Moorestown High School
High school in Burlington County, New Jersey, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
High school in Burlington County, New Jersey, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moorestown High School (MHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Moorestown in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Moorestown Township Public Schools. Moorestown High School was established in 1898 and has completed a $12.9 million renovation and addition project.[4][5][6]
| Moorestown High School | |
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 Front along Bridgeboro Road | |
| Address | |
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350 Bridgeboro Road , , 08057 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39.987095°N 74.944918°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1898 |
| School district | Moorestown Township Public Schools |
| NCES School ID | 341071001132[1] |
| Principal | Andrew Seibel |
| Faculty | 110.0 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,267 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.5:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Yellow and Black[2] |
| Athletics conference | Olympic Conference West Jersey Football League |
| Team name | Quakers[2] |
| Rivals | Shawnee High School Lenape High School |
| Newspaper | The Voice[3] |
| Yearbook | Nutshell[3] |
| Website | School website |
As of the 2024-25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,244 students and 110 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1. There were 98 students (8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 36 (3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Moorestown High School was involved in the 2003 lawsuit Hornstine v. Township of Moorestown, which involved school policies to prevent a student from becoming valedictorian because of her Individualized Education Program.
For the 1999–2000 school year, Moorestown High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[7] the highest award an American school can receive.[8][9]
The school was the 14th-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.[10] The school had been ranked 27th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 39th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[11] Moorestown High School is by far the highest ranked school in Burlington County. The magazine ranked the school 47th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[12] Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 93rd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 16 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (89.0%) and language arts literacy (94.8%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[13]
In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast ranked the school 474th in the nation among participating public high schools and 40th among schools in New Jersey.[14]
In its listing of "America's Best High Schools 2016", the school was ranked 112th out of 500 best high schools in the country; it was ranked 21st among all high schools in New Jersey and eighth among the state's non-magnet schools.[15]
At Moorestown High School, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement courses and exams. About 59% of students on average take this opportunity and take AP courses. Around 48% of students are female and 52% are male. The student to teacher ratio is about 12:1. As of 2024 MHS is 947th in the National Rankings and 48th in New Jersey. When it comes to student proficiency, they score 37% for math, 73% on reading, and 62% in science. The graduation rate is 98%. However, when it comes to college readiness, it only scores a 52.6%. It is classified as a large suburban setting school (Greco).
The Moorestown High School Quakers compete in the Olympic Conference,[2] which operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) and is comprised of public and private high schools in Burlington, Mercer and Ocean counties in central New Jersey.[16] With 954 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 761 to 1,058 students in that grade range.[17] The football team competes in the National Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconference[18][19] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 890 to 1,298 students.[20]
Moorestown High School's record of athletic achievement includes 19 state championships in boys swimming and 15 state championships in field hockey. From 2000 through 2009, the girls' lacrosse team won 10 consecutive state championships.[21]
The NJSIAA ranks New Jersey's high school athletic programs every academic year based on their performances in various sports across athletic seasons. Among all of the state's Group III programs, MHS was ranked 2nd in 2006 (one point behind Ramapo High School),[22] 2nd in 2007[23] and was the Group III winner in 2008, with performances that included first-place finishes that season in football, both boys and girls lacrosse, and boys tennis.[24]
Sports Legends of Moorestown was presented by the Historical Society of Moorestown at the Smith-Cadbury Mansion until the end of June 2010. More than 60 athletes, most of whom are MHS alumni, representing 14 sports were featured.[25]
Bea Thomas, a coaching institution at MHS in field hockey, girls lacrosse and girls swimming, has been featured in The New York Times and Sports Illustrated.[26][27]
The Moorestown High School Unified Basketball Team won a Gold Medal at the Special Olympics 2018 USA Games in Seattle. The Moorestown High School Unified Basketball Team beat Ohio 27–18 to win the Special Olympics 2018 USA Games. They beat five teams in a matter of four days to win it all. They had also won their first state championship title earlier that season.
MHS competes in the West Jersey Football League.[51] In 1957, the varsity football team went undefeated, 9–0, and was awarded the South Jersey Group III championship.[52] Since the start of the playoff era in 1974, the team won the South Jersey Group III championship in 1975 and the South Jersey Group II championship in 2000.[53] In 2007, the team went undefeated, 12–0, and won the Central Jersey Group III championship by defeating Long Branch High School, 20–6.[54][55]
The boys lacrosse team won the overall state championship in 2001 (defeating Summit High School in the tournament final), won the Group II state championship in 2008 (vs. West Morris Central High School), and won the Group III title in 2011 (vs. Ridge High School), 2017 (vs. Summit High School) and 2019 (vs. Chatham High School). The program's six state titles are tied for sixth-most in the state[57]
In 2001, the boys' lacrosse team won the Tournament of Champions title, defeating Summit High School by a score of 8–3 in the final game of the tournament.[58] In 2008, the team won the state Group II championship in 2008 with a 9–8 victory against West Morris Central High School[59] and the state Group III championship in 2011 by defeating Ridge High School by 7–3 in the title game.[60]
Sean DeLaney (2006) was named to the 2009 and 2010 NCAA Division I lacrosse All-America team and is a member of the Denver Outlaws.[61][62]
The girls' varsity lacrosse team won the overall state championship in 1978 (defeating Cherry Hill High School East in the tournament final), 1983 (vs. Princeton High School), 1987 (vs. Montville Township High School), 1988 (vs. Montville), 1990 (vs. Shawnee High School), 1991 (vs. Shawnee), 1995 (vs. Columbia High School), 2000 (vs. West Essex High School), 2001 (vs. Shawnee), 2002 (vs. Shawnee), 2003 (vs. West Essex), 2004 (vs. Holy Cross High School), 2005 (vs. Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child) and 2006 (vs. Shore Regional High School), and won the Group III title in 2007 (vs. West Morris Central High School), 2008 (vs. West Morris Central), 2009 (vs. Ridgewood High School), 2011 (vs. West Morris Mendham High School), 2012 (vs. Mendham), 2013 (vs. Mendham), 2014 (vs. Mendham), 2015 (vs. Morristown High School), 2018 (vs. Summit), 2019 (vs. Mendham) and 2021 (vs. Chatham). The program has won 25 state championships, the most of any school in the state and more than the next three programs combined, while the streak of ten consecutive titles from 2000 to 2009 is the state's longest. The team won the Tournament of Champions in 2007 (vs. West Morris Mendham), 2008 (vs. Chatham High School), 2009 (vs. Mountain Lakes High School), 2012 (vs. Chatham), 2013 (vs. Shawnee), 2014 (vs. Summit) and 2018 (vs. Ridgewood); the program has won the Tournament of Champions seven times since the NJSIAA instituted the final tournament in 2007.[63] From 1999 to 2010, the team accomplished an unprecedented level of achievement, including: A streak of 228 consecutive wins against New Jersey teams;[64][65] a record of 270 wins and 12 losses versus all teams, including in-state and out-of-state powers.[66]
The 2000 team finished the season with a record of 22–0 after winning the overall state title after defeating West Essex by a score of 15–4 in the championship game.[67]
In 2009, the team won the Group III title with a 12–6 defeat of Ridgewood High School, marking the program's tenth consecutive group championship and 208th consecutive victory against teams in the state.[68]
The Burlington County Times called the Moorestown-Shawnee girls lacrosse programs the "ultimate rivalry", citing the 14 straight years through 2012 in which the two teams played each other in the playoffs and the number of group titles won by the two programs.[69]
Mary McCarthy Stefano (1983) was named to the 1985, 1986 and 1987 NCAA Division I lacrosse All-America first team and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.[70] Jessica Champion (2003) was named to the 2007 NCAA Division I lacrosse All-America team;[71][72] Margie Curran (2004) to the 2007 and 2008 team;[73] Cara Giordano (2005) to the 2009 team;[73] and Brooke Cantwell (2006) to the 2010 team.[74]
The school's principal is Andrew Seibel. His core administrative team includes two assistant principals, Shawn Counard and Mariah Jackson .[108]
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