Gloucester City High School Explained

Gloucester City High School
Principal:Sean Gorman
Enrollment:702 (as of 2022–23)
Faculty:48.5
Ratio:14.5:1
Us Nces School Id:340600001494
Colors: Navy blue and gold
Conference:Colonial Conference (general)
West Jersey Football League (football)
Teamname:Lions
Address:1300 Market Street
Zipcode:08030
Country:United States
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Gloucester City High School is a comprehensive four-year community public high school that is based in Gloucester City, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school serves students from ninth through twelfth grade as the lone secondary school of the Gloucester City Public Schools, one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[1] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[2] [3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 702 students and 48.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.5:1. There were 339 students (48.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 76 (10.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[4]

Students from Brooklawn attend the high school for grades 9-12 as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[5]

History

A new high school facility, completed at a cost of almost $2 million (equivalent to $ million in) was opened to students in February 1961.[6]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 270th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[7] The school had been ranked 179th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 194th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[8] The magazine ranked the school 190th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[9] The school was ranked 247th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[10]

Athletics

The Gloucester City High School Lions[11] compete as a member school in the Colonial Conference, which is comprised of public high schools in Camden and Gloucester counties, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[12] [13] The school had been a member of the Tri-County Conference since it was established in 1928, and joined the Colonial Conference for the 2020-21 school year.[14] With 480 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–24 school years as Group II South for most athletic competition purposes.[15] The football team competes in the Colonial Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference[16] [17] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group II South for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 480 to 674 students.[18]

Girls' championships include:[19]

Boys' championships include:[19]

Administration

The school's principal is Sean Gorman. The school's core administration team includes three assistant principals.[29]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History
  2. https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do
  3. https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts
  4. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406000&ID=340600001494 School data for Gloucester City High School
  5. Graham, Kristen A. "Brooklawn Considers Finding New District For High School Pupils", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 16, 2001. Accessed June 19, 2008. "The tiny Brooklawn system, comprising just over 300 students and one school, sends about 80 ninth through 12th graders to the neighboring Gloucester City district, which has more than 2,000 students and four schools."
  6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98846667/new-high-schools-open/ "3 Counties Share Classroom Expansion"
  7. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  8. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 11, 2012.
  9. Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed August 14, 2012.
  10. http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"
  11. https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/gloucester-city-jr-sr-high-school Gloucester City Jr-Sr High School
  12. http://thecolonialconference.org/schools/ Schools
  13. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021
  14. Friedman, Josh. "Gloucester, a founding member of the Tri-County Conference, joins the Colonial Conference", Courier-Post, June 19, 2020. Accessed November 18, 2020. "Gloucester High School is leaving the Tri-County Conference after nearly a century in the organization. Gloucester, a founding member of the TCC in 1928, has been accepted into the Colonial Conference, taking the place of Overbrook, which is moving back to the TCC after leaving in 2008.... The move wasn’t supposed to occur until 2021, but because Overbrook and Gloucester are essentially switching places, both conferences agreed it made more sense to expedite the process."
  15. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2022-08/General%20Classifications%20%2722-%2723%20-%20%2723-%2724.pdf NJSIAA General Classifications - Public Schools 2022-2023 and 2023-2024
  16. https://www.gridironnewjersey.com/schoolDetail.aspx?schoolid=93 Gloucester City Lions
  17. https://www.westjerseyfootball.com Home Page
  18. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2022-08/Football%20%2722%20%26%20%2723.pdf NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2022–2024
  19. http://www.gcsd.k12.nj.us/ghs/Varsity/Varsity.html Gloucester City HS Sports Page
  20. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-all-xc-sectional-championships.pdf NJSIAA Girls Cross Country State Group Champions
  21. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-02/Softball%2023.pdf Softball Championship History 1972–2023
  22. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144836487/ "Grear's single lifts Haddon Heights"
  23. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-12/21-girls-field-hockey_0.pdf History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships
  24. Iezzi, Bill. "Chain finds corners; Lions win Group 1 over Falcons", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 8, 2009. Accessed August 23, 2014. "The adrenaline paid off for Chain as she struck out 18 and allowed two hits in a 3-0 victory, wrapping up Gloucester's first state crown since 2005. The Lions (29-1), ranked No. 2 in South Jersey by The Inquirer, also won state titles in 2000 and 2001."
  25. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-basketball-history_0.pdf NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History
  26. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/143758994/ "Midnight Struck Early for Shore's Cinderella Team"
  27. https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/20-baseball-history.pdf NJSIAA Baseball Championship History
  28. Hunter, Kev. "Gloucester baseball earns first sectional title in 50 years", Courier-Post, June 3, 2024. Accessed June 3, 2024. "The senior third baseman's resolve typified that of his teammates, as the Gloucester City High School baseball team kept digging deep to overcome a tremendous effort by Woodstown with a 5-4 victory in the South Jersey Group 1 championship on Monday, earning the program's first sectional title since 1974."
  29. https://www.gcsd.k12.nj.us/domain/85 About Us
  30. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/439/senator-durr Legislative webpage
  31. Turner, Elizabeth. "Meet Lucinda Florio", Asbury Park Press, April 22, 1990. Accessed July 24, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "At Gloucester High School, Mrs. Florio was an honor student and a member of the Future Teacher's Club."

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