High Schools in Bayonne School District

The Bayonne School District in New Jersey is home to two high schools: Bayonne High School and Bayonne Alternative High School. While Bayonne High School is the larger and higher-performing school, Bayonne Alternative High School presents some unique characteristics that are worth noting.

Bayonne High School is a relatively large school with 2,832 students and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. It has a graduation rate of 91.3% and a low dropout rate of 1.0%, but its academic performance, as measured by NJSLA/NJGPA assessments, is generally lower than the Bayonne School District and New Jersey state averages, particularly in math subjects. In contrast, Bayonne Alternative High School, a much smaller school with 166 students, has significantly lower proficiency rates in assessments compared to the larger high school and the district/state averages.

Despite the differences in academic performance, both Bayonne High School and Bayonne Alternative High School have relatively high graduation rates (91.3%) and low dropout rates (1.0%) in 2023-2024. However, both schools also share a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in the same year. The significant difference in student-teacher ratio between the two schools (12.6 vs. 332) suggests that Bayonne Alternative High School may have different educational approaches or resource allocation compared to the traditional high school.