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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Atlantic County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
1699 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
49% /
51% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
130 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 491 students | | Grade 10 - 452 students | | Grade 11 - 352 students | | Grade 12 - 331 students | | Grade Not Listed - 73 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:13 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
3% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
14% |
15% |
| % Black |
22% |
17% |
| % White |
60% |
61% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
2% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
18% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
8% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
2 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
3,898 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$50,718,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$51,842,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$13,011 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$13,300 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
81% |
81% |
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- Oakcrest High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey. The school is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District.
- The school name was chosen based on its site on the crest of a hill amid oak trees.
- The school serves students from Hamilton Township and Mullica Township, and the sending districts of the City of Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County).
- As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,699 students and 130.4 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.0.
- The school was the 254th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 232nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- The school has a variety of programs to suit a diverse student body, including Special Needs, a "High School-to-Work" program, College Preparatory, Advanced Placement Program (AP), and Performing Arts training.
- Awards and recognition
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For the 2005-06 school year, Oakcrest High School was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "A Proactive Approach to Guidance and Career Services" Career Education program.
- Oakcrest's Academic Challenge Team has also enjoyed success of late. After finishing strong at the Buena Regional High School and Egg Harbor Township High School competitions in spring 2006, the team finished first overall at the Gateway Toyota Academic Challenge at Monsignor Donovan High School in Toms River by defeating perennial competitor East Brunswick High School in the final round.
- Athletics
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The Oakcrest High School Falcons compete in the Atlantic Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference consisting of both parochial and public high schools located in Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Cape-Atlantic League operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
- The school offers many sports to its students including Football, Fall Cheerleading, Field hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, Winter Cheerleading, Lacrosse, Wrestling, Crew, Track and Field, Cross country running and Powerlifting
- Marching Band
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Also worthy of acclaim is the high school's marching band, the Oakcrest Marching Ambassadors, who in the 2005-06 school year took a record 37 first place trophies including a grand championship in the Cavalcade of Bands Liberty conference. The band has performed in numerous venues including the Miss America Parade in Atlantic City, the Festival of States in St. Petersburg, Florida, and a tour in Europe including Switzerland, France, and Germany.
- The school's marching band was Tournament of Bands Chapter One Champions in 1977 and 1988 (Group 2) and 1983-1987 (Group 1). The marching band was 1977 Atlantic Coast Champion in Group 2
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
- Anthony Mongelluzzo, Principal
- Mike McGhee, Vice Principal
- Jackie Fresne, Vice Principal
- James Reina, Vice Principal
- Notable alumni
- Cory Bird (born 1978), class of 1997, former safety for the Indianapolis Colts.
- Darren Drozdov (born 1969), former NFL player for the Denver Broncos and wrestler in the then WWF now WWE.
- Robert Wyner, class of 1964, of Ritz-Carlton Hotel fame.
- External links
- Oakcrest High School website
- Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District
- data for the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- South Jersey Sports: Oakcrest HS
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (08330) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
21,838 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
26% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
35 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.7 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$49,960
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.5 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
28 years old |
47 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
75% / 25% |
62% / 38% |
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