Type Public high school Faculty 69.0 (on FTE basis) Enrollment 908 (as of 2013-14) Color Black | Principal Tyrone Richards Grades 9-12 Phone +1 856-966-5300 Number of students 908 (2013–2014) | |
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Vice principals Cynthia Adams-Buffaloe
Emma Waring Address 3100 Federal St, Camden, NJ 08105, USA District Camden City School District | ||
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.
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As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 908 students and 69.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1. There were 780 students (85.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 24 (2.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
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 (NJSIAA). With 827 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as South Jersey, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 772 to 1,082 students in that grade range.
The school participates in a cooperative wrestling program with Camden High School as the lead agency, under an agreement that expires at the end of the 2017-18 school year.
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.
The 2004 boys basketball team took the South, Group III state sectionals with an 83-75 win over crosstown rival Camden High School.
The 2001 football team won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III championships with a 27-14 win over Egg Harbor Township High School.
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Administration
Core members of the school's administration are: