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C−

William Shemin Midtown Community School #8

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

550 Avenue A, Bayonne, NJ 07002 · (201) 858-5984 · Part of Bayonne City School District

Bayonne’s School Grade C better than 30% of New Jersey school districts

Students
1,203
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about William Shemin Midtown Community School #8

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Bayonne kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Bayonne kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8William Shemin Midtown Community School #8You are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

550 Avenue A, Bayonne

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K110
Kindergarten114
Grade 1126
Grade 2102
Grade 3122
Grade 4112
Grade 5127
Grade 6127
Grade 7125
Grade 8138
Enrollment over time
1,230’20
1,198’21
1,210’22
1,235’23
1,203’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Hispanic 33%Black 17%Asian 6%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 from Bayonne families.

Other schools in Bayonne City School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Bayonne’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.