📍 1012 Madison Ave, Rahway, Union County, 07065
Rahway High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rahway, Union County. The school has 1,204 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rahway Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 100.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rahway High School enrolls 1,204 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 100.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 543 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 427 | 35% |
| White | 164 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 28 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
565 of the school's 1,204 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 469 qualify for free lunch and 96 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rahway High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-70, state senate district 22, state house district 22.
Rahway High School is one of 6 schools in Rahway Public School District, based in Rahway, New Jersey. The district serves 4,311 students district-wide and employs 325 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,204 students, Rahway High School is larger than the district average of about 719 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large