New Egypt High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Plumsted Township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Plumsted Township School District.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 509 students and 34.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.8:1. There were 108 students (21.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 19 (3.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for New Egypt High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
History Plumsted Township voters approved a December 1997 referendum under which $16.5 million (equivalent to $ million in ) would be borrowed to build new school facilities, while the existing middle school would be converted for use as a high school.Woodberry, Warren Jr. "Planning begins now that Plumsted High School has OK", Asbury Park Press, December 28, 1997. Accessed May 8, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "With the township's approval Dec. 16 of a $16.5 million bond referendum to convert the New Egypt Middle School on Evergreen Road into a high school, district officials are now developing plans for the kind of school they, parents and students want built..... For more than 50 years, high school students here have attended Allentown High School as part of a sending-receiving relationship with the Upper Freehold Regional School District. The state Department of Education must first approve the Plumsted school district's plan to withdraw 400 students from Allentown. The new school is planned to be operating by September 1999." Later that month, the Commissioner of Education approved the withdrawal, as the feasibility study prepared showed no negative financial impact to either district and would not substantially impact the racial makeup of the students enrolled at Allentown High School.Board of Education of the Township of Plumsted, Ocean County v. Board of Education of the Upper Freehold Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, December 12, 1997. Accessed April 14, 2021. The school opened its doors in September 1999 and admitted 100 ninth-graders who would graduate in spring 2003, ending a sending/receiving relationship that had existed for more than 50 years with the Upper Freehold Regional School District under which students from the township attended Allentown High School.Vosseller, Bob. "NHS receives high praise for curriculum" , The New Egypt Press, September 14, 1999. Accessed August 12, 2014. "History will be made this week when 100 ninth-graders enter the New Egypt High School marking its inaugural class. Two years ago Plumsted Township voters in a strong majority vote withdrew from Allentown High School in the Upper Freehold Regional School District through a referendum vote."
Awards, recognition, and rankings The school was the 151st-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 193rd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 203rd 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 193rd 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 173rd 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 160th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 12 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (80.9%) and language arts literacy (94.5%) 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.
Athletics The New Egypt High School WarriorsNew Egypt High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the Shore Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Ocean, Ocean counties in Central Jersey, operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).Home Page, Shore Conference. Accessed July 28, 2025.League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. The school had competed in the Burlington County Scholastic League until the 2024–25 season, switching for geographic and competitive reasons.Zedalis, Joe. "New Egypt will leave BCSL, join Shore Conference in all sports starting in 2024-25", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 29, 2023. Accessed July 28, 2025. "The Shore Conference Executive Committee voted last week to admit New Egypt to the conference starting in 2024-2025. New Egypt will depart the Burlington County Scholastic League." With 227 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–24 school years as Group I 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 superconferenceNew Egypt Warriors, 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 I South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 185 to 482 students.NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
The field hockey team won the Central Jersey Group I state sectional title in 2003-2005 and 2008; the team won the Group I state championship in 2005, defeating Pingry School in the final game of the tournament.History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022. The team won the state sectional title in 2003, edging Henry Hudson Regional High School in the final game by a 3-2 score.2003 Field Hockey - Central, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed April 20, 2007. The team won the 2004 title, outscoring Keyport High School by 4-1,2004 Field Hockey - Central, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed April 20, 2007. In 2005, the field hockey team won the Central Jersey Group I Championship, defeating Palmyra High School in the final game by a score of 5-0.2005 Field Hockey - Central - I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed April 20, 2007. The team won the Group I state title in 2005, defeating Pingry School by a score of 2-1 in the tournament final after having lost to Pingry by one goal in the tournament final in each of the two previous years.White, Mike. "Third time's a charm for Lady Warriors; New Egypt girls capture Group I championship", Tri-Town Sports, November 23, 2005. Accessed January 3, 2017. "For the past two years, the New Egypt High School field hockey came away from the NJSIAA Group I championship with heartbreaking losses to Pingry. Both times the Lady Warriors left the College of New Jersey with devastating one-goal losses.... New Egypt took advantage of scoring opportunities and shut down a potent Pingry offense en route to an exciting 2-1 victory Sunday to capture its first Group I crown at TCNJ."
The softball team won the Group I state championship in 2006 (defeating Belvidere High School in the final round of the tournament), 2010 (vs. Wood-Ridge High School), 2011 (vs. Whippany Park High School), 2014 (vs. Butler High School) and 2016 (vs. Butler).Softball Championship History 1972–2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated July 2023. Accessed April 1, 2024. The team made it to the 2006 Central Jersey Group I tournament as the number-two seed, defeating South Amboy High School 12-0 in the first round and Florence Township Memorial High School by a score of 2-0 in the semifinals, before defeating Bordentown Regional High School by a score of 3-2 in the tournament final.2006 Softball - Central, Group I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 17, 2006. The 2010 team finished the season with a 29-2 record after winning the Group I title by defeating Wood-Ridge 3-0 in the championship game.Whittaker, Cleste E. "New Egypt mightiest of all; Group 1 state champ South Jersey's No. 1 team", Courier-Post, June 14, 2010. Accessed January 25, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The final piece was the Group 1 state title the Warriors brought home June 5 with a 3-0 win over Wood-Ridge at Toms River East. It was the program's first state title since 2006, and it was the icing on the cake that was a dominating season. The Warriors ended their season 29-2, and for their achievements they've earned the Courier-Post Cup, which goes to the Courier-Post's No. 1 team in South Jersey."
Administration The school's principal is Ashley Walulak. Her core administration team includes two vice principals.Administration, New Egypt High School. Accessed September 14, 2026.
Notable alumni
Deena Nicole Cortese (born 1987), reality television star on the MTV hit show Jersey Shore.Hyman, Vicki. "New 'Jersey Shore' castmate actually from New Jersey; Deena Cortese is pals with Snooki", The Star-Ledger, July 27, 2010. Accessed August 12, 2014. "Deena, 23, is a graduate of New Egypt High School who attended Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, and served on the cheerleading squad there." Keith Jones (class of 2003), regional-Emmy Award-winning news anchor and reporter for WCAU in Philadelphia.Staff. "New Egypt Middle School social studies students excel" , Tri-Town News, March 5, 2015. Accessed November 6, 2015. "One of the many alumni to be featured this year will be Keith Jones, an NBC-10 Philadelphia news anchor. Jones graduated from New Egypt High School in 2003 and entered Villanova University, Villanova, Pa." Stephen Panasuk (born 1989), quarterback for the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League.Stephen Panasuk , Cleveland Gladiators. Accessed August 3, 2016. "Prepped at New Egypt High School in New Egypt, N.J." Travis Ward (born 1996), soccer player who plays as a forward for Michigan Stars FC in the National Independent Soccer Association.Ralph, Matthew. "Former Rowan standout signs with USL League One team Greenville Triumph; Travis Ward had 29 goals and 16 assists for the Profs from 2014-2017", Brotherly Game, February 7, 2019. Accessed May 17, 2020. "Ward grew up in Ocean County, N.J., starring at New Egypt High School before a successful four-year career at Rowan University."
References
External links New Egypt High School Plumsted Township School District