Pleasantville High School (New Jersey)

Pleasantville High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from the City of Pleasantville, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Pleasantville Public Schools, an Abbott District.Abbott School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 15, 2016.

Students from Absecon attend the district's high school for grades 9-12 as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Absecon Public School District.Prisament, Steve. "Taxes rising as more Absecon students opt for public high school" , Shore News Today, March 10, 2011. Accessed May 23, 2011. "'The increase in high school tuition for 2011-'12 is the reason we qualified for a tuition adjustment and is the reason for our 6.1-cent tax increase,' Superintendent James Giaquinto said Monday, March 7. 'We have budgeted $363,000 for Charter Tech, $370,000 for Pleasantville High School and $375,000 for Atlantic County Institute of Technology.'"

As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 997 students and 74.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1. There were 661 students (66.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 63 (6.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Pleasantville High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.

Awards, recognition and rankings In 2004, the Try-Math-A-Lon Team won the National Championship at the National Society of Black Engineers Conference (NSBE) in Dallas, Texas.Brand, John. "Pleasantville Celebrates Math-A-Lon Champions", The Press of Atlantic City, March 22, 2004. Accessed February 6, 2012. "'Pleasantville High School is the home of the 2004 national champions of the Try-Math-A-Lon! You let the nation know that we do have students who are high achievers. We do have students who can compete at a national level and win,' she added." In 2010 and 2011, the Try-Math-A-Lon teams won the regional championships and progressed to the Nationals in Boston and Orlando respectively where they placed second both years.Staff. "Pleasantville math team takes 2nd place", The Current of Pleasantville, December 1, 2011. Accessed December 7, 2015.

The school was the 311th-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 267th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 299th 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 309th 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 281st 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 May 24, 2011. Schooldigger.com ranked the school as 363rd out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 6 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 February 6, 2012.

Athletics The Pleasantville High School GreyhoundsPleasantville High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the National Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference comprised of both public and private high schools located in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Gloucester County, New Jersey counties, and 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 668 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 Patriot Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconferencePleasantville Greyhounds, 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.

Interscholastic sports offered at Pleasantville High School include:

Fall sports: Football (M), Cross Country, Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis and Cheerleading Winter sports: Indoor Track, Basketball, Swim (Co-ed) and Cheerleading Spring sports: Baseball, Softball, Tennis, and Track & Field. All sports compete at the Varsity and Junior Varsity level. Some sports may offer a freshman team.Pleasantville High School Sports , NJ.com. Accessed February 6, 2012.

The school has had a longstanding sports rivalry with Atlantic City High School. The best known is between the basketball teams of both schools, an event that is referred to as "Battle By The Bay" which started in 1994. Atlantic City High won 13 games and Pleasantville has won 6. The cheerleading battle between both schools is considered to be one of the highlights of the event.Rosenfeld, Josh. "NJ Boys Basketball: Battle By The Bay Highlights Weekend Events", The Star-Ledger, February 4, 2010. Accessed May 24, 2011.

The boys' basketball team won the Group II title in 1974 (defeating runner-up Hillside High School in the tournament final), 1995 (vs. Boonton High School) and 1996 (vs. Dwight Morrow High School).NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.

The girls' basketball team won the Group II state championships in 1978 (against Lyndhurst High School in the finals) and 1981 (vs. Queen of Peace High School).Girls Basketball Championship History: 1919–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated March 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024. The 1978 team finished the season with a 24-3 record after winning the Group III title with a 49-42 win against Lyndhurst in the championship game."Lyndhurst girls bow", The Record, March 19, 1978. Accessed January 30, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Unheralded Lyndhurst, rated fifth in the North Jersey Section 1 Group 2 seedings, lost to Pleasantville 49-42 in the State Group 2 championship yesterday a surprising performance for the underdog Golden Bears but a disappointment nevertheless for Groszman." The 1981 team won the Group II title after they defeated Queen of Peace by a score of 60-45 in the championship game played at North Brunswick Township High School with 1,500 in attendance.Leach, Melinda. "Queen of Peace is 60-45 loser", The Record, March 22, 1981. Accessed February 1, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Queen of Peace finally ran out of miracles Friday night as it lost to Pleasantville, 60-45, in the Group 2 final of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Basketball Tournament.... Pleasantville, on the other hand, began its season .with a 21-game winning streak and had visions of again winning the title it won three years, ago. The North Arlington team started well against the Greyhounds, but could not keep-up the pace before approximately 1,500 fans at North Brunswick Township High."

The girls' outdoor track and field team won the Group II state championship in 1995.NJSIAA Girls Spring Track Summary of Group Titles, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.

The boys track team won the indoor track Group I state championship in 1996, 2008, 2012 and 2013, and won the Group II title in 1999 (as co-champion).Boys Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024. The girls team won the Group II title in 2011.Girls Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.

The boys track team won the Group II spring / outdoor track state championship in 1996, 1999 and 2018.NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.

The boys' track team won the NJSIAA indoor relay championships in Group II in 1999 and in Group I in both 2012 and 2013.History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.

In 2010, the cross country team won the Cape-Atlantic League conference championship, finishing the season undefeated with a record of 10-0.Staff. "Cross country roundup: Jacob and Isaac Clark keep Pleasantville boys undefeated", The Press of Atlantic City, September 22, 2010. Accessed May 24, 2011.

In 2011, Pleasantville's track and field won two state titles at the Group I indoor track and field championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River.Staff. "Pleasantville wins two state Group I indoor track and field titles", The Press of Atlantic City, February 19, 2011. Accessed May 24, 2011. "Pleasantville High School won two state titles Friday at the Group I indoor track and field championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River. Dontaye Rivera won the shot put in 56 feet, 6 inches. Pleasantville's 1,600-meter relay team of Shelby Williams, Jacob Clark, Jaycob Haines and Isaac Clark won in 3 minutes, 31.98 seconds."

The Pleasantville Lady Greyhounds Volleyball Team won the Cape-Atlantic League Tournament in 2022, reaching the finals without losing a single set match. In the final they went up against Atlantic County Institute of Technology, defeating them 25-19 and 25-22. That same season they went on to compete in the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 2 Tournament, where they went undefeated in all set matches to face 3rd seeded Jackson Liberty, winning 25-18 and 25-21. This team became the first female volleyball team in all of Atlantic County to win a sectional state championship.

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