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Mary J Donohoe Community School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

25 East 5th Street, Bayonne, NJ 07002 · (201) 858-5969 · Part of Bayonne City School District

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

Students
501
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Mary J Donohoe Community School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bayonne kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Mary J Donohoe Community SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts40%
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).

25 East 5th Street, Bayonne

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K49
Kindergarten44
Grade 150
Grade 249
Grade 347
Grade 452
Grade 555
Grade 653
Grade 750
Grade 852
Enrollment over time
459’20
459’21
459’22
492’23
501’24

Up 9.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Hispanic 25%Black 16%Asian 6%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mary J Donohoe Community School 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.