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Rahway High School

Public Grades 9-12

372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 14% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Rahway High School is a public high school in Rahway, New Jersey, serving 1,270 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Rahway Public School District, which is ranked 512 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rahway High School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey high schools, with only 28.6% of 9th graders proficient in English Language Arts and 0% proficient in Algebra I in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 91.3% in 2023-2024 is on par with the state average, but its dropout rate of 1.0% is higher. Rahway High School also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 32.1% over the past few years, significantly above the state average. Additionally, 57.24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby schools, such as John F. Kennedy Memorial High School and Woodbridge High School, which are part of the Woodbridge Township School District, Rahway High School's performance is generally lower, with higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite spending $15,697 per student, which is higher than the state average, Rahway High School's academic outcomes do not reflect this level of spending.

1,286

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,697

Per pupil spending ?

63.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1012 Madison Ave
Rahway, NJ 07065-2003

(732) 396-1090

District: Rahway Public School District

Feeder schools for Rahway High School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	Grover Cleveland Elementary School
	Madison Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School
Middle:	Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.3%

African American:

35.2%

White:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

New Jersey avg49%

372^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

512^th of 609Rahway Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	372 of 434	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	340 of 429	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	368 of 422	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	340 of 415	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	342 of 405	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	370 of 416	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	367 of 415	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	351 of 411	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	368 of 409	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	371 of 406	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	34.3	325 of 411	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	337 of 396	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	316 of 388	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.8	321 of 378	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	318 of 371	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.4	304 of 370	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.9	298 of 359	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.7	292 of 361	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	300 of 357	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.3	268 of 351	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.2	263 of 348	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.5	282 of 343	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	211 of 283	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	169 of 282	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	184 of 250	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	143 of 256	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	156 of 247	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	159 of 254	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	199 of 266	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	132 of 215	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	73 of 191	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	57 of 161	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.4	121 of 137	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	95 of 101	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	85 of 138	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	102 of 146	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	337 of 426	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	299 of 420	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	371 of 416	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	346 of 414	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	320 of 402	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	354 of 408	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	361 of 403	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	317 of 406	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	263 of 403	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	304 of 385	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	239 of 382	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	326 of 374	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	319 of 364	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	329 of 368	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	292 of 377	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	169 of 358	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.5	280 of 344	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	205 of 324	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	266 of 326	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	278 of 347	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	279 of 345	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	341 of 426	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	352 of 419	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	335 of 414	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	297 of 410	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	350 of 402	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	350 of 407	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	365 of 405	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	253 of 359	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	277 of 361	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	192 of 339	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.6	325 of 344	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	304 of 333	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	283 of 349	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	321 of 355	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	275 of 347	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	287 of 345	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	299 of 335	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	259 of 335	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	323 of 336	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	319 of 339	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	288 of 340	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%-14 vs state

Mathematics32%-26 vs state

Science17%-14 vs state

Algebra II10%-72 vs state

Geometry3%-53 vs state

Algebra I2%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rahway High School	Public	9-12	1012 Madison Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1090	1,286	98	13.1	63.2%	137 (10.7%)	453 (35.2%)	621 (48.3%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	42 (3.3%)	17.4	372^nd of 434 public high schools	14.3%		23.1	340^th of 429 public high schools	20.7%	32	67.2	31.6	17.3	28.6	2.1	0.0	2.0	2.8		2.8	10.0	10.0	$15,697	$47	$15,650
Arthur L. Johnson High School	Public	9-12	365 Westfield Avenue	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 382-0910	785	62	12.6	10.1%	591 (75.3%)	21 (2.7%)	147 (18.7%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	52.5	183^rd of 434 public high schools	57.8%		52.8	183^rd of 429 public high schools	57.3%			68.6	24.6	62.1	25.8		25.4	56.8		56.8			$13,478	$122	$13,356
Colonia High School	Public	9-12	East Street	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 726-7060	1,354	122	11.0	42.2%	529 (39.1%)	210 (15.5%)	364 (26.9%)	226 (16.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.8%)	32.3	304^th of 434 public high schools	30.0%		39.8	259^th of 429 public high schools	39.6%	45	75.7	51.4	16.9	21.1	5.5		5.4	62.1		58.1			$9,148		$9,148
Hillcrest Academy-South	Public	9-12	1571 Lamberts Mill Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 654-8558	87	12	7.5	58.6%	5 (5.7%)	21 (24.1%)	60 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$40,503		$40,503
Lamberts Mill Academy	Public	6-12	1571 Lamberts Mill Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 233-7581	42	9	4.4	26.2%	14 (33.3%)	11 (26.2%)	15 (35.7%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)													$42,194		$42,194
Linden High School	Public	9-12	121 West St. Georges Ave.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-5432	1,934	142	13.6	67.5%	235 (12.2%)	624 (32.3%)	980 (50.7%)	33 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (2.9%)	26.6	329^th of 434 public high schools	24.2%		23.5	336^th of 429 public high schools	21.7%	7	75.6	38.6	19.5	38.0	6.3	6.3	6.3	21.0		20.7			$8,990	$162	$8,828
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School	Public	9-12	200 Washington Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8650	1,405	111	12.6	46.8%	199 (14.2%)	123 (8.8%)	396 (28.2%)	668 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.4%)	51.1	196^th of 434 public high schools	54.8%		54.8	170^th of 429 public high schools	60.4%	26	80.2	56.8	24.2	47.6	32.8		31.7	92.8	13.3	71.9			$8,039		$8,039
Woodbridge High School	Public	9-12	25 Samuel Lupo Place	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8600	1,681	131	12.8	54.3%	468 (27.8%)	284 (16.9%)	727 (43.2%)	172 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.8%)	19.2	366^th of 434 public high schools	15.7%		31.5	299^th of 429 public high schools	30.3%	67	67.9	36.6	10.6	22.3	6.9	10.0	7.0	29.4		26.3			$8,691		$8,691
Union County Magnet High School	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	297	15	19.9	10.4%	91 (30.6%)	22 (7.4%)	61 (20.5%)	114 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	92.5	7^th of 434 public high schools	98.4%		93.4	6^th of 429 public high schools	98.6%	1			97.1	100.0				92.6		88.9	100.0	100.0	$8,753	$36	$8,717
Academy For Information Technology	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	307	14	21.3	8.8%	94 (30.6%)	33 (10.7%)	67 (21.8%)	92 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.2%)	89.4	15^th of 434 public high schools	96.5%		93.9	4^th of 429 public high schools	99.1%	11			95.7	100.0	100.0		100.0	90.4	44.5	69.2	100.0	100.0	$8,671	$36	$8,635

Frequently Asked Questions about Rahway High School

Is Rahway High School a good school?

Rahway High School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of New Jersey high schools.

How many students attend Rahway High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,286 students attended Rahway High School.

What schools feed into Rahway High School?

Rahway High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklin Elementary School
Elementary : Grover Cleveland Elementary School
Elementary : Madison Elementary School
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School
Middle : Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy

What district is Rahway High School in?

Rahway Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Rahway High School?

Students at Rahway High School are 48% Hispanic, 35% African American, 11% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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