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Washington Community School #9

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Washington Community School #9 ranks 798 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

798^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Washington Community School #9 is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Bayonne, New Jersey, with 678 students. The school is part of the Bayonne School District, which is ranked 386 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Community School #9 faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 14.9% to 26.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also generally performs below the Bayonne School District and New Jersey state averages on NJSLA assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 30.8% compared to the district's 37.2% and the state's 44.9%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.1% to 62.09% over the past few years, higher than the district average.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Bayonne School District, Horace Mann Community School and Walter F. Robinson Community School generally perform better on test scores and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, Alexander D. Sullivan School in the Jersey City Public Schools district performs worse than Washington Community School #9 on these metrics.

691

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,445

Per pupil spending ?

61.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

191 Avenue B
Bayonne, NJ 07002

(201) 858-5990

District: Bayonne School District

Students who attend Washington Community School #9 usually attend:

High:

Bayonne High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.1%

Hispanic:

29.5%

African American:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

798^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

461^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	40.7	798 of 1347	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	846 of 1338	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	739 of 1342	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	868 of 1345	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	917 of 1317	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	679 of 1360	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	886 of 1353	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.0	929 of 1352	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.8	913 of 1346	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.7	862 of 1357	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.6	888 of 1363	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.1	860 of 1367	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.9	1024 of 1363	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.2	892 of 1360	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.5	1053 of 1354	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.1	965 of 1346	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.3	851 of 1338	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.1	668 of 1329	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.5	790 of 1314	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.9	813 of 1303	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.7	869 of 1298	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	29.1	916 of 1204	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	274 of 463	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.1	466 of 494	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	24.6	276 of 370	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	209 of 597	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	736 of 1326	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	832 of 1317	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	686 of 1318	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	854 of 1326	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	872 of 1290	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	687 of 1331	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	864 of 1333	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	369 of 1032	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	396 of 989	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	410 of 982	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	371 of 953	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	583 of 896	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.2	232 of 899	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	46.2	450 of 870	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	372 of 1023	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	329 of 939	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	193 of 910	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	283 of 863	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	433 of 839	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.3	115 of 948	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	306 of 942	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	800 of 1318	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	792 of 1313	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	725 of 1315	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	757 of 1324	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	895 of 1297	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	627 of 1335	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	832 of 1334	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	886 of 1023	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.6	446 of 989	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.8	799 of 958	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	910 of 949	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	857 of 868	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	678 of 1007	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.5	873 of 1001	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	796 of 970	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	836 of 963	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	706 of 975	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	818 of 976	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	864 of 964	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	657 of 1023	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	755 of 1022	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	461 of 752	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	459 of 743	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	354 of 748	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	418 of 745	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	375 of 652	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	355 of 745	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	386 of 716	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.8	358 of 712	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.9	485 of 713	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.6	339 of 713	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.2	406 of 717	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	445 of 704	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.6	357 of 677	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.9	427 of 684	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.3	454 of 677	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.9	422 of 664	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.2	387 of 640	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.9	405 of 631	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.9	286 of 615	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.8	376 of 599	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.2	378 of 588	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	46.4	390 of 574	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	147 of 343	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	426 of 728	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	415 of 717	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	366 of 720	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	362 of 726	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	398 of 625	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	391 of 703	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	394 of 680	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	295 of 608	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	312 of 589	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	234 of 587	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	277 of 591	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	201 of 480	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	124 of 524	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.5	209 of 504	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	346 of 613	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	244 of 584	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	91 of 568	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	45.2	259 of 549	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	155 of 467	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	77 of 541	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	151 of 522	71.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	454 of 726	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	455 of 719	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	315 of 718	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	383 of 730	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	320 of 635	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	293 of 697	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	343 of 675	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	476 of 507	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	314 of 510	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.5	480 of 505	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	411 of 535	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	392 of 471	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	437 of 502	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	430 of 510	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	287 of 509	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	345 of 512	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.5	416 of 435	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	370 of 504	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	332 of 497	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)65th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)25th percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

White (2025)13th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-6 vs state

Mathematics31%-10 vs state

Science12%-13 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
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
Woodrow Wilson Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 West 56th Street	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5996	740	71	10.4	67.4%	278 (37.6%)	132 (17.8%)	209 (28.2%)	79 (10.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (4.9%)	36.4	865^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.8%		38.9	812^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.3%	53	27.5	12.7	29.2	63.9	57.4	29.2	69.0	61.1	36.9	38.7	33.3	22.7	39.4	21.9			$12,061	$545	$11,516
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
Alexander D. Sullivan School	Public	PK, KG-5	171 Seaview Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6530	638	54	11.9	81.3%	46 (7.2%)	167 (26.2%)	378 (59.2%)	30 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	11.1	1230^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.7%		8.2	1267^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.3%	37	9.0		20.6	23.1	25.4				20.3	21.4	16.2						$11,486	$434	$11,052
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
Soaring Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Romar Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Soaring Heights Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 434-4800	272	16	16.6	55.9%	39 (14.3%)	70 (25.7%)	44 (16.2%)	92 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	10 (3.7%)	93.2	61^st of 1347 public elementary schools	95.5%		89.9	115^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.4%	54	56.0	32.0	87.5	92.0	88.0	94.0	96.0	88.0	66.7	72.0	80.0	80.0	64.0	72.0			$8,696	$1,133	$7,563
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
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
Jersey City Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	128 Danforth Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 433-2288	561	36	15.5	82.5%	7 (1.2%)	347 (61.9%)	192 (34.2%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29	969^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.1%		23.9	1022^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	23.6%	53	12.7	3.3	50.9	50.0	42.9	41.6	38.5	47.6	30.2	30.6	25.4	16.7	13.8	9.1	70.6	70.6	$5,983	$1,290	$4,693
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	239 Ocean Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6470	607	44	13.7	77.1%	37 (6.1%)	284 (46.8%)	227 (37.4%)	39 (6.4%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	33.1	908^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.6%		28.5	959^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.3%	51	15.9		49.4	48.2	36.6				40.5	32.5	30.5						$9,010	$324	$8,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Community School #9

What is the racial makeup of Washington Community School #9?

Students at Washington Community School #9 are 41% White, 30% Hispanic, 13% African American, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Washington Community School #9?

In the 2024-25 school year, 691 students attended Washington Community School #9.

What district is Washington Community School #9 in?

Bayonne School District

Is Washington Community School #9 a good school?

Washington Community School #9 ranks 798^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Students who attend Washington Community School #9 usually go on to attend:

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