Deptford Township High School (also Deptford High School) is a four-year comprehensive community

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that serves students in

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through

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s, located in Deptford Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of

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. It is the sole secondary school of Deptford Township Schools. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,062 students and 87.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.2:1. There were 241 students (22.7% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 38 (3.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Deptford Township High School

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. Accessed December 1, 2022.

History

In 1956, the school district approved construction on a site of a $700,000 junior high school (equivalent to $ million in ) with 23 classrooms that would ultimately be transitioned for use as the district's high school, in lieu of sending students to attend Woodbury High School. The school opened in 1957. The first classes taught at Gloucester County College (now Rowan College of South Jersey) when it opened in September 1968 were held at Deptford Township High School and Monongahela Junior High School.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 259th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in ''

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'' magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 242nd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 255th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 252nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 226th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. Schooldigger.com ranked the school 229th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (an increase of 26 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the

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(HSPA).

Academics

A typical school day at Deptford High School is 7 hours with around 6 hours of classroom instruction. Average class sizes for 9, 10, 11, and 12 grades are 17.3, 18.7, 15.3, and 13.1, respectively. An average class size at Deptford is about 16.1 students as compared to the state average of 18.9 students. The student-computer ratio is 2.5 students for 1 computer, compared to a state average of 3.3:1. Of the 462 computers in the building, all 462 are connected to the internet.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

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. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete as one of the member schools in the Tri-County Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools located in Camden, Cape May,

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, Gloucester and Salem counties.Member Schools
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(NJSIAA). With 829 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. The football team competes in the Colonial Division of the 94-team

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superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group III South for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 680 to 889 students. The boys track team won the indoor state championship in Group III in 1970. The girls team was Group II co-champion in 1998. The football team won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III state sectional championship in 1978 and the South Jersey Group II titles in 1998, 2003 and 2004. A crowd of 3,500 watched as the 1978 team defeated Collingswood High School by a score of 14-0 to win the South Jersey Group III sectional title and finish the season with a record of 11-0. The team won the 2004 title with a 28–21 win over

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. The boys track team won the indoor relay championship in Group II in 2019. The boys track team won the spring track state championship in Group III in 2019.

Spartan Marching Band

The school's marching band finished in first place at the 2007 United States Scholastic Band Association National Championships, competing as a Group I band at

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, Maryland on November 16, 2007, with a score of 93.35. The band scored first place in the 2014 TOB Atlantic Coast Championships with a score of 97.30.

National Honor Society

Deptford received its

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charter in 1960 and has been actively inducting members since.

NJROTC

In 2003, Deptford's NJROTC (Naval

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) program was established.

Other activities

Other activities at Deptford High School include Chess Club, All-School Musical (which usually takes place in the Spring), Culture Club, Debate Club, ERASE, the Fall Play, FBLA, Future Teachers of America, Freshman Transition, Gay-Straight Alliance, Girls' Athletic Association, Healthcare Careers Club, Mock Trial,

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, Peer Mediation, Peer Tutors, Project Graduation, RAP (Respect All People), Robotics Club,

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, Students Against Destructive Decisions, Science Club, Spartan Spirit Newspaper, Strength and Conditioning, Student Athletic Trainers, and SGA.

Administration

The school's principal is Jason Strouse. The administration team includes four vice principals.

Notable alumni

* Dave Rowe (born 1945, class of 1963), former football player, who played in the NFL from 1967 to 1978. * Shaun T (born 1978), motivational speaker, fitness trainer and choreographer best known for his home fitness programs T25, Insanity and Hip-Hop Abs. *

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(born 1946), singer-songwriter and 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee."The Ultimate New Jersey High School Yearbook: T-Z And Also..."
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'', June 27, 1999. Accessed August 4, 2007.

References

External links

Deptford High School Official Web SiteDeptford Township Schools
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