	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	716 of 1317	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	728 of 1318	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.6	318 of 1326	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	207 of 1290	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	219 of 1331	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	114 of 1333	91.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	625 of 1032	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	428 of 989	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	402 of 982	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	348 of 953	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	239 of 896	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	162 of 899	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	180 of 870	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	292 of 1023	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	91 of 939	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.0	110 of 910	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	104 of 863	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	71 of 839	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	54 of 948	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	15 of 942	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	746 of 1318	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.9	539 of 1313	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	436 of 1315	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	406 of 1324	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	354 of 1297	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	124 of 1335	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	42 of 1334	96.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	996 of 1023	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	836 of 970	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	564 of 963	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.0	339 of 975	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.6	93 of 976	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	143 of 964	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	102 of 1023	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	31 of 1022	97.0%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	336 of 752	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	171 of 743	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	39 of 748	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	17 of 745	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	37 of 652	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	41 of 745	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	14 of 716	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	93.3	12 of 712	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	92.1	16 of 713	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	92.5	18 of 713	97.5%	★★★★★
2014	80.9	122 of 717	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	85.2	58 of 704	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	84.4	79 of 677	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	87.4	25 of 684	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	91.8	2 of 677	99.7%	★★★★★
2009	91.9	1 of 664	99.8%	★★★★★
2008	92.9	1 of 640	99.8%	★★★★★
2007	91.6	1 of 631	99.8%	★★★★★
2006	91.5	2 of 615	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	87.2	35 of 599	94.2%	★★★★★
2004	90.2	9 of 588	98.5%	★★★★★
2003	92.8	1 of 574	99.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	85.4	12 of 200	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	66.8	45 of 147	69.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	12 of 199	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	7 of 200	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	344 of 728	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.1	171 of 717	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	37 of 720	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	20 of 726	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	29 of 625	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	64 of 703	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	21 of 680	96.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	51.5	244 of 589	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	95.6	10 of 587	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	10 of 591	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.2	53 of 480	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	59 of 524	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	51 of 504	89.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	74 of 613	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	34 of 584	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	9 of 568	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	11 of 549	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	4 of 467	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	16 of 541	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	15 of 522	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	273 of 726	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	187 of 719	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	59 of 718	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	29 of 730	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	42 of 635	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	54 of 697	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	26 of 675	96.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	70.8	121 of 510	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	26 of 509	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	23 of 512	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	28 of 435	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	29 of 504	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	7 of 497	98.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)77th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+30 vs school

Asian (2022)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-39 vs school

Middle school

Asian (2022)94th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+33 vs school

White (2024)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)59th percentile-18 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-8 vs state

Science24%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 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 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	388	36	10.7	62.9%	135 (34.8%)	82 (21.1%)	108 (27.8%)	46 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.6%)	41.9	789^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.4%		50.6	657^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.9%	132	37.0	12.9	30.4	44.0	63.0	70.6	60.6	64.5	32.7	37.3	44.4	32.3	35.3	13.0			$11,130	$585	$10,545
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	433	44	9.8	70.9%	160 (37.0%)	65 (15.0%)	138 (31.9%)	35 (8.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.4%)	52	653^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	51.5%		52.1	645^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.8%	8	17.0	15.2	69.7	78.5	41.7	69.3	61.5	67.4	69.7	64.3	22.9	26.0	35.9	22.0			$12,231	$788	$11,443
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	497	43	11.6	61.0%	172 (34.6%)	88 (17.7%)	143 (28.8%)	69 (13.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	66.5	461^st of 1347 public elementary schools	65.8%		60.4	538^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.8%	77	37.0	18.0	54.0	69.4	73.9	81.3	69.8	60.8	58.0	54.0	32.6	43.7	46.5	45.7			$15,194	$699	$14,495
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	1,203	104	11.5	74.6%	485 (40.3%)	199 (16.5%)	392 (32.6%)	69 (5.7%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	47 (3.9%)	37.7	848^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.0%		34.5	874^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.7%	26	21.2	10.4	41.5	46.8	39.8	62.5	63.2	62.2	39.0	38.9	27.7	34.2	27.0	20.6	100.0	100.0	$8,530	$312	$8,218
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	924	84	11.0	68.0%	418 (45.2%)	66 (7.1%)	344 (37.2%)	62 (6.7%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	25 (2.7%)	30.1	954^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.2%		42.2	765^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.8%	189	12.4	8.0	27.4	41.8	33.3	53.5	29.2	49.5	36.5	41.3	28.3	34.0	17.8	15.4			$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	640	55	11.6	63.6%	281 (43.9%)	122 (19.1%)	157 (24.5%)	44 (6.9%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.5%)	61.2	522^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	61.2%		60.8	533^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	60.2%	11	30.1	13.8	53.6	69.5	64.9	77.7	71.6	70.7	52.7	58.0	36.5	32.9	39.7	26.9			$10,468	$531	$9,937
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	712	58	12.3	54.9%	373 (52.4%)	81 (11.4%)	145 (20.4%)	78 (11.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.9%)	30.6	946^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.8%		36.7	848^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.6%	98	15.7	11.8	30.0	41.9	32.4	50.6	66.6	67.1	40.0	44.0	17.2	35.6	31.7	30.2	92.3	92.3	$11,126	$557	$10,569
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	501	46	10.8	66.9%	247 (49.3%)	78 (15.6%)	126 (25.1%)	31 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	45.1	740^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.1%		45.3	730^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.4%	10	25.9	7.2	38.3	60.8	51.9	53.0	64.6	52.9	40.4	38.4	40.8	39.7	25.0	23.0			$11,493	$695	$10,798
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	657	60	10.9	62.9%	314 (47.8%)	100 (15.2%)	184 (28.0%)	33 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	31.4	935^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.6%		42.6	757^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.4%	178	27.2	6.0	21.7	36.5	62.7	46.8	51.2	36.3	34.8	23.6	38.8	23.8	32.5	11.5			$10,495	$452	$10,043
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	691	60	11.5	61.2%	284 (41.1%)	87 (12.6%)	204 (29.5%)	85 (12.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	40.7	798^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.8%		36.7	846^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.8%	48	11.3	12.3	30.8	58.9	50.9	56.3	42.5	48.4	34.9	51.7	33.8	39.4	22.8	6.8			$11,445	$529	$10,916

Frequently Asked Questions about Nicholas Oresko Community School

What district is Nicholas Oresko Community School in?

Bayonne School District

What schools do graduates of Nicholas Oresko Community School attend?

Students who attend Nicholas Oresko Community School usually go on to attend:

High : Bayonne High School

What is the racial makeup of Nicholas Oresko Community School?

Students at Nicholas Oresko Community School are 35% White, 28% Hispanic, 21% African American, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Nicholas Oresko Community School a good school?

Nicholas Oresko Community School ranks 789^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nicholas Oresko Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Nicholas Oresko Community School.

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