Summary:
Rahway High School is a public high school located in Rahway, New Jersey, serving 1,204 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Rahway Public School District, which is ranked 545 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Rahway High School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor academic performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's test scores are significantly below the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 29.3% of 9th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.1%, and only 5.5% of students proficient in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 19.2%. Rahway High School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 82.7% to 88.2% in recent years, lower than the state average, and the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 26.2% to 40.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.
While Rahway High School has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 13.62% White, 35.47% African American, 45.1% Hispanic, and 2.33% Asian, the school's performance on various metrics varies significantly by student subgroup, with African American and Hispanic students performing significantly worse than their White and Asian peers. Rahway High School's performance is also significantly worse than the nearby high schools, such as John F. Kennedy Memorial High School, Woodbridge High School, and Union County Magnet High School, which have higher academic rankings, better test scores, higher graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Rahway Public School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
368th of 422 New Jersey High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,697
Feeder schools for Rahway High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.0
Number of students: 1,204
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
45.1%
African American:
35.5%
White:
13.6%
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Two or more races:
3.2%
Asian:
2.3%
American Indian:
0.2%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.9%
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