Philip G. Vroom Community School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in BAYONNE, New Jersey, Philip G. Vroom Community School enrolls 433 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Bayonne School District.

Bayonne School District runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 10,325 students. Philip G. Vroom Community School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Philip G. Vroom Community School reports that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 32% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Philip G. Vroom Community School logs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Philip G. Vroom Community School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 27.4%; this one delivers 44.6%, a residual of +17.3 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hudson County) records that median household earnings sit near $91,795, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Hudson County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), Philip G. Vroom Community School is one campus in the mix.

Nicholas Oresko Community School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Philip G. Vroom Community School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Philip G. Vroom Community School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 41.1%.

Philip G. Vroom Community School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Philip G. Vroom Community School has contracted 4%, going from 449 students in 2018 to 433 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 42% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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