Rahway High School

Rahway High School is a four-year high school of middle-of-the-pack scale in RAHWAY, New Jersey, operated by Rahway Public School District, serveing 1,286 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 38% above the state mean of about 929.

Rahway Public School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,090 students. Rahway High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Rahway High School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 35% Black, 11% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Union County's rate of about 52%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rahway High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.6%; this one delivers 17.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Union County) logs that median household income runs about $103,202, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Union County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), of which Rahway High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Madison Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rahway High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 38.4%.

Rahway High School operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Rahway High School's enrollment has climbed 18% since 2018, when it stood at 1,090 (now 1,286). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 42% to 48%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

On this page, members of the Rahway High School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.