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Rahway Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 714 students in Rahway Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Rahway Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
6 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
4,057 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
322 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Rahway Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 73% has decreased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#564 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
23%
Graduation Rate
73%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.72
# American Indian Students
14 Students
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
93 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
1,917 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
47%
38%
# Black Students
1,355 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
34%
18%
# White Students
521 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
13%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
147 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
255
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
254
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
277
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
281
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
278
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
260
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
292
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
279
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
316
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
295
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
318
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
322
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
335
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
295
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,653 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,652 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$96 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$88 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,653
$26,931
Spending / Student
$21,652
$25,828
Best Rahway Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy
(Math: 12% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1157 Kline Place
Rahway, NJ 07065
(732) 396-1025
Rahway, NJ 07065
(732) 396-1025
Grades: 7-8
| 714 students
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