Cinnaminson High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Cinnaminson Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Cinnaminson Township Public Schools. The campus covers approximately . The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools.Cinnaminson High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed August 5, 2019.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 929 students and 70.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1. There were 184 students (19.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 36 (3.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Cinnaminson High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
History Students from the township had attended Palmyra High School before Cinnaminson High School was established in 1961."Cinnaminson Schools Mark 150 Years", Cinnamonson, NJ Patch, December 12, 2013. Accessed June 22, 2026. "Beginning in 1961, with the Cinnaminson High School groundbreaking—prior to that all Cinnaminson students attended Palmyra High School—the district began to take on its current state, with all four existing schools being constructed the early part of that decade, Illuzzi said."
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 99th-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 114th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 164th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 4, 2012. The magazine ranked the school 161st in 2008 out of 316 schools.Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 7, 2011. The school was ranked 137th 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 163rd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 35 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (79.0%) and language arts literacy (96.0%) 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 March 6, 2012.
Extracurricular activities The school's television production program, under the direction of Sean Wilson, received press coverage in 2015 after Taylor Swift tweeted about a lip sync video they made to her song "Shake It Off", the second schoolwide lip dub that the program has produced. The television production class has also done exceptionally well at the Ten Day Film Challenge, having qualified for the national competition twice."Taylor Swift loves Cinnaminson High School's one-take 'Shake It Off' video", WPVI-TV, June 9, 2015. Accessed October 27, 2016. "A few days ago, Cinnaminson High School uploaded a video to YouTube - a one-take lip-dub of Taylor Swift's hit 'Shake It Off.' It did not take too long for the Berks County native to notice. Swift, in a tweet Tuesday night linking to the video, said, 'I Love You Cinnaminson High School.'"Strecker, Erin. "Taylor Swift Shares High School's Amazing One-Take 'Shake It Off' Video: Watch", Billboard, June 9, 2015. Accessed October 27, 2016. "Back when the song first hit, Swift gave some social love to a frat who filmed their own one-take music video to the catchy tune, and now, Swift has shared another one-take interpretation, this time from a ton of students at New Jersey's Cinnaminson High School."
Athletics The Cinnaminson High School PiratesCinnaminson High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the Patriot Division of the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL), which is comprised of public and private high schools covering Burlington, Mercer and Ocean counties in Central Jersey, and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).Member Schools, Burlington County Scholastic League. Accessed September 1, 2022.League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. With 634 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–24 school years as Group II South for most athletic competition purposes.NJSIAA General Classifications - Public Schools 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022. The football team competes in the Freedom Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconferenceCinnaminson Pirates, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023.Home Page, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023. "The WJFL is a 94-school super conference that stretches from Princeton to Wildwood encompassing schools from the Colonial Valley Conference, the Burlington County Scholastic League, the Olympic Conference, the Tri-County Conference, the Colonial Conference, and the Cape Atlantic League. The WJFL is made up of sixteen divisions with divisional alignments based on school size, geography and a strength-of-program component." and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group III South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 695 to 882 students.NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
The first championship won by any of the school's athletic teams was in 1969 when the cross country team culminated a 12-1 meet record with a win at the Burlington County Scholastic League Cross Country Championship at Moorestown Memorial Field, with CHS runners placed 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 15th, and 18th to post the low score for the event. Head Coach Gene Campbell was later inducted into the CHS Athletics and the NJ State Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The team won the Group II state championship in 1989.NJSIAA Boys Cross Country Group State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
The boys' basketball team captured the Group III state title in 1982, defeating Linden High School in the tournament final.Beth, Onufrak. , The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 8, 1997. Accessed June 5, 2015.NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
Under head coach Gene Campbell, the girls soccer team won the Group II state title in 1989 (as co-champion with Glen Rock High School) and 1990 (vs. Mahwah High School). In 1991, they repeated as state champions under new head coach Gloria Eleuteri (vs. West Morris Mendham High School).NJSIAA History of Girls Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022. The 1990 team finished the season with a 20–2 record after winning the Group II title by defeating Mahwah with a 1–0 victory in the playoff finals.Feola, Lyn. "Late goal foils Mahwah in quest for State crown", The Record, November 18, 1990. Accessed January 23, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Elise Bruccoliere's goal with 2:03 left Saturday gave Cinnaminson a 1–0 win over Mahwah and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 2 girls soccer championship.... Despite keeping pace with the Pirates (20–), the Thunderbirds couldn't make anything count." A 1–0 win against West Morris Mendham in the championship game gave the team their third consecutive title and a 22–2–1 record for the season.McGurk, Tom. "Cinnaminson collects 3rd straight state title", Courier-Post, November 24, 1991. Accessed January 27, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The Cinnaminson High School girls' soccer team played its favorite kind of soccer Saturday evening at Trenton State College dominant. The Pirates closed their season the same way it has the past two years by winning the state Group 2 title with an impressive 1–0 win over West Morris Mendham.... 'We certainly peaked at the right time,' said Cinnaminson coach Gloria Eleuteri, who guided the Pirates to a 22–2–1 overall record." In 2002, the team won the South, Group II title over Woodstown High School, by a 2–0 score.2002 Girls Soccer - South, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 10, 2007.
The boys spring track team won the state championship in Group II in 1990.NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
In 1991, Cinnaminson and Harrison High School were declared boys' soccer co-champions after playing to a 0–0 tie in the state Group II final, the program's first state championship.NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.Narducci, Marc. , The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 22, 1991. Accessed June 5, 2015. "On rain-slickened artificial turf at Trenton State College, the two teams played to an 0-0 tie in regulation, remained scoreless after two 10-minute overtimes, and were then declared co-champions in the state Group 2 title game. It was the first state championship in school history for Cinnaminson, which finished 14-6-2. Harrison (18-4-2) won its seventh state title, and its first since it shared the Group 1 championship with Riverside in 1976 after also playing to a scoreless tie." The soccer team won the 1999 South, Group II Group Semifinals, defeating Northern Burlington County Regional High School by a score of 4–2 in the tournament final.Public Group Semifinals - South, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, May 10, 2007. The 2004 team won the South, Group II championship, edging Haddon Township High School in the final, 1–0.2004 Boys Soccer - South, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 10, 2007. In 2007, the team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional championship with a 4–1 win over Delran High School in the tournament final.2007 Boys Soccer - South, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 14, 2007.
The girls cross country team won the Group II state championship in 1991.NJSIAA Girls Cross Country State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.