Woodrow Wilson High School (New Jersey)


Woodrow Wilson High School is a four-year public high school in the City of Camden, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Camden City Public Schools. In June 2020, it was announced that the school would be renamed.
As of the 2017-18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 784 students and 63.0 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1. There were 436 students eligible for free lunch and none eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

History

The school, named in honor of President Woodrow Wilson, was opened in 1930 as a junior high school. Wilson, a Democrat was the 28th president of the United States and 34th governor of New Jersey. It was converted to a high school in 1933.
In June 2020, Camden School Superintendent Katrina McCombs announced that the district would rename the school due to Wilson's racist views. A committee consisting of community members, students, alumni and administrators will determine the new name.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 314th-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 300th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 321st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 315th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was also ranked 315th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.

Athletics

The Woodrow Wilson High School Tigers compete in the Olympic Conference, which consists of public and private high schools located in Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, and operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With 942 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as South Jersey, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 794 to 1,076 students in that grade range. The football team competes in the Royal Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as South Jersey Group III for football for 2017-18.
The school participates in a cooperative wrestling program with Camden High School as the host school / lead agency, under an agreement that expires at the end of the 2017-18 school year.
The 2001 football team won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III championships with a 27-14 win over Egg Harbor Township High School.
The 2004 boys' basketball team took the South, Group III state sectionals with an 83-75 win over crosstown rival Camden High School.
The girls' basketball team won the 2005 South, Group III state sectional championship with a 67-31 win over Timber Creek Regional High School. The team won the 2005 Group III state championship with a 73-44 win in the semifinals over Monmouth Regional High School and 1 56-47 win over Northern Highlands Regional High School to take the title. The team moved on to face other state champions, and with a 47-32 win over Pascack Valley High School in the tournament semifinal, and a 64-45 win over St. John Vianney High School won the 2005 Tournament of Champions. In 2006, the team won the South, Group III sectional title with a 55-52 win against Ocean City High School in the tournament final. The 2007 team won the South, Group III champions with a 78-60 win versus runner-up Ocean City High School.

Notable people

Alumni