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Henry E. Harris Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
812th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 39% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Henry E. Harris Community School is a Bayonne school serving prekindergarten through eighth grade, with 657 students. Its latest results show a clear difference by subject: English language arts (ELA) is its stronger broad subject, while math is the main academic concern. In 2025–2026, the school’s average math proficiency across grades 3–8 was 31%, and third grade was especially weak at 28%—the lowest third-grade result among Harris and the nine nearby Bayonne schools in the comparison.

Compared with nearby schools, the district, and the state, Harris’s overall math results lagged most: its 31% average was 7 points below nearby schools, 5 below the Bayonne School District, and 9 below the state. ELA was stronger, but Harris’s 46% average still trailed nearby schools by 2 points, the district by 1, and the state by 5. Fifth-grade ELA was a bright spot at 53%, slightly above the state’s 52% and 5 points above the district. Science averaged 14%, 4 points below nearby schools. The grade-level results are uneven: fourth-grade math rose 20 points in one year to 44%, while third-grade math fell to 28%.

Over four years, math improved from 23% to 31%, while ELA was essentially flat at about 47% and science edged up from 13% to 14%. SchoolDigger ranked Harris at the 39th percentile and gave it 2 stars in 2025–2026; that was 8 percentile points higher than the previous year, but below its 43rd-percentile standing in 2023–2024. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was notably higher, at the 63rd percentile, while its ranking for Hispanic Students was at the 25th percentile after declining from the 63rd percentile over the three years reported. In 2024–2025, the student–teacher ratio was 10.9, and 63% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the nearby-school average of 65%. Chronic absenteeism was 24% in 2024–2025—below the district’s 30% but above the state’s 14% and up from 8% in 2020–2021.

657
Students ?
10.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,618
Per pupil spending ?
62.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 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: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (37% vs 43% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 14% New Jersey)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg38%
New Jersey avg43%
Elementary school
812th of 1,331
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 39%▲ up 21 pts since 2016
From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
448th of 743
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 40%▲ up 13 pts since 2016
From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 11Elementary Schools in the Bayonne School District
405th of 607Bayonne 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202639.1812 of 133139.0%★★☆☆☆
202531.4935 of 134730.6%★★☆☆☆
202442.6757 of 133843.4%★★☆☆☆
202335.4867 of 134235.4%★★☆☆☆
202233.8887 of 134534.1%★★☆☆☆
202130.6862 of 131734.5%★★☆☆☆
201933.3958 of 136029.6%★☆☆☆☆
201827.01042 of 135323.0%★☆☆☆☆
201725.91037 of 135223.3%★☆☆☆☆
201621.01104 of 134618.0%★☆☆☆☆
201538.5866 of 135736.2%★★☆☆☆
201443.0912 of 136333.1%★★☆☆☆
201345.7886 of 136735.2%★★☆☆☆
201249.3834 of 136338.8%★★☆☆☆
201157.2729 of 136046.4%★★☆☆☆
201055.9744 of 135445.1%★★☆☆☆
200956.2721 of 134646.4%★★☆☆☆
200852.1815 of 133839.1%★★☆☆☆
200744.1939 of 132929.3%★☆☆☆☆
200643.9911 of 131430.7%★★☆☆☆
200546.2869 of 130333.3%★★☆☆☆
200453.7760 of 129841.4%★★☆☆☆
200315.71019 of 120415.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202652.7189 of 43456.5%★★★☆☆
202522.2348 of 46324.8%★☆☆☆☆
202469.4100 of 46978.7%★★★★☆
202253.9214 of 49456.7%★★★☆☆
201964.7150 of 52271.3%★★★★☆
201814.4439 of 51715.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202630.5910 of 131130.6%★★☆☆☆
202534.4868 of 132634.5%★★☆☆☆
202442.8732 of 131744.4%★★☆☆☆
202338.8784 of 131840.5%★★☆☆☆
202241.8753 of 132643.2%★★☆☆☆
202134.8806 of 129037.5%★★☆☆☆
201937.7875 of 133134.3%★★☆☆☆
201835.2914 of 133331.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202630.3746 of 99124.7%★☆☆☆☆
202535.9653 of 103236.7%★★☆☆☆
202457.8361 of 98963.5%★★★☆☆
202360.4325 of 98266.9%★★★☆☆
202264.2279 of 95370.7%★★★★☆
202158.2283 of 89668.4%★★★☆☆
201960.2306 of 89966.0%★★★☆☆
201844.0477 of 87045.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202658.2368 of 100263.3%★★★☆☆
202543.7580 of 102343.3%★★☆☆☆
202450.8408 of 93956.5%★★★☆☆
202350.5391 of 91057.0%★★★☆☆
202253.9324 of 86362.5%★★★☆☆
202155.7279 of 83966.7%★★★☆☆
201953.2379 of 94860.0%★★★☆☆
201839.8619 of 94234.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202648.6673 of 130648.5%★★☆☆☆
202530.7904 of 131831.4%★★☆☆☆
202443.4727 of 131344.6%★★☆☆☆
202335.1834 of 131536.6%★★☆☆☆
202234.3857 of 132435.3%★★☆☆☆
202133.7798 of 129738.5%★★☆☆☆
201932.4928 of 133530.5%★★☆☆☆
201822.81058 of 133420.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202645.3455 of 97053.1%★★★☆☆
202523.7781 of 102323.7%★☆☆☆☆
202439.4517 of 98947.7%★★☆☆☆
202336.0540 of 95843.6%★★☆☆☆
202220.8754 of 94920.5%★☆☆☆☆
202127.6606 of 86830.2%★★☆☆☆
201920.4795 of 100721.1%★☆☆☆☆
201819.5793 of 100120.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202641.2604 of 95136.5%★★☆☆☆
202530.8697 of 97028.1%★☆☆☆☆
202427.9734 of 96323.8%★☆☆☆☆
202320.1815 of 97516.4%★☆☆☆☆
202217.9852 of 97612.7%★☆☆☆☆
202121.3833 of 96413.6%★☆☆☆☆
201916.4897 of 102312.3%★☆☆☆☆
201815.0922 of 10229.8%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202638.4448 of 74339.7%★★☆☆☆
202531.7498 of 75233.8%★★☆☆☆
202445.6378 of 74349.1%★★☆☆☆
202332.3493 of 74834.1%★★☆☆☆
202228.5520 of 74530.2%★★☆☆☆
202126.3459 of 65229.6%★☆☆☆☆
201943.7429 of 74542.4%★★☆☆☆
201841.2438 of 71638.8%★★☆☆☆
201734.8484 of 71232.0%★★☆☆☆
201629.5522 of 71326.8%★☆☆☆☆
201541.8421 of 71341.0%★★☆☆☆
201446.4437 of 71739.1%★★☆☆☆
201353.5395 of 70443.9%★★☆☆☆
201250.0411 of 67739.3%★★☆☆☆
201155.0382 of 68444.2%★★☆☆☆
201061.4328 of 67751.6%★★★☆☆
200964.1305 of 66454.1%★★★☆☆
200849.6406 of 64036.6%★★☆☆☆
200760.5330 of 63147.7%★★☆☆☆
200642.5428 of 61530.4%★★☆☆☆
200538.7431 of 59928.0%★☆☆☆☆
200466.9254 of 58856.8%★★★☆☆
200338.5415 of 57427.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202659.5102 of 33169.2%★★★☆☆
202460.3103 of 35270.7%★★★★☆
202344.6175 of 36151.5%★★★☆☆
202238.9212 of 35640.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202637.0437 of 71639.0%★★☆☆☆
202529.2503 of 72830.9%★★☆☆☆
202444.3373 of 71748.0%★★☆☆☆
202334.0458 of 72036.4%★★☆☆☆
202229.1510 of 72629.8%★★☆☆☆
202124.1462 of 62526.1%★☆☆☆☆
201947.6393 of 70344.1%★★☆☆☆
201847.0387 of 68043.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202636.2376 of 58936.2%★★☆☆☆
202543.8319 of 60847.5%★★☆☆☆
202465.5149 of 58974.7%★★★★☆
202348.3263 of 58755.2%★★★☆☆
202247.8267 of 59154.8%★★★☆☆
202147.3213 of 48055.6%★★★☆☆
201951.5242 of 52453.8%★★★☆☆
201842.5288 of 50442.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202633.7422 of 59028.5%★☆☆☆☆
202540.6356 of 61341.9%★★☆☆☆
202461.4152 of 58474.0%★★★★☆
202348.3250 of 56856.0%★★★☆☆
202244.1266 of 54951.5%★★★☆☆
202140.3266 of 46743.0%★★☆☆☆
201957.8175 of 54167.7%★★★☆☆
201853.4209 of 52260.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202639.9412 of 71442.3%★★☆☆☆
202536.3445 of 72638.7%★★☆☆☆
202447.9340 of 71952.7%★★★☆☆
202336.2438 of 71839.0%★★☆☆☆
202229.9498 of 73031.8%★★☆☆☆
202131.2400 of 63537.0%★★☆☆☆
201938.6435 of 69737.6%★★☆☆☆
201833.5463 of 67531.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202651.6174 of 48263.9%★★★☆☆
202544.1243 of 50752.1%★★★☆☆
202443.6238 of 51053.3%★★★☆☆
202332.1338 of 50533.1%★★☆☆☆
202220.4489 of 5358.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202130.4277 of 40130.9%★★☆☆☆
201832.3313 of 47133.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202628.4379 of 49022.7%★☆☆☆☆
202517.8432 of 50213.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.0409 of 51019.8%★☆☆☆☆
202317.6448 of 50912.0%★☆☆☆☆
202214.0462 of 5129.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.3401 of 4357.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.4352 of 50430.2%★★☆☆☆
201834.3354 of 49728.8%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)63rd percentile+24 vs school
African American (2026)56th percentile+17 vs school
Special Education (2026)53rd percentile+14 vs school
Male (2026)48th percentile+9 vs school
White (2026)36th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2026)31st percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-14 vs school
Middle school
African American (2026)69th percentile+29 vs school
Special Education (2026)64th percentile+24 vs school
Male (2026)42nd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)39th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)36th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile-11 vs school
White (2026)23rd percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I92%+45 vs state
English Language Arts47%-4 vs state
Mathematics31%-10 vs state
Science14%-9 vs state

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

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

High : Bayonne High School

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

Henry E. Harris Community School ranks 812th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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