Wall High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Wall Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Wall Township Public Schools.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 924 students and 102.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.0:1. There were 113 students (12.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 19 (2.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Wall High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
History Constructed at a cost of $2 million (equivalent to $ million in ) and designed to accommodate up to 1,260 students, the high school opened in September 1959 for grades 7–11 with an enrollment of 900. Students in twelfth grade that year attended Manasquan High School, which had served Wall Township as part of a sending/receiving relationship that was ended due to overcrowding at the Manasquan school."Shore Communities Spending $7,150,000 on 8 New Schools; $2,586,300 in Alterations, Additions Also Under Way", Asbury Park Press, August 17, 1959. Accessed November 19, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Here's the rundown on new school construction: Wall Township High School, scheduled to open Sept. 14, was built with a $1,991,000 bond issue. It has 42 instructional areas, including shops and a three-section gymnasium. It has 24 classrooms. It has a capacity of 1,260 and will open with 900 students in grades 7 through 11. There will be no senior class until 1960. Wall's seniors will continue at Manasquan High School this year.""Wall High School Ready for Inspection", Asbury Park Press, September 3, 1959. Accessed November 19, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The Manasquan Board of Education terminated the sending-receiving agreement with Wall Township in 1957. However, Wall Township pupils attended Mana-squan High School In 1958 and 1959 pending completion of the new high school."
Rankings The school was the 90th-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.Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014. The school had been ranked 137th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 155th of 322 schools listed in 2010,Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2012. 127th out of 316 in 2008,Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 1, 2011. and 121st out of 316 in 2006."Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
Schooldigger.com ranked the school 153rd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 12 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above on the mathematics (84.2%) and language arts literacy (92.7%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment.New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 5, 2012.
Extracurricular activities Wall High School offers many clubs and after school activities, including the Environmental Club, Mock trial, Key Club, National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, National Music Honor Society, DECA, NNDCC: Drill & Rifle Team, S.A.D.D. and International Thespian Society.Clubs & Activities, Wall High School. Accessed August 30, 2014.
Athletics The Wall High School Crimson KnightsWall Township High School | NJSIAA. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in Division B North of the Shore Conference, an athletic conference comprised of public and private high schools in Monmouth and Ocean counties along the Jersey Shore.Shore Conference Realignment for 2018-2019 and 2019-2020, Shore Conference. Accessed November 15, 2020.Member Schools, Shore Conference. Accessed November 15, 2020. The conference under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. With 790 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.NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020. The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group II South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 514 to 685 students.NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
Wall High School is known for its sports rivalry with Manasquan High School in Manasquan, with the two schools playing each other in front of crowds of 5,000 at their annual Thanksgiving Day American football game.Moretti, Mike. "Manasquan at Wall looms large on Turkey Day", The Star-Ledger, November 24, 2009. Accessed July 12, 2011. "The six divisional races are all but settled in the Shore Conference which leads to the traditional holiday rivalry games featuring Manasquan at Wall today, and a pair of big tilts on Saturday in the form of Brick at Brick Memorial and Toms River North at Toms River East. Manasquan is on target for its 12th sectional championship when it faces Matawan in the Central Jersey, Group 2 championship game on Dec. 4 but must first take care of business behind quarterback C.J. Davis against an improving Wall team. This game routinely draws the biggest crowds and upwards of 5,000 are expected on Thanksgiving." The football rivalry with Manasquan dates back to 2001 and was listed at 10th on NJ.com's 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football". Wall leads the series with an overall record of 13-10 through the 2023 season.Stypulkoski, Matt. "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 27, 2017, updated May 15, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2020. "10-Manasquan vs. Wall - The two Jersey Shore neighbors have met on Thanksgiving Day for only 17 years, but the rivalry has been ferocious since the first whistle.... All-time series: Wall leads, 8-7"
The school was the Group III winner of the 2019-20 ShopRite Cup, which recognizes athletic achievement across all interscholastic sports.17th Annual Shop Rite Cup 2019 - 2020 Final Standings, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.