Salem High School (New Jersey)
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Salem High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Salem City
, in Salem County
, New Jersey
, United States
, as part of the Salem City School District.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 694 students and 51.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5.
The school was the 284th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 245th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program
, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program. Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education
.
Students from Elsinboro
, Lower Alloways Creek Township
, Mannington Township
and Quinton Township
attend the district's high school for grades 9-12 as part of sending/receiving relationship
s.
, has 249 students enrolled whereas the largest one, Williamstown, has 1,343 students.
The 1963 boys basketball team won the New Jersey Group 2 State Championship led by Jerry Dickerson.
The1973 football team won South Jersey Group II State Championship.
The Salem Rams boys basketball team won the Tri-County Conference Championship in 1981, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86. Coach George "Lou" Schantz was the first coach in New Jersey high school basketball history to reach the milestone of 600 wins.
Michael Parker set the school record in the 100 meters with a time of 10.4 in 1981.
The Salem High boys basketball team, won back to back Tri-County Conference and South Jersey Championships in during the 1980-81 and 81-82 seasons. Each season ended in a loss to Clifford Scott High School of East Orange, NJ in the state finals.
The 1983 football team won the Tri-County Conference and South Jersey Group 2 Championships led by Anthony "AB" Brown with 2,012 yards rushing.
The 1986 boys basketball team won the Tri-County Conference Royal Division, South Jersey Group 2 and New Jersey Group 2 State Championships. Salem defeated Newark Central High in the State finals 77-63 led by the school's all-time leading scorer Keith Jackson.
The boys Track and Field team won the Salem County, Tri-County Conference, South Jersey Group 2 and the State Group 2 championships in 1987. The 1987 team coached under Hall of Famer Lee Bacon finished the season ranked #1 in South Jersey, earning them the Courier Post Cup. Team championships also included the Lakewood, Woodbury and Bridgeton Relays.
The 1989 boys Track and Field team won the Salem County, Tri-County and State Group 2 titles.
The girls basketball team won the 2005 South, Group I state sectional championship, defeating Penns Grove High School
77-54 in the first round and Point Pleasant Beach High School
60-53 in the semifinals, before taking the title with a 57-52 win versus Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School
. The team also won the 2006 South, Group I state sectional championship.
The boys basketball won the South, Group I state sectional championship in 2008, defeating Paulsboro High School
64-59 in the tournament final. The team defeated Academy Charter High School
63-48 in the first round of the Group I state tournament, but fell to Science Park High School 77-58 in the finals.
The softball team earned the South, Group I state title in 2006 with a 5-4 win over Penns Grove High School
.
The boys soccer team earned its first Tri-County Conference Title in team history in 2007 while on its way to its first playoff berth in program history. The team defeated Maple Shade High School
5-0 in the first round of the South Jersey Group I Tournament prior to losing to Arthur P. Schalick High School
3-1 in the semifinal game. The following year the boys won their second Tri-County conference earning a number one seed in the Tournament and fighting their way to a South Jersey Group I title and a berth in the State Group I semi-final match before losing to South River High School.
Salem, New Jersey
Salem is a city in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 5,146. It is the county seat of Salem County, the most rural county in the state of New Jersey. The name Salem is related to the Hebrew word shalom, meaning "peace".The town and...
, in Salem County
Salem County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 64,285 people, 24,295 households, and 17,370 families residing in the county. The population density was 190 people per square mile . There were 26,158 housing units at an average density of 77 per square mile...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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, as part of the Salem City School District.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 694 students and 51.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5.
The school was the 284th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 245th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program
Interdistrict Public School Choice Program
The Interdistrict Public School Choice Program is a program designed to expand educational choices for New Jersey students by providing them with the option of attending a school district outside their district of residence without cost to their parents and paid for by the state of New Jersey...
, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program. Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery, with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
.
Students from Elsinboro
Elsinboro Township, New Jersey
Elsinboro is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 1,092.Elsinboro's first mention dates back to May 12, 1701, though it was also mentioned in records on November 28, 1676. The details and date of its original...
, Lower Alloways Creek Township
Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey
Lower Alloways Creek Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 1,851....
, Mannington Township
Mannington Township, New Jersey
Mannington Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 1,559....
and Quinton Township
Quinton Township, New Jersey
Quinton Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 2,786....
attend the district's high school for grades 9-12 as part of sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
s.
Academic Record
Salem High School in 2007 had a 88% Language arts and literacy score compared to a 84% statewide average, in mathematics it achieved only 54% as opposed to 76% state-wide. According to GreatSchools.com the school only rated a score of 2/10, although parents gave it a full five stars.Athletics
Salem High School competes in the (small schools) Classic Division of the Tri-County Conference, which is composed of schools whose enrollments vary greatly for grades 9-12. The smallest one, Clayton High SchoolClayton Middle/High School
Clayton Middle/High School are a comprehensive community middle school / public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Clayton, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Clayton Public Schools....
, has 249 students enrolled whereas the largest one, Williamstown, has 1,343 students.
The 1963 boys basketball team won the New Jersey Group 2 State Championship led by Jerry Dickerson.
The1973 football team won South Jersey Group II State Championship.
The Salem Rams boys basketball team won the Tri-County Conference Championship in 1981, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86. Coach George "Lou" Schantz was the first coach in New Jersey high school basketball history to reach the milestone of 600 wins.
Michael Parker set the school record in the 100 meters with a time of 10.4 in 1981.
The Salem High boys basketball team, won back to back Tri-County Conference and South Jersey Championships in during the 1980-81 and 81-82 seasons. Each season ended in a loss to Clifford Scott High School of East Orange, NJ in the state finals.
The 1983 football team won the Tri-County Conference and South Jersey Group 2 Championships led by Anthony "AB" Brown with 2,012 yards rushing.
The 1986 boys basketball team won the Tri-County Conference Royal Division, South Jersey Group 2 and New Jersey Group 2 State Championships. Salem defeated Newark Central High in the State finals 77-63 led by the school's all-time leading scorer Keith Jackson.
The boys Track and Field team won the Salem County, Tri-County Conference, South Jersey Group 2 and the State Group 2 championships in 1987. The 1987 team coached under Hall of Famer Lee Bacon finished the season ranked #1 in South Jersey, earning them the Courier Post Cup. Team championships also included the Lakewood, Woodbury and Bridgeton Relays.
The 1989 boys Track and Field team won the Salem County, Tri-County and State Group 2 titles.
The girls basketball team won the 2005 South, Group I state sectional championship, defeating Penns Grove High School
Penns Grove High School
Penns Grove High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Carneys Point Township and Penns Grove in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District...
77-54 in the first round and Point Pleasant Beach High School
Point Pleasant Beach High School
Point Pleasant Beach High School is a four-year, comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Point Pleasant Beach in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Point Pleasant Beach School District...
60-53 in the semifinals, before taking the title with a 57-52 win versus Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School
Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School
Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School is a comprehensive six-year community public high school that is based in Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States...
. The team also won the 2006 South, Group I state sectional championship.
The boys basketball won the South, Group I state sectional championship in 2008, defeating Paulsboro High School
Paulsboro High School
Paulsboro High School is a comprehensive community six-year public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Paulsboro, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Paulsboro Public Schools....
64-59 in the tournament final. The team defeated Academy Charter High School
Academy Charter High School
Academy Charter High School is a four-year public high school located in Lake Como, New Jersey, United States that operates independently of the local school district as a charter school authorized by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education...
63-48 in the first round of the Group I state tournament, but fell to Science Park High School 77-58 in the finals.
The softball team earned the South, Group I state title in 2006 with a 5-4 win over Penns Grove High School
Penns Grove High School
Penns Grove High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Carneys Point Township and Penns Grove in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District...
.
The boys soccer team earned its first Tri-County Conference Title in team history in 2007 while on its way to its first playoff berth in program history. The team defeated Maple Shade High School
Maple Shade High School
Maple Shade High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Maple Shade Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Maple Shade School District....
5-0 in the first round of the South Jersey Group I Tournament prior to losing to Arthur P. Schalick High School
Arthur P. Schalick High School
Arthur P. Schalick High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Pittsgrove Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Pittsgrove Township School District.As of the 2005-06 school year, the...
3-1 in the semifinal game. The following year the boys won their second Tri-County conference earning a number one seed in the Tournament and fighting their way to a South Jersey Group I title and a berth in the State Group I semi-final match before losing to South River High School.
Notable alumni
- Forrest "Spook" Jacobs played for the Philadelphia As in 1954, tying for third in stolen bases in the American League. In 1955 he moved with the team to Kansas City, where he appeared in 13 games, before an arm injury ended his season. He appeared in 32 games for the As, and was traded to Pittsburgh where he played 11 games
- Lydell MitchellLydell MitchellLydell Douglas Mitchell , is a former professional American football player. He played running back in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers and Los Angeles Rams spanning 1972-1980....
(born 1949), running back who played in the NFL from 1972-1980. - Jay Venuto (born 1958), 1979 ACC Player of the Year Wake Forest University, 1981 QB Baltimore Colts,1983 QB Birmingham Stallions
- Anthony (A.B.) BrownA. B. BrownAnthony James "A.B." Brown is a former American football running back who played for the West Virginia Mountaineers in collegiate play and played for the New York Jets in the National Football League...
RB who played for West Virginia University and RB for the NY Jets. - Dennis Thomas LB who played for Rutgers and For Kansas City Chiefs Backup DL.
- Corey Smith LB who played for Cincinnati has recently been drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Jeannine Frisby-Larue, Served as New Jersey State Casino Commissioner, Vice President for Public Affairs at Rutgers University, and deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Jon Corzine.
External links
- Salem High School
- Salem City School District
- Data for the Salem City School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...