Editing Bayonne, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[File:Bayonne FPL jeh.jpg|thumb|Bayonne Free Public Library and Cultural Center]]

===Public schools===
The [[Bayonne School District]] serves students from [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=98&dataid=137&FileName=BYLAWS%20-%200110%20REVISED%20Identification%20-%20August%202017.doc Bayonne Board of Education District Policy: Identification] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922181215/https://www.bboed.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=98&dataid=137&FileName=BYLAWS%20-%200110%20REVISED%20Identification%20-%20August%202017.doc |date=September 22, 2021 }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through 12 in the Bayonne School District. Composition: The Bayonne School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Bayonne."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 13 schools, had an enrollment of 10,059 students and 763.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.2:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401260&DistrictID=3401260 District information for Bayonne School District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316084845/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401260&DistrictID=3401260 |date=March 16, 2018 }}, [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401260 School Data for the Bayonne School District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151819/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401260 |date=March 16, 2018 }}, [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
John M. Bailey School No. 12<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/domain/27 John M. Bailey No. 12] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803222405/https://www.bboed.org/domain/27 |date=August 3, 2019 }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> (656 students; in grades PreK-8), 
Mary J. Donohoe No. 4<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/domain/22 Mary J. Donohoe No. 4] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803222241/https://www.bboed.org/domain/22 |date=August 3, 2019 }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> (459; PreK-8), 
Henry E. Harris No. 1<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/domain/18 Henry E. Harris No. 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803222302/https://www.bboed.org/domain/18 |date=August 3, 2019 }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> (637; PreK-8), 
Lincoln Community School No. 5<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/domain/2201 Lincoln Community School No. 5]{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> (433; PreK-8), 
Horace Mann No. 6<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/domain/24 Horace Mann No. 6] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803222253/https://www.bboed.org/domain/24 |date=August 3, 2019 }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> (641; PreK-8), 
Nicholas Oresko School No. 14<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/domain/28 Nicholas Oresko School #14] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803222335/https://www.bboed.org/domain/28 |date=August 3, 2019 }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> (444; PreK-8), 
Dr. Walter F. Robinson No. 3<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/domain/21 Dr. Walter F. Robinson No. 3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803222246/https://www.bboed.org/domain/21 |date=August 3, 2019 }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> (772; PreK-8), 
William Shemin Midtown Community School No. 8<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/domain/25 William Shemin Midtown Community School No. 8] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803222330/https://www.bboed.org/domain/25 |date=August 3, 2019 }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> (1,230; PreK-8), 
Phillip G. Vroom No. 2<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/domain/19 Phillip G. Vroom No. 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803222400/https://www.bboed.org/domain/19 |date=August 3, 2019 }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> (485; PreK-8), 
George Washington Community School No. 9<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/Page/2025 George Washington Community School No. 9] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714130054/https://www.bboed.org/Page/2025 |date=July 14, 2022 }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> (677; PreK-8), 
Woodrow Wilson School No. 10<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/Page/2027 Woodrow Wilson No. 10] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714130053/https://www.bboed.org/Page/2027 |date=July 14, 2022 }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> (747; PreK-8), 
[[Bayonne High School]]<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/domain/17 Bayonne High School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803222336/https://www.bboed.org/domain/17 |date=August 3, 2019 }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> (1,290; 9-12) and 
Bayonne Alternative High School<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=17&ModuleInstanceID=3531&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=12604&PageID=1954 Bayonne Alternative High School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714125945/https://www.bboed.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=17&ModuleInstanceID=3531&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=12604&PageID=1954 |date=July 14, 2022 }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> (141; 9-12).<ref>[https://www.bboed.org/domain/15 Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611025903/https://www.bboed.org/domain/15 |date=June 11, 2020 }}, Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.bboed.org/Page/130 Directory / Principals & Assistant Principals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714125945/https://www.bboed.org/Page/130 |date=July 14, 2022 }} Bayonne School District. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/17/0220 School Performance Reports for the Bayonne School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 31, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0220 New Jersey School Directory for the Bayonne School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Bayonne High School is the only public school in the state to have an on-campus ice rink for its hockey team.<ref>[http://leagueathletics.com/Page.asp?n=6602&org=bayonnerangers.com Korpi Ice Rink] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030142132/http://leagueathletics.com/Page.asp?n=6602&org=bayonnerangers.com |date=October 30, 2016 }}, Bayonne Hockey Association. Accessed October 29, 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Korpi Ice Rink|url=https://rinkatlas.com/rinks/46|website=RinkAtlas|access-date=January 29, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

During the 1998–99 school year, Midtown Community School No. 8 was recognized with the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence]] by the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf#page=53 Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630091138/http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf#page=53 |date=June 30, 2014 }}, p. 53. [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed January 30, 2020.</ref> During the 2008–2009 school year, Nicholas Oresko School No. 14 was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School award, and Washington Community School No. 9 was honored during the 2009–2010 school year.<ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf#page=33 Schools Recognized 2003 Through 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721040747/http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf#page=33 |date=July 21, 2011 }}, p. 33. [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed November 11, 2012.</ref>

For the 2004–05 school year, Mary J. Donohoe No. 4 School was named a "Star School" by the [[New Jersey Department of Education]], the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id=115&maxhits=10000 |title=Star School Award recipient 2004–05 |access-date=May 24, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061218230850/http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id%3D115&maxhits=10000 |archive-date=December 18, 2006 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of December 18, 2006. Accessed November 11, 2012.</ref> It is the fourth school in Bayonne to receive this honor. The other three are Bayonne High School in 1995–96,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id=026&maxhits=10000 |title=Star School Award recipient 1995–96 |access-date=November 5, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010191035/http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id%3D026&maxhits=10000 |archive-date=October 10, 2006 }}, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of October 10, 2006. Accessed November 11, 2012.</ref> Midtown Community School in 1996–97<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id=033&maxhits=10000 |title=Star School Award recipient 1996–97 |access-date=November 5, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010191048/http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id%3D033&maxhits=10000 |archive-date=October 10, 2006 }}, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of October 10, 2006. Accessed November 11, 2012.</ref> and P.S. #14 in the 1998–99 school year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id=058&maxhits=10000 |title=Star School Award recipient 1998–99 |access-date=November 5, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010191017/http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id%3D058&maxhits=10000 |archive-date=October 10, 2006 }}, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of October 10, 2006. Accessed November 11, 2012.</ref>

===Private schools===
Private schools in Bayonne include All Saints Catholic Academy, for grades Pre-K–8, which operates under the supervision of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]<ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/hudson-county-1 Hudson County Catholic Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521191521/https://catholicschoolsnj.org/hudson-county-1 |date=May 21, 2022 }}, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed May 7, 2022.</ref> and was one of eight private schools recognized in 2017 as an Exemplary High Performing School by the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]] of the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>Pries, Allison. [http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2017/09/17_new_jersey_schools_earn_national_blue_ribbon_award.html 17 "New Jersey schools earn National Blue Ribbon Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019061425/http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2017/09/17_new_jersey_schools_earn_national_blue_ribbon_award.html |date=October 19, 2017 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 29, 2017. Accessed October 18, 2017.</ref> [[Marist High School (New Jersey)|Marist High School]], a co-ed Catholic high school, announced in January 2020 that it would close at the end of the 2019–2020 school year due to deficits that had risen to $1 million and enrollment that had declined by 50% since 2008.<ref>West, Teri. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2020/01/marist-high-school-in-bayonne-announces-it-will-close-in-june.html "Marist High School in Bayonne announces it will close in June"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508023651/https://www.nj.com/hudson/2020/01/marist-high-school-in-bayonne-announces-it-will-close-in-june.html |date=May 8, 2022 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', January 9, 2020. Accessed May 7, 2022. "Marist High School, one of Hudson County's last Catholic high schools, will close in June amid dwindling enrollment and mounting annual financial loss, the school's administration announced Wednesday.... With just 235 students, the school loses over $1 million a year and can no longer sustain itself, President Peter Kane said.... Yet, enrollment has continued to flounder, dropping by 20% in the last four years. Today's enrollment is less half of what it was in 2008."</ref>

The [[Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne]] is a yeshiva high school / [[Bais Medrash|beis medrash]] / [[Kolel]] with 130 students.<ref>[http://www.rabbihorowitz.com/PYes/SchoolDetails.cfm?School_ID=45 Yeshiva Gedola of Bayonne] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231064107/http://www.rabbihorowitz.com/PYes/SchoolDetails.cfm?School_ID=45 |date=December 31, 2014 }}, rabbihorowitz.com. Accessed December 30, 2014.</ref>

[[Holy Family Academy (Bayonne, New Jersey)|Holy Family Academy]] for girls in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s was closed at the end of the 2012–2013 school year in the wake of financial difficulties and declining enrollment, having lost the support of the [[Sisters of St. Joseph]] of [[Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia]] in 2008.<ref>Conte, Michaelangelo. [http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2013/04/closing_announced_for_holy_fam.html "Closing announced for Holy Family Academy, all-girls prep school in Bayonne"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816213637/http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2013/04/closing_announced_for_holy_fam.html |date=August 16, 2014 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', April 20, 2013. Accessed October 29, 2013. "It was a tearful morning yesterday at Holy Family Academy in Bayonne when the 111 students attending the high school for girls were told the academy founded in 1925 will close at the end of the school year."</ref>

===Libraries and museums===
The [[Bayonne Public Library]],<ref>[http://www.bayonnelibrary.org/Bay_History.htm Library History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905035937/http://www.bayonnelibrary.org/Bay_History.htm |date=September 5, 2011 }}, Free Public Library & Cultural Center of Bayonne. Accessed August 29, 2015. "The Bayonne Public Library, incorporated in 1890, moved into the present Carnegie-funded building at 697 Avenue C in 1904. In 1903, Andrew Carnegie donated $50,000 for construction of this library."</ref> one of New Jersey's original 36 [[List of Carnegie libraries in New Jersey|Carnegie libraries]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Jones|first=Theodore|title=Carnegie Libraries Across America|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|location=New York|year=1997|isbn=0-471-14422-3|ref=Jones}}</ref> the [[Bayonne Community Museum]],<ref>Charles Hack. [http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/bayonne/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1256192756294190.xml&coll=3 "Bayonne museum eyes opening"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605002557/http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/bayonne/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1256192756294190.xml&coll=3 |date=June 5, 2011 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]''. October 22, 2009. Accessed August 6, 2013.</ref> the [[Bayonne Truck House No. 1|Bayonne Firefighters Museum]],<ref>[http://www.visithudson.org/brennan-fire-museum/ Brennan Fire Museum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113022356/http://visithudson.org/brennan-fire-museum/ |date=January 13, 2016 }}, Visit Hudson. Accessed August 23, 2015.</ref> and the Joyce-Herbert VFW Post 226 Veterans Museum<ref>[http://bayonnevfwpost226.tripod.com/webonmediacontents/tours.html Joyce-Herbert VFW Post 226 Veterans Museum Tours] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911034746/http://bayonnevfwpost226.tripod.com/webonmediacontents/tours.html |date=September 11, 2015 }}, VFW Post 226. Accessed August 23, 2015.</ref> provide educational events and programs.