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Mary J Donohoe Community School

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Mary J Donohoe Community School ranks 740 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

740^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mary J Donohoe Community School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Bayonne, New Jersey. With 492 students, the school has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years, ranking between 687-938 out of around 1,350 New Jersey elementary schools.

Academically, Mary J Donohoe Community School generally performs below the Bayonne School District and New Jersey state averages on NJSLA assessments across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 38.3% compared to the district's 37.2% and the state's 44.9%. The school's performance is particularly low in 7th and 8th grade math, with proficiency rates around 25% compared to the district's 30-31% and the state's 38-39%. Science proficiency is also an area of concern, with 5th and 8th grade students scoring significantly below district and state averages.

While the school's African American and Hispanic student subgroups perform better than the overall student population, the White student subgroup and special education subgroup perform significantly worse. Interestingly, the school's low socioeconomic status (SES) student subgroup performs relatively well. Additionally, Mary J Donohoe Community School has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 26.0% over the past few years, which is above the district and state averages. Despite spending more per student than the district average, the school's academic outcomes lag behind, suggesting the need for a closer examination of resource allocation and instructional practices.

501

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,493

Per pupil spending ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

740^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

404^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	45.1	740 of 1347	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	730 of 1338	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	767 of 1342	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	824 of 1345	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	866 of 1317	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	867 of 1360	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	687 of 1353	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.2	760 of 1352	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.5	788 of 1346	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.4	938 of 1357	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.1	687 of 1363	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.3	765 of 1367	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.4	802 of 1363	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.3	863 of 1360	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.4	670 of 1354	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.4	820 of 1346	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.4	630 of 1338	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.6	790 of 1329	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.5	739 of 1314	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.8	786 of 1303	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.5	800 of 1298	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	65.6	516 of 1204	57.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	239 of 463	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	87.9	39 of 463	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	41 of 494	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	669 of 1326	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	712 of 1317	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	682 of 1318	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	699 of 1326	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	702 of 1290	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	682 of 1331	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	550 of 1333	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	345 of 1032	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	447 of 989	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	485 of 982	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	367 of 953	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	429 of 896	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	478 of 899	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	294 of 870	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	272 of 1023	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	291 of 939	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	209 of 910	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	287 of 863	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	367 of 839	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	385 of 948	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	203 of 942	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	756 of 1318	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	683 of 1313	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	758 of 1315	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	888 of 1324	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	945 of 1297	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	935 of 1335	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	760 of 1334	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	618 of 1023	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	493 of 989	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	487 of 958	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.3	793 of 868	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	808 of 1007	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	674 of 970	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	642 of 963	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	652 of 975	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	791 of 976	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	664 of 964	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	717 of 1023	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	603 of 1022	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	404 of 752	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	356 of 743	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	407 of 748	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	431 of 745	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	432 of 652	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	403 of 745	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	322 of 716	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.9	395 of 712	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.5	482 of 713	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.1	502 of 713	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.7	488 of 717	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.9	490 of 704	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.5	469 of 677	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.8	478 of 684	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.8	408 of 677	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.9	428 of 664	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.5	377 of 640	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.1	403 of 631	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.7	324 of 615	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.6	402 of 599	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.6	335 of 588	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	43.6	401 of 574	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	197 of 352	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	186 of 361	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	386 of 728	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	366 of 717	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	379 of 720	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	381 of 726	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	382 of 625	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	283 of 703	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	263 of 680	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	267 of 608	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	290 of 589	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	230 of 587	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	375 of 591	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	241 of 480	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	295 of 524	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	212 of 504	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	174 of 613	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	80 of 584	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	180 of 568	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	238 of 549	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	228 of 467	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	189 of 541	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	74 of 522	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	354 of 726	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	307 of 719	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	363 of 718	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	438 of 730	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	443 of 635	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	426 of 697	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	365 of 675	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	34.4	318 of 510	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.9	129 of 535	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	30.7	274 of 401	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	301 of 492	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	358 of 502	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.0	260 of 510	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	313 of 509	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	362 of 512	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	378 of 435	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	296 of 504	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	273 of 497	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

African American (2024)44th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2024)38th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-6 vs state

Science16%-8 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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 Mary J Donohoe Community School

What schools do graduates of Mary J Donohoe Community School attend?

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

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How many students attend Mary J Donohoe Community School?

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

What district is Mary J Donohoe Community School in?

Bayonne School District

What is the racial makeup of Mary J Donohoe Community School?

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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Mary J Donohoe Community School ranks 740^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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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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