Delran High School


Delran High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Delran Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Delran Township School District.

Demographics

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 917 students and 71.0 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1. There were 139 students eligible for free lunch and 50 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
As of the 201112 school year, Delran High School was 77% White, 11% Black, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% two or more races, 0.1% American Indian/Alaska Native, and 0% Hawaii Native/Pacific Islander.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 169th-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 230th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 179th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 155th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 112th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.

Athletics

The Delran High School Bears compete in the Patriot Division of the Burlington County Scholastic League sports association, which operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association and consists of public and non-public high schools covering Burlington County, Camden County, Mercer County and Ocean County in Central Jersey. With 682 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as Central Jersey, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 498 to 750 students in that grade range. The school's mascot is the bear and school colors are brown and gold. The football team competes in the Liberty Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as South Jersey Group II for football for 2017-18.
The football team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional championship in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1992.
The Delran High School boys' soccer team has won the NJSIAA Group II championship in 1983, 1986, 1988, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2013 ; the program's eight group championships is the tenth-most among high schools in the state. They were co-champs in the 2003 Group I state championship after a 1–1 tie with Harrison High School. The team moved on to win the 2004 Group II state championship with a shootout win vs. Cinnaminson High School in the semifinals and a 2–1 victory against Harrison High School in the tournament final. In 2005, they lost the sectional finals with a 2–1 loss to Haddonfield Memorial High School. In 2007 The team also made it to the sectional finals with a 4–1 loss to Cinnaminson High School. 2007 was their last year in the South Jersey Group II Sectionals. Now the team is currently playing in the Central Jersey Group II. They won the 2008 Central Jersey Group II sectional with a 3–1 win over Shore Regional High School. Then they moved on to play Middle Township High School in the state semis and won 4–2. They drew 2–2 in the state finals to Cliffside Park High School. They recently won the 2009 Central Jersey Group II with a 2–1 over-time victory in the quarter-finals over school rival Cinnaminson High School. In the finals they defeated Raritan High School in penalty-kicks after drawing 0–0 at the normal time. Then they played West Deptford High School and pulled a 1–0 victory over the South Jersey Group II champions in the state semi-finals. In the state finals they had a re-match with Cliffside Park High School, the team they tied in the state-finals the previous year, and ended up beating them, 2-0. By winning the Group II state championships they finished their 2009 season with a 21-2-1 record and were ranked 5th in the state, 2nd in South Jersey and 1st in Group II by The Star-Ledger. In 2013, the team defeated Newton High School in the tournament final by a score of 3-2 in overtime to win the Group II title.
The Delran wrestling team took 3rd in the Group II state championships in 1986 and 1992. Coach Dennis Smith retired in 2013 with a career coaching record of 605-196-5, making him the winningest coach in South Jersey history.
In 1990 and 1991, the Delran swimming team won back-to-back State Group II titles. All-American and Olympic qualifier Jason Rosenbaum held the fastest state 100m freestyle time from 1991 until 2014.
The Varsity Tier II Delran Ice Hockey Club represents the school in the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League.

Administration

The school's principal is Daniel S. Finkle. His administration team includes two assistant prinicpals.

Notable alumni