William Shemin Midtown Community School #8

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Bayonne, New Jersey

William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 in Bayonne, New Jersey enrolled 1,203 students in 2024-25 with 104.0 full-time teachers, 11.6 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

1,210 students in 2022-23, 1,235 students in 2023-24, 1,203 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 96.0 to 104.0.

Students enrolled at William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 by school year2022-23: 1,210, 2023-24: 1,235, 2024-25: 1,20305001k1.5k2022-231,2102023-241,2352024-251,203
Students enrolled at William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 by school year2022-23: 1,210, 2023-24: 1,235, 2024-25: 1,20305001k1.5k2022-231,2102023-241,2352024-251,203
Students enrolled at William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 by school year2022-23: 1,210, 2023-24: 1,235, 2024-25: 1,20305001k1.5k2022-231,2102023-241,2352024-251,203
Students enrolled at William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 by school year2022-23: 1,210, 2023-24: 1,235, 2024-25: 1,20305001k1.5k2022-231,2102023-241,2352024-251,203
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,21096.012.6
2023-241,23593.013.3
2024-251,203104.011.6

11.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 280 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 enrolled 1,118 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 59 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 280 of the 1,118 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions59
  • Chronically absent28.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.3% of students were White, 32.6% Hispanic, 16.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White40.3%
  2. Hispanic32.6%
  3. Black16.5%
  4. Asian5.7%
  5. Two or more races3.9%
  6. American Indian0.7%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2238%45%48.6%
Math, 2022-2326%27% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.

Elementary schools in Bayonne

11 public elementary schools in Bayonne report 2024-25 enrollment; William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
William Shemin Midtown Community School #81,20311.670.2%
Walter F. Robinson Community School92411.163.9%
Woodrow Wilson Community School74010.463.0%
Horace Mann Community School71212.451.5%
Washington Community School #969111.558.8%
Henry E. Harris Community School65711.057.2%
John M. Bailey Community School64011.657.8%
Mary J Donohoe Community School50110.960.5%

All public schools in Bayonne →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about William Shemin Midtown Community School #8

  1. Philip G. Vroom Community SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 433 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Nicholas Oresko Community SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 388 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 with Philip G. Vroom Community 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 JerseyWilliam Shemin Midtown Community School #8 is the number 5 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#5 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.11.6:1
  7. 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 William Shemin Midtown Community School #8

  1. How many students attend William Shemin Midtown Community School #8?
    1,203 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,210 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bayonne, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at William Shemin Midtown Community School #8?
    11.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 a Title I school?
    William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 do on state tests?
    The students tested at William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 in?
    Bayonne School District, NCES district ID 3401260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340126000001 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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