The school was the 175th-ranked publichigh school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 209th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 168th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 207th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 211th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Academic programs
Under the terms of an articulation agreement reached in 2014 between the high school and Rowan University, participants in the school's Creative and Performing Arts Academy will be able to apply up to six college credits at Rowan using coursework performed at the high school.
Athletics
The A. P. Schalick High School Cougars compete as a member of the Tri-County Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With 442 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as South Jersey, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 78 to 478 students in that grade range. The football team competes in the Classic Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as South Jersey Group I for football for 2017-18.
The girls' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1984 vs. Wallkill Valley Regional High School.
The boys' baseball team was the Classic Division Champs, South Jersey Group I champions and Group I state finalist in 1992.
The boys' soccer team won the 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2015 South, Group I state sectional championships with wins over Haddon Heights, Clayton, Woodbury, Point Pleasant Beach and Lindenwold High Schools. In 2004, they then went on to win the Group I state championship with a pair of 2-1 wins over Bound Brook in the semi-finals and North Warren in the finals. They reached the finals again in 2015 but were defeated 1-0 by David Brearley High School.
The football team took the South Jersey Group I state sectional titles in 2003 and 2004, topping Woodbury by a final score of 21-6 and then by a 20-6 win over Paulsboro the following year.
The girls' soccer team won the South Jersey Group I championship with a 2-1 victory versus Riverside High School in 2003, followed by a victory over Pennsville High School in 2004 for consecutive championships.
The girls' field hockey team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 2009 and 2011. The program's first title came in 2009 with a 1-0 overtime victory against St. Joseph High School.
Administration
The school's principal is Yvette DuBouis Trembley. Her administration team includes the assistant principal.
Notable alumni
Paul Gause, class of 2005, one of only three male players in New Jersey prep basketball history to score 3,000 points in a career.
