📍 1157 Kline Place, Rahway, Union County, 07065
Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rahway, Union County. The school has 675 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rahway Public School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy enrolls 675 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 60 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
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 | 301 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 233 | 35% |
| White | 96 | 14% |
| Asian | 25 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
326 of the school's 675 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 279 qualify for free lunch and 47 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 7th & 8th Grade Academy 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 7th & 8th Grade Academy 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 675 students, Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy is close to the district average of about 719 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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