Manasquan High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Manasquan, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone high school of the Manasquan Public Schools. In addition to students from Manasquan, the high school also serves students from Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar,Cheslow, Jerry. "Living In/Belmar, N.J.; Pushing Back on a Rowdy Reputation", The New York Times, June 20, 2004. Accessed September 13, 2017. "From Belmar Elementary, students are slotted to go to either Manasquan High School or Asbury Park High School, according to a 56-44 percent formula worked out with the New Jersey Department of Education in the late 1940s." Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake and Spring Lake Heights, who attend Manasquan High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.Manasquan School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 12, 2017. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven sending districts; Avon, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights, as well as our Manasquan Elementary School students."Sending Districts , Manasquan Public Schools. Accessed May 29, 2016. "Manasquan High School receives students from seven different districts; Avon, Brielle, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights. Including our Manasquan students, the high school population is just under one thousand students."
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 917 students and 79.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1. There were 130 students (14.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 15 (1.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Manasquan High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
History Manasquan High School opened at its current site in 1931.Compehensive Annual Financial Report for the Manasquan School District, New Jersey Department of Education for year ending June 30, 2020. Accessed May 10, 2022. "The current location of Manasquan High School opened in 1931."
Students from Wall Township, New Jersey had attended the school until Wall High School opened in September 1959 for grades 7-11, while students in twelfth grade that year attended Manasquan High School. The Manasquan district ended the sending/receiving relationship with Wall in 1957, due to overcrowding at the Manasquan school, which went into effect when the new Wall High School was opened."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 Manasquan High School In 1958 and 1959 pending completion of the new high school."
Manasquan High School had been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools from 1935Manasquan High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 30, 2012. Accessed May 17, 2015. until 2011, when the school's accreditation status was removed.Fall 2011 Accreditation Actions , The Standard; A Newsletter from the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary School, Winter 2012. Accessed November 11, 2020. "Removal of Accreditation... Manasquan High School, Manasquan, NJ"
Awards, recognition, and rankings The school was the 143rd-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 145th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 124th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2012. The magazine ranked the school 115th in 2008 out of 316 schools.Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 19, 2011. The school was ranked 108th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state."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 tied for 58th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of three positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (91.8%) and language arts literacy (96.3%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed February 27, 2012.
In 1996–97, Manasquan High School's Horticultural Botany program, taught at Barlow's Flower Farm, was recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education as a "Best Practice" of educational partnership.New Jersey Best Practices Award Recipient, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 1, 2006.
Curriculum The Course Ahead Program allows seniors to take courses in European and American History, Calculus, and Entrepreneurship at Georgian Court College and earn up to 12 college credits.The Georgian Court Course Ahead Program, Manasquan High School. Accessed December 15, 2015.
Students have the option to take Advanced Placement (AP) courses in their Junior and Senior years. After taking these classes, students can take the national administered AP examinations, which can earn students credit at most institutions of higher learning (the exact score required for credit may vary depending on the college or university). The high school offers AP courses in Language and Composition, Literature, World History, United States History, Psychology, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Calculus (AB and, more recently, BC), Spanish, and French.Manasquan High School 2013-14 School Performance Report, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 15, 2015.
The Academy of Finance program focuses on the field of finance, using a curriculum that combines traditional classroom instruction, with lectures from experts in the subject, mentoring and job shadowing with industry specialists. Students gain practical knowledge and skills through a paid summer internship that is required as part of the program. Students are awarded a Certificate in Financial Studies upon satisfactory completion of the Academy curriculum mandates.What is the Academy of Finance?, Manasquan High School. Accessed December 15, 2015.
By the 2024-25 school year, the school plans to have an International Baccalaureate program for its junior and senior students to earn college credit.Nguyen, Elliott. "Manasquan High school to launch International Baccalaureate program", The Coast Star, February 15, 2024. Accessed February 24, 2024. "Manasquan High School [MHS] will implement the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program [IB] beginning next school year, offering students the opportunity to take higher level classes and earn college credits."
Extracurricular activities Manasquan High School offers many clubs and after school activities. Clubs include the Drama Club, Environmental Club, Film Club, Friends Helping Friends, Amnesty International, Ping-Pong Club, History Club, Mock Trial, Model United Nations, Key Club, the National Honor Society, the Academy of Finance (see below), DECA, Academic Team, and others.Students & Services Directory, Manasquan High School. Accessed December 15, 2015.
Athletics The Manasquan High School WarriorsManasquan High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in Division A Central 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 operates 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 685 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 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.
The school participates as the host school / lead agency in joint cooperative boys / girls bowling, gymnastics, ice hockey and boys / girls swimming teams with Point Pleasant Beach High School. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.NJSIAA Fall Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
The school is known for its sports rivalry with Wall High School in Wall Township. The rivalry culminates every year on Thanksgiving, where the football teams face off with MHS always holding their homecoming, whether they are the home or away team.Home Page, Manasquan High School. Accessed June 3, 2014. The football rivalry with Wall dates back to 2001 and was listed at 10th on NJ.com's list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football". Wall leads the series with an overall record of 8-7 through the 2017 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 has had a longstanding rivalry with Point Pleasant Boro High School.James, George. "Thanksgiving, and Goal to Go", The New York Times, November 24, 1996. Accessed January 19, 2012. "Like Manasquan and Point Boro, as it is called, towns around New Jersey will be playing out their traditional rivalries, some of which date back almost to the 19th century."