Glassboro High School | |
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Location | |
550 Joseph L. Bowe Boulevard Glassboro, NJ 08028 |
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Information | |
Type | Public high school |
Established | 1913 |
Principal | Dr. Danielle F. Sneathen |
Asst. principal | Cynthia Bodden Jeff Cusack |
Faculty | 45.0 FTEs |
Enrollment | 611 (as of 2014-15) |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.6:1 |
Color(s) |
Maroon and gold |
Athletics conference | Tri-County Conference |
Team name | Bulldogs |
Website | School website |
Glassboro High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Glassboro, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Glassboro Public Schools.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 611 students and 45.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.6:1. There were 197 students (32.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 31 (5.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The school was originally established in 1913 at the corner of High Street and Lake Street, then moved its facility to Delsea Drive in 1930, due to increased population. In 1965, the school moved to its current building located at 550 Joseph L. Bowe Boulevard, across from Rowan University.
On June 19, 1986, President Ronald Reagan became the first sitting president to speak at a high school graduation when he spoke at the Glassboro High School commencement ceremonies.
The school was the 221st-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. The school had been ranked 231st in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 188th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 197th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 242nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.