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Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy

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Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy ranks 520 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

520^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 31% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy is a public middle school in Rahway, New Jersey, serving 714 students in grades 7-8. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance compared to other New Jersey middle schools.

Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy's proficiency rates on state assessments are well below the state averages, particularly in mathematics, where only 20.9% of 7th graders and 7% of 8th graders met or exceeded standards in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 38.8% and 20.7%, respectively. The school's overall ranking among New Jersey middle schools has been in the bottom half for the past 10 years. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and English Language Learner students performing relatively better than their White, Hispanic, and Special Education peers.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Roselle Park Middle School, Grace Wilday Junior High School, and Colonia Middle School, Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy generally performs worse academically, despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student. The school also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism and a high percentage of students from low-income families, which may be contributing to its academic struggles. Addressing these socioeconomic and attendance-related factors could be key to improving student achievement at Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy.

701

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,603

Per pupil spending ?

62.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1157 Kline Place
Rahway, NJ 07065

(732) 396-1025

District: Rahway Public School District

Students who attend Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy usually attend:

High:

Rahway High School

Feeder schools for Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	Grover Cleveland Elementary School
	Madison Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.8%

African American:

32.2%

White:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2014 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Geometry scores 30 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg25%

New Jersey avg42%

520^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 31% (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	29.9	520 of 752	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	606 of 743	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	669 of 748	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	639 of 745	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	585 of 745	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	515 of 716	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	568 of 712	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	578 of 713	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	586 of 713	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.2	506 of 717	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.9	503 of 704	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.5	494 of 677	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.9	526 of 684	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.9	485 of 677	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.5	491 of 664	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.6	465 of 640	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.2	475 of 631	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.7	431 of 615	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.1	458 of 599	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.4	429 of 588	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.6	453 of 574	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	132 of 359	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	244 of 352	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	305 of 361	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	258 of 356	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	183 of 326	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.3	93 of 326	71.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	123 of 343	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	123 of 320	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	138 of 288	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	113 of 270	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	91 of 227	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	38 of 202	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	453 of 728	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	566 of 717	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	620 of 720	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	596 of 726	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	502 of 703	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	417 of 680	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	331 of 608	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	329 of 589	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	437 of 587	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	401 of 591	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	325 of 524	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	179 of 504	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	307 of 613	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.3	445 of 568	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	411 of 549	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	307 of 541	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	228 of 522	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	515 of 726	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	521 of 719	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	582 of 718	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	580 of 730	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	512 of 697	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	429 of 675	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	331 of 507	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	409 of 510	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	460 of 505	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	382 of 535	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	401 of 492	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	328 of 471	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	409 of 502	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	439 of 510	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	424 of 509	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	465 of 512	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	310 of 504	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	335 of 497	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

White (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I77%+32 vs state

English Language Arts49%-8 vs state

Geometry30%-30 vs state

Mathematics14%-17 vs state

Science9%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)				NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy	Public	7-8	1157 Kline Place	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1025	701	58	12.1	62.3%	86 (12.3%)	226 (32.2%)	349 (49.8%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	29.9	520^th of 752 public middle schools	30.9%		19.3	606^th of 743 public middle schools	18.4%	86		8.9			52.5	46.6			20.9	7.0		74.1	80.0	30.4	30.4	$13,603	$221	$13,382
Carl H. Kumpf School	Public	6-8	59 Mildred Terrace	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 381-0400	528	46	11.4	8.3%	388 (73.5%)	8 (1.5%)	96 (18.2%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	73	171^st of 752 public middle schools	77.3%		76.1	151^st of 743 public middle schools	79.7%	20		22.2		74.3	74.9	64.4		52.6	58.9	23.4	100.0	97.6	98.1	100.0	100.0	$11,251	$114	$11,137
Colonia Middle School	Public	6-8	Delaware Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-7000	628	64	9.8	30.7%	287 (45.7%)	50 (8.0%)	137 (21.8%)	129 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	46.4	385^th of 752 public middle schools	48.8%		41.1	417^th of 743 public middle schools	43.9%	32		12.1		46.0	47.3	53.7		48.2	37.7	21.0		88.2	88.2			$9,026		$9,026
Avenel Middle School	Public	6-8	Woodbine Avenue	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4210	629	76	8.2	59.5%	163 (25.9%)	129 (20.5%)	229 (36.4%)	95 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	24.9	558^th of 752 public middle schools	25.8%		21.9	579^th of 743 public middle schools	22.1%	21		10.0		26.9	41.0	32.4		22.2	26.4	17.0		57.2	57.2			$9,251		$9,251
Myles J. McManus MIddle School	Public	6-8	300 Edgewood Road	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-7751	711	60	11.9	67.5%	106 (14.9%)	197 (27.7%)	349 (49.1%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.1%)	19.9	606^th of 752 public middle schools	19.4%		19.9	599^th of 743 public middle schools	19.4%	7		8.7		33.1	33.3	43.5		16.7	12.0	5.6		51.3	51.3			$9,022	$194	$8,828
Grace Wilday Junior High School	Public	7-8	400 Brooklawn Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2066	482	40	12.0	73.4%	10 (2.1%)	225 (46.7%)	239 (49.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	16.7	643^rd of 752 public middle schools	14.5%		14.3	663^rd of 743 public middle schools	10.8%	20		2.8			35.0	31.2			12.5	3.9		75.0	75.0			$12,239	$424	$11,815
Joseph E. Soehl Middle School	Public	6-8	300 East Henry St.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-0550	710	61	11.7	75.2%	75 (10.6%)	241 (33.9%)	347 (48.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.9%)	21.1	590^th of 752 public middle schools	21.5%		18.1	619^th of 743 public middle schools	16.7%	29		8.7		39.6	35.3	37.9		13.9	13.2	12.4		46.8	46.8			$9,465	$1,450	$8,015
Thomas Edison Intermediate School	Public	6-8	800 Rahway Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4470	800	74	10.7	2.6%	550 (68.8%)	24 (3.0%)	63 (7.9%)	122 (15.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.8%)	86	75^th of 752 public middle schools	90.0%		84.2	86^th of 743 public middle schools	88.4%	11		39.6		73.9	71.4	80.1		74.7	70.3	38.3	100.0	94.7	95.4	100.0	100.0	$7,471	$21	$7,450
Leonard V Moore Middle School	Public	5-6	720 Locust St	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2047	485	41	11.8	74.6%	10 (2.1%)	204 (42.1%)	258 (53.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)								(n/a)	8.7		23.5	26.1			15.6	7.0								$12,760	$419	$12,341
Iselin Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Woodruff Street	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8450	794	72	11.0	36.1%	119 (15.0%)	48 (6.0%)	139 (17.5%)	481 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	68.8	211^th of 752 public middle schools	71.9%		67.6	210^th of 743 public middle schools	71.7%	1		26.1		63.9	62.3	61.2		47.0	56.4	33.3		100.0	100.0			$8,163		$8,163

Frequently Asked Questions about Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy

What district is Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy in?

Rahway Public School District

What high school do graduates of Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy attend?

Students who attend Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy usually go on to attend Rahway High School

How many students attend Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 701 students attended Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy.

Is Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy a good school?

Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy ranks 520^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy?

Students at Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy are 50% Hispanic, 32% African American, 12% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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