Rahway Public Schools


The Rahway Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Rahway, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 4,056 students and 325.5 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

Schools

Schools in the district are:
;Elementary schools
  • Grover Cleveland Elementary School with 460 students in grades PreK-6
  • *Al Giambrone, principal
  • Franklin Elementary School with 656 students in grades PreK-6
  • *Patrick Holness, principal
  • Madison Elementary School with 385 students in grades PreK-6
  • *Dion Patterson, principal
  • Roosevelt Elementary School with 613 students in grades PreK-6
  • *Leslie Septor, principal
;Middle school
  • Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy with 595 students in grades 7-8
  • *Isabel Colon, principal
;High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.