Rahway High School

1012 Madison Ave, Rahway NJ, 7065 | Rahway City School District | 732-396-1090
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1090
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 22% 58% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 7 in Rahway
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
35%Rahway
52%New Jersey

Rahway High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Rahway City School District" in Rahway, NJ. There are a total of 1,090 students and 106 teachers at Rahway High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 11 to 1.

Rahway High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 22.0%, which is 58% lower than the New Jersey average.

Rahway High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1090
Teachers106
Student/Teacher ratio11:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment173
Taking some courses152
Taking some courses (not tests)21
Passing some courses40
Passing no courses102

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Rahway High School, there are a total of 173 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 152 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All11%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School11%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All33%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School33%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Rahway High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 17.1% 17.6% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 46.9% 38.7% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 1.3% 2.7% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 33.8% 38.5% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.4% 2.0% 1.5% 3.1%

Rahway demographics profile

StatisticRahwayNew JerseyNational
Population29,6918,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)7,6211,21591
Median age38.239.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)49%56%55%
Speak English65%69%79%
Speak Spanish23%16%13%

Education level achieved in Rahway

IndexRahwayNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade88.6%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school86.9%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college55.9%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree35.6%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors28.8%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters10.1%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.3%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Rahway High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.