Bayonne Alternative High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bayonne, New Jersey

Bayonne Alternative High School in Bayonne, New Jersey enrolled 109 students in 2024-25. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 37.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 45-49% (New Jersey: 90.5%).

Enrollment fell 39% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

180 students in 2022-23, 166 students in 2023-24, 109 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Bayonne Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 180, 2023-24: 166, 2024-25: 1090501001502002022-231802023-241662024-25109
Students enrolled at Bayonne Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 180, 2023-24: 166, 2024-25: 1090501001502002022-231802023-241662024-25109
Students enrolled at Bayonne Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 180, 2023-24: 166, 2024-25: 1090501001502002022-231802023-241662024-25109
Students enrolled at Bayonne Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 180, 2023-24: 166, 2024-25: 1090501001502002022-231802023-241662024-25109
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231800.5360.0
2023-241660.5332.0
2024-25109not reportednot reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bayonne Alternative High School enrolled 134 students; it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent96.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

37.6% of students were Hispanic, 30.3% Black, 25.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic37.6%
  2. Black30.3%
  3. White25.7%
  4. Two or more races3.7%
  5. Asian1.8%
  6. American Indian0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Bayonne Alternative High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 37.6% in math across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Mathunder 50%27% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

45-49% of the 76 students in Bayonne Alternative High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate45‑49%87%90.5%
Students in the class76661106,157

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Bayonne

2 public high schools in Bayonne report 2024-25 enrollment; Bayonne Alternative High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bayonne Alternative High School109not reported56.0%
Bayonne Academy30.8not reported

All public schools in Bayonne →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bayonne Alternative High School

  1. Bayonne High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 2,830 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Bayonne AcademyThe next nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 3 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  3. Compare Bayonne Alternative High School with Bayonne High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bayonne School District spends per student$22,001 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,001
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyBayonne Alternative High School is the number 409 by size of 447 New Jersey high schools open in 2024-25.#409 of 447
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bayonne Alternative High School

  1. How many students attend Bayonne Alternative High School?
    109 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 180 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bayonne, NJ.
  2. Is Bayonne Alternative High School a Title I school?
    Bayonne Alternative High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  3. How do students at Bayonne Alternative High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Bayonne Alternative High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 37.6% in math across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Bayonne Alternative High School?
    45-49% of the 76 students in Bayonne Alternative High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bayonne Alternative High School in?
    Bayonne School District, NCES district ID 3401260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340126003447 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22