William Shemin Midtown Community School #8

William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 is a well-populated elementary campus in BAYONNE, New Jersey, run under Bayonne School District. The school educates 1,203 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 197% above the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Within Bayonne School District, which oversees 13 schools and 10,325 students, William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 lists that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 33% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Hudson County as a whole is about 32% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.3%; this one delivers 39.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hudson County shows the typical household earns roughly $91,795 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 is one of 130 public schools in Hudson County (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students).

The closest other public school is Philip G. Vroom Community School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 41.9%.

William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 has stayed largely flat, going from 1,179 students in 2018 to 1,203 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 44% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.