Long Branch High School

Long Branch High School
Address
Map
404 Indiana Avenue

Long Branch
,
Monmouth County
,
New Jersey
07740

United States
Coordinates40°17′31″N 73°59′37″W / 40.291915°N 73.993512°W / 40.291915; -73.993512
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1899
School districtLong Branch Public Schools
NCES School ID340894003904[2]
PrincipalVincent Muscillo Jr. (Lead Principal)
Adrian Castro (School of Leadership)
Vanessa Giammanco (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics)
Kristen Circelli (Visual and Performing Arts)[1]
Faculty123.5 FTEs[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,548 (as of 2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.5:1[2]
Color(s)  Green and
  white[3]
Athletics conferenceShore Conference[4]
Team nameGreen Wave[3]
RivalsNeptune High School,[5] Shore Regional High School,[6] Red Bank Regional High School
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[7]
NewspaperThe Trumpet[8]
Websitewww.longbranch.k12.nj.us/Domain/15

Long Branch High School is a comprehensive, four-year community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades in the city of Long Branch, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Long Branch Public Schools. LBPS, one of 31 special-needs Abbott districts in the state,[9] serves the city of Long Branch. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.[7]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,548 students and 123.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1. There were 881 students (56.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 199 (12.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

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  2. ^ a b c d e School data for Long Branch High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
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  5. ^ Kelly, Chris. "Hungry Long Branch team looks to continue tradition", CentralJersey.com, September 6, 2002. Accessed January 12, 2023. "Long Branch will open their season against an old rival, the Scarlet Fliers from Neptune, Sept. 14 at 1:30 p.m. Long Branch hasn’t faced the Fliers in three years, when they defeated their long-time foes for the Central Jersey Group III state championship."
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  7. ^ a b Long Branch High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed April 28, 2020.
  8. ^ Program of Studies 2021-22, Long Branch High School. Accessed March 31, 2022.
  9. ^ Abbott School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 15, 2016.