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Henry E. Harris Community School

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Henry E. Harris Community School ranks 935 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

935^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Henry E. Harris Community School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Bayonne, New Jersey, part of the Bayonne School District. With 646 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom third of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, placing it in the bottom 25-40% statewide.

The school's performance varies significantly by student subgroup, with African American and Hispanic students performing better than their White peers. However, students with special needs and from low-income families perform very poorly, ranking in the bottom 25-40% of schools. Henry E. Harris Community School's test scores lag behind the district and state averages, and the school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 26.0% over the past few years.

Nearby Lincoln Community School #5 and Philip G. Vroom Community School significantly outperform Henry E. Harris Community School on key metrics, suggesting opportunities to learn from their practices. With over 55% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school likely serves a high-need population, but its per-student spending of $10,495 is lower than some nearby schools, indicating a potential need to re-evaluate resource allocation.

657

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,495

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

135 Avenue C
Bayonne, NJ 07002

(201) 858-5945

District: Bayonne School District

Students who attend Henry E. Harris Community School usually attend:

High:

Bayonne High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.8%

Hispanic:

28.0%

African American:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

935^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

498^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	31.4	935 of 1347	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	757 of 1338	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	867 of 1342	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	887 of 1345	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	862 of 1317	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	958 of 1360	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1042 of 1353	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	1037 of 1352	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	1104 of 1346	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.5	866 of 1357	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.0	912 of 1363	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.7	886 of 1367	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.3	834 of 1363	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.2	729 of 1360	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.9	744 of 1354	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.2	721 of 1346	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.1	815 of 1338	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.1	939 of 1329	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.9	911 of 1314	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.2	869 of 1303	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.7	760 of 1298	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	15.7	1019 of 1204	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	348 of 463	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.4	100 of 469	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.9	214 of 494	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	150 of 522	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	14.4	439 of 517	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	868 of 1326	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	732 of 1317	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	784 of 1318	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	753 of 1326	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	806 of 1290	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	875 of 1331	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	914 of 1333	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	653 of 1032	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	361 of 989	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	325 of 982	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	279 of 953	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	283 of 896	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	306 of 899	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	477 of 870	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	580 of 1023	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	408 of 939	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	391 of 910	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	324 of 863	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	279 of 839	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	379 of 948	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	619 of 942	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	904 of 1318	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	727 of 1313	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	834 of 1315	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	857 of 1324	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	798 of 1297	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	928 of 1335	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1058 of 1334	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	781 of 1023	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	517 of 989	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	540 of 958	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	754 of 949	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	606 of 868	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	795 of 1007	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	793 of 1001	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	697 of 970	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	734 of 963	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	815 of 975	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	852 of 976	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	833 of 964	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	897 of 1023	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	922 of 1022	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	498 of 752	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	378 of 743	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	493 of 748	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	520 of 745	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	459 of 652	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	429 of 745	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	438 of 716	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.8	484 of 712	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.5	522 of 713	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.8	421 of 713	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.4	437 of 717	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.5	395 of 704	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.0	411 of 677	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.0	382 of 684	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.4	328 of 677	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.1	305 of 664	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.6	406 of 640	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.5	330 of 631	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.5	428 of 615	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.7	431 of 599	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	66.9	254 of 588	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	38.5	415 of 574	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	60.3	103 of 352	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.6	175 of 361	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	212 of 356	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	503 of 728	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	373 of 717	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	458 of 720	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	510 of 726	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	462 of 625	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	393 of 703	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	387 of 680	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	319 of 608	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	149 of 589	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	263 of 587	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	267 of 591	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	213 of 480	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	242 of 524	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	288 of 504	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	356 of 613	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	152 of 584	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	250 of 568	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	266 of 549	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	266 of 467	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	175 of 541	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	209 of 522	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	445 of 726	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	340 of 719	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	438 of 718	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	498 of 730	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	400 of 635	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	435 of 697	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	463 of 675	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	243 of 507	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	238 of 510	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	338 of 505	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	489 of 535	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	277 of 401	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	313 of 471	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	432 of 502	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	409 of 510	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	448 of 509	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	462 of 512	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	401 of 435	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	352 of 504	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	354 of 497	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

White (2025)28th percentile~ school

African American (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

African American (2024)71st percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-11 vs state

Mathematics28%-13 vs state

Science17%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Henry E. Harris Community School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Henry E. Harris Community School

What schools do graduates of Henry E. Harris Community School attend?

Students who attend Henry E. Harris Community School usually go on to attend:

High : Bayonne High School

How many students attend Henry E. Harris Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Henry E. Harris Community School.

Is Henry E. Harris Community School a good school?

Henry E. Harris Community School ranks 935^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Henry E. Harris Community School?

Students at Henry E. Harris Community School are 48% White, 28% Hispanic, 15% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Henry E. Harris Community School in?

Bayonne School District

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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.

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