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Enrollment
657
Elementary
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAYONNE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340126002714
Henry E. Harris Community School
135 AVENUE C, BAYONNE, NJ 07002 · (201) 858-5945 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
413 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
42.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.8pp since 2023
Math
27.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.4% | 29.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Henry E. Harris Community School
Henry E. Harris Community School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry E. Harris Community School this school | 657 | 62.9% | 33.8% |
| John M. Bailey Community School BAYONNE | 640 | 63.6% | 46.5% |
| Middle Township Elementary #1 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE | 688 | 61.0% | N/A |
| Roland Rogers Elementary School GALLOWAY | 578 | 61.2% | 31.6% |
| Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School MAPLE SHADE | 554 | 57.4% | 23.9% |
| Cold Springs School GLOUCESTER CITY | 839 | 65.9% | 29.7% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Henry E. Harris Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #886 of 1,290 | #52 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #1,017 of 1,319 ▼ 73 | #62 of 84 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #878 of 1,319 ▼ 214 | #56 of 84 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #156 of 1,562 | #26 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #603 of 1,390 | #34 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #267 of 1,392 | #27 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #433 of 1,481 | #61 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #660 of 798 | #50 of 61 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
657
+20 (+3%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 657 | 60 | 10.9:1 | 63% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 56 | 11.5:1 | 57% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 60 | 10.9:1 | 57% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 56 | 11.4:1 | 49% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 683 | 54 | 12.7:1 | 51% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 51 | 13.1:1 | 59% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 650 | 32 | 20.3:1 | 55% (357) |
| 2000-01 | 624 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 37% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 22 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry E. Harris Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (683 to 657); teachers up 11% (54 to 60).
About Henry E. Harris Community School
Henry E. Harris Community School is a large elementary school based in BAYONNE, New Jersey. It has an enrollment of 657 students in pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Across its 13 schools, Bayonne School District enrolls 10,325 students. Henry E. Harris Community School is one of those schools.
No group is above 50% at Henry E. Harris Community School; the largest is White, at 48%. The school is also 28% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 32%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Henry E. Harris Community School scores 67%.
Based on 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, Henry E. Harris Community School has a ratio of 10.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is similar, at 11.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 63%.
Henry E. Harris Community School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 31.8% at Henry E. Harris Community School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.8%.
For Hudson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $91,795, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 130 public schools in the county, enrolling about 86,216, Henry E. Harris Community School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Mary J Donohoe Community School is about 0.2 miles from Henry E. Harris Community School. The five-mile area around Henry E. Harris Community School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Henry E. Harris Community School at 7th of 9.
Federal data place Henry E. Harris Community School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Henry E. Harris Community School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bayonne School District
- Bayonne High SchoolHigh · 2,830 students
- William Shemin Midtown Community School #8Elementary · 1,203 students
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- Woodrow Wilson Community SchoolElementary · 740 students
- Horace Mann Community SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Washington Community School #9Elementary · 691 students
Other schools in BAYONNE
- Bayonne High SchoolHigh · 2,830 students
- William Shemin Midtown Community School #8Elementary · 1,203 students
- Walter F. Robinson Community SchoolElementary · 924 students
- Woodrow Wilson Community SchoolElementary · 740 students
- Horace Mann Community SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Washington Community School #9Elementary · 691 students
Nearby schools
- Mary J Donohoe Community School0.2 mi · 501
- John M. Bailey Community School0.5 mi · 640
- PS 20 PORT RICHMOND1.0 mi · 277
- William Shemin Midtown Community School #81.2 mi · 1,203
- PS 18 JOHN G WHITTIER1.2 mi · 315
- Nicholas Oresko Community School1.2 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Henry E. Harris Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Henry E. Harris Community School?
Henry E. Harris Community School enrolls approximately 657 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Henry E. Harris Community School serve?
Henry E. Harris Community School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Henry E. Harris Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Henry E. Harris Community School is approximately 10.9:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Henry E. Harris Community School?
At Henry E. Harris Community School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 28% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Henry E. Harris Community School?
Henry E. Harris Community School is overseen by Bayonne School District in Hudson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.