East Orange Campus High School is a comprehensive community

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serving students in

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through

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s in the city of East Orange, in Essex County, in the

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, on the former campus of

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. The school is part of the East Orange School District, classified as an

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. The school has been accredited by the

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Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.East Orange Campus High School

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of 17.3:1. There were 847 students (48.4% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 42 (2.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for East Orange Campus High School

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. Accessed December 15, 2024.

History

East Orange Campus High School was opened in 2002, resulting from the merging of the former

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and East Orange High School. The school is located in the largest building of the refurbished campus of

and has been expanded to accommodate increased demand for enrollment. As a result of the merger, students now have access to new and much improved educational facilities. The former Clifford Scott High School facility was home to East Orange Campus Nine High School, the home for all 9th grade high school students in East Orange. Announced in November 2010, East Orange Campus Nine was updated to become

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, which will serve students from 9-12th graders.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 337th-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 318th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 292nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 263rd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 286th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.

Athletics

The East Orange Campus High School JaguarsEast Orange Campus High School

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. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the

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, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Essex County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the

(NJSIAA). Prior to the NJSIAA's 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the

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, an athletic conference which included high schools in Essex,

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and Union counties. With 1,756 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range. The football team competes in the Liberty White division of the North Jersey Super Football Conference, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league. The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V North for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 1,317 to 5,409 students. The boys swimming team as the public school state champion in 1930–1932. The boys track team won the spring / outdoor track state championship in Group IV in 1937. The boys' basketball team won the Group IV title in 1940 (against West New York Memorial High School in the finals), 1969 (vs.

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) and 1974 (vs.

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), and won in Group III in 1972 (vs. Lakewood High School), 1973 (vs.

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) and 1976 (vs. Woodrow Wilson High School). The 1940 team was down 23-12 at the half in the Group IV championship game and cut the deficit to a point by the end of the third period before winning the game on a list-minute basket that gave the team a 39-38 upset win against a West New York Memorial team that had come into the finals with a 24-game winning streak. With more than 13,000 spectators at

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, the 1969 team defeated a Perth Amboy squad led by future NBA player Brian Taylor by a score of 74-56, winning the Group IV state title and finishing the season with a record of 26-2. The track team was co-winner of the Group III indoor relay state championship in 1975 and the Group IV title in 2018. The girls' basketball team won the Group IV state championship in 1980, defeating

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in the finals.Girls Basketball Championship History: 1919–2024

, updated March 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024. The girls' basketball team won the 2003 North II, Group IV state sectional championship with a 74–55 win over

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. In 2007, the football team won the North I, Group IV state sectional championship with a 31–13 win over Montclair High School, in a game played at

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. The win was the team's first sectional title since the playoff era began in 1974. The school's football rivalry with

, which dates back to a Thanksgiving Day game played in 1897, was listed at 7th on

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's 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football". East Orange leads the rivalry with a 63-39-9 overall record as of 2023.

Administration

The school's principal is Taniesha Whitaker. Her core administration team includes four assistant principals.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of East Orange Campus High School (including graduates of Clifford Scott High School, whose histories have been claimed by East Orange Central) are: *

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(born 1995),

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for the

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of the

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. *

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(born 1948), former American football player. *

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(born 1951), singer-songwriter. * Kyle Louis (born 2004),

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for the

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team *

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(born 1970), Vin Rock and

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, members of rap group Naughty by Nature. * Oliver deGray Vanderbilt (1884–1960), All-American basketball player for Princeton University in 1905. *

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(born 1940, class of 1958), singer. Warwick, Dionne
"We All Walked Together: East Orange native Dionne Warwick reminisces about growing up in New Jersey, and how the music of the streets that surrounded her helped propel her to super-stardom."
''

'', November 15, 2010. Accessed June 17, 2011. "That was at Oval Park in East Orange, which is still there. I was nothing special as an athlete, then or later, at East Orange High School."

Gallery

Image:East Orange Campus High School Back New.jpg, A look at the school from the back entrance. Image:East Orange Campus High School Back Entrance.jpg, This is the actual entrance behind the school. An entrance to the Garden State Parkway is not far from there. Image:East Orange Campus High School Side New.jpg, One of the many parking lots around the school. Image:East Orange Campus High School Front 2.jpg, A different view of the bell tower and main courtyard. Image:East Orange Campus High School Front 3.jpg, Another view of the main entrance. Image:East Orange Campus High School E-Display.jpg, Electronic announcement board at East Orange Campus High. Image:East Orange Campus High School Tower.jpg, The tower, which is the main architectural feature and the most recognizable landmark of the school. Image:East Orange Campus High School Front 1.jpg, The main entrance to East Orange High School.

References

External links

East Orange Campus High SchoolEast Orange School District
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School Data for the East Orange School District

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