Impact of COVID-19 on Rahway High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 370th of 416 High schools | Ranks 368th of 422 High schools | 1.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Rahway High School) | 30.3 | 29.3 | 1% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Rahway Public School District) | 30.3 | 29.3 | 1% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 52.1 | 3.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Rahway High School) | 5.9 | 5.5 | 0.4% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Rahway Public School District) | 5.9 | 5.5 | 0.4% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.2 | 8% |
9th Grade Geometry (Rahway High School) | 7.1 | 7.8 | 0.7% |
9th Grade Geometry (Rahway Public School District) | 7.1 | 7.8 | 0.7% |
9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey) | 59.1 | 50 | 9.1% |
9th Grade Algebra II (Rahway High School) | 50 | 16.7 | 33.3% |
9th Grade Algebra II (Rahway Public School District) | 50 | 16.7 | 33.3% |
9th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey) | 77.6 | 65.8 | 11.8% |
10th Grade Algebra I (Rahway High School) | 0 | 5 | 5% |
10th Grade Algebra I (Rahway Public School District) | 0 | 5 | 5% |
10th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 7.8 | 13.3 | 5.5% |
End of Course Algebra I (Rahway High School) | 5.1 | 5.5 | 0.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Rahway Public School District) | 19.8 | 8.3 | 11.5% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Rahway High School) | 3.6 | 7.8 | 4.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Rahway Public School District) | 7.2 | 17 | 9.8% |
End of Course Geometry (New Jersey) | 32.2 | 51.2 | 19% |
End of Course Algebra II (Rahway High School) | 13.1 | 16.7 | 3.6% |
End of Course Algebra II (Rahway Public School District) | 13.1 | 16.7 | 3.6% |
End of Course Algebra II (New Jersey) | 56.3 | 61.7 | 5.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1066 | 1204 | 12.9% |
African American | 434 | 427 | 1.6% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 23 | 28 | 21.7% |
Hispanic | 449 | 543 | 20.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 132 | 164 | 24.2% |
Two or More Races | 26 | 38 | 46.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 58.7% | 46.9% | 11.8% |