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Mary J Donohoe Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
906th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 32% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Mary J Donohoe Community School in Bayonne, New Jersey, serves 501 students in prekindergarten through eighth grade in a group of nearby Bayonne schools. Its results vary sharply by grade: seventh-grade math is an exceptional strength, but several other grade-level results are among the lowest in the nearby group. The most important takeaway is that this standout math result does not reflect performance across the school as a whole.

Seventh-grade math proficiency was 58%, compared with 38% statewide, 35% in the district, and a nearby-school average of 34%; the next-highest nearby result, at Lincoln Community School #5, was 43%. But fourth-grade math was just 26%, versus 47% statewide and a 49% nearby average, the lowest among the 11 schools. Fifth-grade ELA was 33%, the lowest nearby result, and fifth-grade science was 13%, also the lowest. Across grades, the school’s averages were below the district, state, and nearby-school averages in ELA (43% versus 48%, 51%, and 49%), math (35% versus 36%, 40%, and 37%), and science (13% versus 18%, 23%, and 18%).

Recent results are mixed: the ELA average fell 11 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, science fell 3 points, and math was nearly flat. That flat math average masks a 33-point seventh-grade gain alongside declines in fourth and fifth grades. In 2025–26, SchoolDigger ranked the school 906th of 1,331 New Jersey schools, at the 32nd percentile with 2 stars; it tied for the lowest percentile among nearby schools. The Bayonne School District was at the 33rd percentile with 2 stars. The school’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 10.8, below the nearby average of 11.1, while 67% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a nearby average of 65%. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 ranking for English Language Learner students was at the 66th percentile, a notably stronger standing than the school’s overall ranking; its Special Education Students ranking was at the 14th percentile, down from the 40th percentile in 2024–25.

501
Students ?
10.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,751
Per pupil spending ?
66.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 25 East 5th Street
       Bayonne, NJ  07002

(201) 858-5969

District: Bayonne School District


Students who attend Mary J Donohoe Community School usually attend:

High:    Bayonne High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
49.3%
Hispanic:
25.1%
African American:
15.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 43% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 14% New Jersey)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school35%
District avg38%
New Jersey avg43%
Elementary school
906th of 1,331
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 10 pts since 2016
From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
369th of 743
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Top 50%▲ up 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to top 50% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
10th 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
202631.5906 of 133131.9%★★☆☆☆
202545.1740 of 134745.1%★★☆☆☆
202445.3730 of 133845.4%★★☆☆☆
202342.8767 of 134242.8%★★☆☆☆
202238.1824 of 134538.7%★★☆☆☆
202130.2866 of 131734.2%★★☆☆☆
201939.5867 of 136036.3%★★☆☆☆
201851.7687 of 135349.2%★★☆☆☆
201747.2760 of 135243.8%★★☆☆☆
201644.5788 of 134641.5%★★☆☆☆
201533.4938 of 135730.9%★★☆☆☆
201458.1687 of 136349.6%★★☆☆☆
201353.3765 of 136744.0%★★☆☆☆
201251.4802 of 136341.2%★★☆☆☆
201148.3863 of 136036.5%★★☆☆☆
201059.4670 of 135450.5%★★★☆☆
200949.4820 of 134639.1%★★☆☆☆
200862.4630 of 133852.9%★★★☆☆
200755.6790 of 132940.6%★★☆☆☆
200657.5739 of 131443.8%★★☆☆☆
200552.8786 of 130339.7%★★☆☆☆
200451.5800 of 129838.4%★★☆☆☆
200365.6516 of 120457.1%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202649.6209 of 43451.8%★★★☆☆
202543.9239 of 46348.4%★★☆☆☆
202387.939 of 46391.6%★★★★★
202287.841 of 49491.7%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202655.9198 of 58165.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202631.4893 of 131131.9%★★☆☆☆
202549.2669 of 132649.5%★★☆☆☆
202443.9712 of 131745.9%★★☆☆☆
202346.1682 of 131848.3%★★☆☆☆
202246.2699 of 132647.3%★★☆☆☆
202141.6702 of 129045.6%★★☆☆☆
201951.0682 of 133148.8%★★☆☆☆
201860.2550 of 133358.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202633.6698 of 99129.6%★☆☆☆☆
202560.1345 of 103266.6%★★★☆☆
202449.5447 of 98954.8%★★★☆☆
202346.8485 of 98250.6%★★★☆☆
202253.3367 of 95361.5%★★★☆☆
202145.7429 of 89652.1%★★★☆☆
201945.0478 of 89946.8%★★☆☆☆
201860.5294 of 87066.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202640.4629 of 100237.2%★★☆☆☆
202565.7272 of 102373.4%★★★★☆
202459.7291 of 93969.0%★★★☆☆
202367.2209 of 91077.0%★★★★☆
202258.4287 of 86366.7%★★★☆☆
202148.7367 of 83956.3%★★★☆☆
201952.7385 of 94859.4%★★★☆☆
201871.7203 of 94278.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202634.4861 of 130634.1%★★☆☆☆
202542.2756 of 131842.6%★★☆☆☆
202447.2683 of 131348.0%★★☆☆☆
202341.5758 of 131542.4%★★☆☆☆
202231.5888 of 132432.9%★★☆☆☆
202122.6945 of 129727.1%★☆☆☆☆
201931.7935 of 133530.0%★★☆☆☆
201844.8760 of 133443.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202618.6839 of 97013.5%★☆☆☆☆
202533.8618 of 102339.6%★★☆☆☆
202441.6493 of 98950.2%★★★☆☆
202340.6487 of 95849.2%★★☆☆☆
202115.3793 of 8688.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.3808 of 100719.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202616.7840 of 95111.7%★☆☆☆☆
202533.2674 of 97030.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.1642 of 96333.3%★★☆☆☆
202335.8652 of 97533.1%★★☆☆☆
202224.0791 of 97619.0%★☆☆☆☆
202134.7664 of 96431.1%★★☆☆☆
201934.4717 of 102329.9%★★☆☆☆
201843.5603 of 102241.0%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202647.8369 of 74350.3%★★★☆☆
202545.1404 of 75246.3%★★☆☆☆
202448.7356 of 74352.1%★★★☆☆
202342.3407 of 74845.6%★★☆☆☆
202240.2431 of 74542.1%★★☆☆☆
202129.2432 of 65233.7%★★☆☆☆
201947.0403 of 74545.9%★★☆☆☆
201853.9322 of 71655.0%★★★☆☆
201744.9395 of 71244.5%★★☆☆☆
201636.5482 of 71332.4%★★☆☆☆
201530.1502 of 71329.6%★☆☆☆☆
201438.7488 of 71731.9%★★☆☆☆
201338.9490 of 70430.4%★★☆☆☆
201241.5469 of 67730.7%★★☆☆☆
201140.8478 of 68430.1%★★☆☆☆
201052.8408 of 67739.7%★★☆☆☆
200948.9428 of 66435.5%★★☆☆☆
200854.5377 of 64041.1%★★☆☆☆
200752.1403 of 63136.1%★★☆☆☆
200660.7324 of 61547.3%★★☆☆☆
200545.6402 of 59932.9%★★☆☆☆
200456.6335 of 58843.0%★★☆☆☆
200343.6401 of 57430.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202439.2197 of 35244.0%★★☆☆☆
202342.9186 of 36148.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202635.4214 of 33636.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202644.4383 of 71646.5%★★☆☆☆
202544.6386 of 72847.0%★★☆☆☆
202445.4366 of 71749.0%★★☆☆☆
202343.3379 of 72047.4%★★☆☆☆
202244.4381 of 72647.5%★★☆☆☆
202135.7382 of 62538.9%★★☆☆☆
201960.7283 of 70359.7%★★★☆☆
201862.9263 of 68061.3%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202643.1318 of 58946.0%★★☆☆☆
202551.1267 of 60856.1%★★★☆☆
202446.6290 of 58950.8%★★★☆☆
202352.7230 of 58760.8%★★★☆☆
202235.8375 of 59136.5%★★☆☆☆
202143.8241 of 48049.8%★★☆☆☆
201943.5295 of 52443.7%★★☆☆☆
201853.1212 of 50457.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202660.7172 of 59070.8%★★★★☆
202561.8174 of 61371.6%★★★★☆
202471.380 of 58486.3%★★★★☆
202355.6180 of 56868.3%★★★☆☆
202247.6238 of 54956.6%★★★☆☆
202143.8228 of 46751.2%★★★☆☆
201956.5189 of 54165.1%★★★☆☆
201874.274 of 52285.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202651.6320 of 71455.2%★★★☆☆
202547.3354 of 72651.2%★★★☆☆
202452.4307 of 71957.3%★★★☆☆
202344.2363 of 71849.4%★★☆☆☆
202237.6438 of 73040.0%★★☆☆☆
202125.5443 of 63530.2%★★☆☆☆
201940.1426 of 69738.9%★★☆☆☆
201845.8365 of 67545.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202434.4318 of 51037.6%★★☆☆☆
202261.9129 of 53575.9%★★★★☆
202130.7274 of 40131.7%★★☆☆☆
201935.9301 of 49238.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202637.1327 of 49033.3%★★☆☆☆
202532.4358 of 50228.7%★☆☆☆☆
202448.0260 of 51049.0%★★☆☆☆
202339.2313 of 50938.5%★★☆☆☆
202231.5362 of 51229.3%★☆☆☆☆
202121.1378 of 43513.1%★☆☆☆☆
201944.5296 of 50441.3%★★☆☆☆
201846.4273 of 49745.1%★★☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile+34 vs school
African American (2026)52nd percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)34th percentile~ school
Female (2026)32nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)30th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)14th percentile-18 vs school
White (2026)12th percentile-20 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+21 vs school
Male (2026)55th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)47th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)46th percentile-4 vs school
African American (2024)44th percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2024)38th percentile-14 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile-14 vs school
White (2026)33rd percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts43%-8 vs state
Mathematics34%-7 vs state
Science13%-10 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Mary J Donohoe Community School.

Students who attend Mary J Donohoe Community School usually go on to attend:

High : Bayonne High School

Mary J Donohoe Community School ranks 906th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Mary J Donohoe Community School are 49% White, 25% Hispanic, 16% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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