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. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414550&ID=341455005090 Salem High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 27, 2008.]

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. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

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. [ [http://www.state.nj.us/education/choice/districts/index.html Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Approved Choice Districts] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.] 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. [ [http://www.state.nj.us/education/choice/genfo.htm Interdistrict Public School Choice Program: Introduction] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 19, 2008.]

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 relationships. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc06/narrative/33/4630/33-4630-050.html Salem High School 2006 School Report Card] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 27, 2008. "Salem High School is one of the oldest comprehensive high schools in the State of New Jersey. Our high school is proud to serve its students in grades 9-12 from Salem City, Elsinboro, Lower Alloways Creek, Mannington, and Quinton."]

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 [cite web|url=http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/achievement/nj/1801|title=GreatSchools.com Results for Salem High|accessdate=2008-01-24] .

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 School, has 249 students enrolled whereas the largest one, Williamstown, has 1,343 students. [ [http://njsiaa.org/NJSIAA/07South.pdf NJSIAA 2007-08 General Group Classification] . Accessed July 31, 2007.]

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. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=93726&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2005 Girls Basketball - South Jersey, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 26, 2007.] 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. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=260152&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2008 Boys Basketball - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 20, 2008.] 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. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=260152&tclass=Public%20Semis%2FFinals 2008 Boys Basketball - Public Semis/Finals] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 20, 2008.]

The softball team earned the South, Group I state title in 2006 with a 5-4 win over Penns Grove High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=161251&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2006 Softball - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed June 26, 2007.]

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. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=243094&tclass=South%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Boys Soccer - South, Group I] , NJSIAA. Accessed May 22, 2008.]

Notable alumni

* Lydell Mitchell (born 1949), running back who played in the NFL from 1972-1980. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MITCHLYD01 Lydell Mitchell] , database Football. Accessed February 22, 2008.]

Administration

*Dr. Gregory H. Dunham - Principal
*Jonathan Price - Vice Principal

References

External links

* [http://www.salemnj.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=78 Salem High School]
* [http://www.salemnj.org/index.shtml Salem City School District]
*NJReportCard|33|4630|0|Salem City School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414550 Data for the Salem City School District] , National Center for Education Statistics