| Oakcrest High School | |
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| Address | |
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1824 Dennis Foreman Drive , , 08330 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°27′05″N 74°40′47″W / 39.451345°N 74.679689°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | September 1960 |
| School district | Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District |
| NCES School ID | 340606000124[1] |
| Principal | Michael McGhee |
| Faculty | 88.8 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 914 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.3:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal blue gray[2] |
| Athletics conference | Cape-Atlantic League (general) West Jersey Football League (football) |
| Team name | Falcons[2] |
| GEHRHSD | Absegami High School Cedar Creek High School Oakcrest High School |
| Community served | Hamilton Township |
| Website | www |
Oakcrest High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, which includes three secondary schools that serve students from Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township, Hamilton Township and Mullica Township, together with students from Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County) who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships.[3][4]
The school serves students from Hamilton Township, though students from elsewhere in the district are eligible to apply to attend magnet programs hosted at Oakcrest.[5] With the opening of Cedar Creek High School in Egg Harbor City in 2010, students from Mullica Township, Port Republic and Washington Township no longer attend Oakcrest High School.[6][7]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 914 students and 88.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1. There were 436 students (47.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 120 (13.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
- ^ a b c d e School data for Oakcrest High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
NJSIAAprofilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 6, 2017. "The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District serves the communities of Galloway Township, Hamilton Township, Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township and participates in receiving relationships with Port Republic and Washington Township. The geographic area of the district is the largest in the state, covering 324 square miles. The student body of each of the district's three comprehensive high schools, Absegami High School, Cedar Creek High School, and Oakcrest High School, reflects the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of this geographic area."
- ^ Oakcrest High School Class of 2018 Profile, Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. Accessed January 26, 2020. "The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District is comprised of Egg Harbor City, Galloway, Hamilton and Mullica Townships. It is the largest school district, in area, in the state of New Jersey. It also serves students from Green Bank and Port Republic. The district operates three comprehensive high schools: Absegami, Cedar Creek and Oakcrest."
- ^ Oakcrest High School 2016-17 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 18, 2018. "We are the home school for students who reside in Hamilton Township and students who reside in Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township, and Port Republic and Galloway Township are eligible to apply for either of our two magnet programs (Biomedical Sciences and Air Force JROTC in Aerospace Science and Leadership)."
- ^ Policy 5120 Assignment of Pupils Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. Accessed October 27, 2014. "Pupils shall attend the school located in the attendance area of their residence. The attendance areas for the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District shall be as follows: 1. Pupils who reside in Egg Harbor City shall attend Cedar Creek High School. 2. Pupils who reside in Galloway Township shall attend Absegami High School. 3. Pupils who reside in Hamilton Township shall attend Oakcrest High School 4. Pupils who reside in Mullica Township shall attend Cedar Creek High School 5. Pupils who reside in Port Republic and Washington Township shall attend Cedar Creek High School."
- ^ Oakcrest High School 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 14, 2012. Accessed October 30, 2014. "Oakcrest is a comprehensive high school located in Mays Landing that provides a secondary school education to four sending districts including Greenbank, Hamilton Township, Mullica Township, and Port Republic."