Egg Harbor Township High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone high school of the Egg Harbor Township Schools district.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,279 students and 204.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1. There were 951 students (41.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 224 (9.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Egg Harbor Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
Awards, recognition, and rankings The school was the 173rd-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 213th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 227th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 12, 2012. The magazine ranked the school 217th in 2008 out of 316 schools.Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 1, 2011. The school was ranked 154th 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 268th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 47 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed January 8, 2012.
The school yearbook received a Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Medal in 2000."Columbia Scholastic Press Association presents 2000 Scholastic Gold Circle Awards", Columbia Scholastic Press Association, backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 26, 2010. Accessed April 11, 2021.
Curriculum The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in AP Computer Science A, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP French Language, AP German Language, AP Spanish Language, AP United States History, AP World History, AP United States Government and Politics, AP Psychology, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, AP Physics C, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Latin: Vergil, AP Music Theory, AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics.School Performance Reports for Egg Harbor Township High School, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 29, 2022.
The school offers a business curriculum, including classes such as Introduction to Business and College Accounting, as part of the school's Academy of Law and Business.Academy of Law and Business, Egg Harbor Township High School. Accessed March 29, 2022.
Athletics The Egg Harbor Township High School EaglesEgg Harbor Township High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the Atlantic Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference comprised of both parochial and public high schools located in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Gloucester counties, operating under the aegis 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 1,763 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.NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020. The football team competes in the United Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconferenceEgg Harbor Eagles, 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 V South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 1,333 to 2,324 students.NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
Egg Harbor Township has the following interscholastic athletic teams:
Fall: Cheerleading, Boys' & Girls' Cross country, Field hockey, Football, Boys' & Girls' Soccer, Girls' Volleyball, Girls' Tennis.
Winter: Cheerleading, Boys' & Girls' Basketball, Boys' & Girls' Swimming, Boys' & Girls' Diving, Boys' & Girls' Indoor Track & Field, Wrestling.
Spring: Baseball, Boys' & Girls' Crew (5 S.R.A.A. Gold National Championships),Gargan, Guy. "Egg Harbor Township crew proves its four-boats rule", The Press of Atlantic City, May 30, 2010. Accessed November 24, 2011. Golf, Boys' & Girls' Lacrosse, Softball, Boys' Tennis, Boys' & Girls' Outdoor Track & Field.
The 1992 girls' basketball team won the Group III state championship, defeating Pascack Valley High School by a score of 40–31 in the tournament final played at Monmouth CollegeGirls Basketball Championship History: 1919–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated March 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.Schwartz, Paul. "PV foiled in bid for fourth state crown", The Record, March 16, 1992. Accessed March 10, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The Pascack Valley girls basketball team that reached the State Group 3 final was held together with ace bandages, aspirin, and a strong will to win. But Sunday night at Monmouth College, the will to win wasn't enough to overcome an outstanding individual performance by Shea Matlock of Egg Harbor Township. The Lady Eagles used 25 points, eight rebounds, and two assists by their star junior to defeat Pascack Valley, 40-31." and entered the Tournament of Champions as the fifth seed, winning in the quarterfinals by 51–40 against fourth-ranked Jefferson Township High School and winning the semis 50–48 in overtime against top-seeded St. John Vianney High School before losing in the finals at the Meadowlands Arena by a score of 51–45 against second-seed St. Peter the Apostle High School, to finish the season with a record of 29–5.NJSIAA Girls Basketball Tournament of Champions History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.Williams, Tom. "2d place for EHT girls; St. Peter's wins the T of C, 51-15", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 23, 1992. Accessed March 10, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Egg Harbor Township's drive for the top prize in New Jersey girls' basketball ended yesterday. Kristen Somogyi, better known for her scoring than her dribbling, bounced away most of the final two minutes to help unbeaten St. Peter's defeat Egg Harbor Township, 51-45, in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions final at the Meadowlands Arena.... But Egg Harbor Township (29-5) came storming back, scoring nine consecutive points."
The football team has won the South Jersey Group III state sectional championships in both 1992 and 1993.NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2022. The team won the South Jersey Group III sectional title in 1992 with a 14–0 win in the championship game against previously undefeated Lacey Township High School."Lacey's bid for title comes up short", Asbury Park Press, December 6, 1992. Accessed November 22, 2020. "Egg Harbor proved to be a little bigger, a little stronger and a little more experienced during the course of its 14-0 victory over Lacey.... The Atlantic County school validated those offensive fears as it shut out Lacey, 14-0, to capture the SJ Group III title and pin Lacey with its first loss of the season." The 1983 team finished the season with an 8–2 record and repeated as South Jersey Group III champion with a 19–14 win against Lacey Township.Mitchell, John N."Egg Harbor repeats as Group 3 championship", Courier-Post, December 5, 1983. Accessed December 24, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "That pass, which came with 8 minutes, 34 seconds left to play in the third quarter, gave the Eagles a 19-14 lead, a margin that stood, as Egg Harbor (8-2) captured its second consecutive South Jersey Group 3 championship with a win over the Lions (8-1-1) on Saturday." The 2009 team captured the Cape Atlantic League title and had been undefeated until they lost by a score of 14–0 to Cherokee High School in the South Jersey Group IV state sectional title game, ending the season with a record of 11–1.Staff. "Cherokee 14, Egg Harbor 0 (High school Football scores and results)", The Star-Ledger, December 5, 2009. Accessed November 24, 2011. "Andy Martin threw one touchdown and ran for a score to guide Cherokee, No. 4 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, past No. 7 Egg Harbor, 14-0, yesterday in the NJSIAA/Gatorade South Jersey, Group 4 playoff final before 2,200 in Marlton. The playoff title was the seventh for Cherokee, which last won in 2005. Egg Harbor was seeking its third championship."
The boys' wrestling team won the South Jersey Group III state sectional championship in 2001.Boys Wrestling Championship History 1934–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated October 2024. Accessed November 1, 2025.
The boys' track team won the indoor state championship in Group IV in 2013.Boys Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.