Sayreville War Memorial High School

Sayreville War Memorial High School
Address
Map
820 Washington Road (CR 535)

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08859

United States
Coordinates40°27′46″N 74°19′26″W / 40.46277°N 74.323919°W / 40.46277; -74.323919
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1939 (orig. location)
1962 (curr. location)[1]
School districtSayreville Public Schools
SuperintendentRichard Labbe
NCES School ID341464003580[2]
PrincipalRichard Gluchowski
Faculty135.6 FTEs[2]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,750 (as of 2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.9:1[2]
Color(s)  Blue
  gray[3]
Athletics conferenceGreater Middlesex Conference (general)
Big Central Football Conference (football)
Team nameBombers[3]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
YearbookQuo Vadis
Websitewww.sayrevillehigh.net

Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS) is a four-year public high school located in the Parlin section of Sayreville, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Sayreville Public Schools district. The school is home to the Sayreville Bombers, who are best known for their varsity football and track program. Sayreville's colors are blue and grey. The name "War Memorial" recognizes the World War II veterans who reside in the borough.[5] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1946.[4]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,750 students and 135.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1. There were 469 students (26.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 139 (7.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

  1. ^ Sayreville Historical Society, ed. Sayreville, p. 65. Arcadia Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0738504904. Accessed September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for Sayreville War Memorial High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Sayreville War Memorial High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Zernike, Kate; and Schweber, Nate. "Sayreville High School Arrests Divide a Town That Lived for Football", The New York Times, October 12, 2014. Accessed September 27, 2016. "Maureen Jenkins, who organized the vigil on Sunday evening, noted that the original 'bombers' were the town's World War II veterans, not to mention the other teams at the high school."