Haddon Township High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in Haddon Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Haddon Township School District. The school offers courses in math, science, languages, humanities and various vocational skills. It also offers athletics and after-school clubs and organizations. The school follows a quarter-semester system, uses a 5-point GPA scale, and offers Advanced Placement and honors-level courses, both of which use a weighted average grading system.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 609 students and 47.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1. There were 113 students (18.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 6 (1.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Haddon Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
History The name "Haddon Township High School" and the school colors of red and white were decided upon in December 1961, at which time plans were described under which the school would have a maximum capacity of almost 1,300 and would open in September 1962 with nearly 900 students in grades 7-10 while students in grades 11 and 12 continued their education at Collingswood High School."High School Has Room for 1,298 Pupils", Courier-Post, December 15, 1961. Accessed April 2, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The ultimate capacity of the new Haddon Township High School, Memorial ave., will be 1,298, Dr. John W. Brown, superintendent of schools, announced to the board of education Thursday night. Dr. Brown said the students would be fed into the new school gradually with the enrollment of the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth grades reaching 894 next September.... Haddon Township High School will be the official name of the new school with red and white as the school colors, Dr. Brown said, Collingswood Board of Education has informed Haddon Township that tuition for latter students would be increased next year from $460 to $560." Designed as a two-story addition to the district's existing junior high school, the school was constructed at a cost of $1.75 million (equivalent to $ million in ) and opened for the 1962-63 school year, with dedication ceremonies held in November 1962."Caption", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 1, 1962. Accessed April 2, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Edward and Jacob Garey, Trenton metal workers, prepare ceiling supports of the new $1,750,000 Haddon Township High School on Memorial ave., West-mont. The building will be open for 300 pupils next fall. By 1965, it is expected to accommodate some 1200 pupils."Brahms, William B.; White-Grear, Sandra. Haddon Township, p. 56. Arcadia Publishing, 2011. . Accessed April 2, 2022. "Pictured above is Haddon Township High School, designed by architect George Von Uffel, which joined the original junior high school building with an added two-story wing of classrooms, auditorium, cafeteria and gymnasium. The school was formally dedicated on November 4, 1962."
Prior to the establishment of Haddon Township High School in the 1960s, most Haddon Township students attended Collingswood High School, while some attended Haddonfield Memorial High School or Audubon High School.Haddon Township High School , Haddon Township Historical Society. Accessed April 3, 2022.
Awards, recognition and rankings The school was the 108th-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.Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014. The school had been ranked 50th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 97th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed August 29, 2012. The magazine ranked the school 80th in 2008 out of 316 schools.Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 5, 2011. Previously, in 2006, the magazine ranked the school 77th out of 316 schools in New Jersey."Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008. Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 141st out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 11 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (85.0%) and language arts literacy (93.2%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 5, 2012.
Clubs and organizations Clubs and organizations include Student Council, Bowling Club, Guitar Club, Math Club, Knowledge Bowl, Philosophy Club, Drama Club, Mock Trial, Environmental Club, Art Club, Athletic Training Club, Spanish Club, French Club, German Club, Latin Club, The Anvil (yearbook club), American Technological Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, Future Teachers of America, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Madrigal Show Choir, Chorus, National Honor Society, REBEL (an anti-smoking campaign), Students Against Destructive Decisions, National Language Honor Society, National Art Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Athletics The Haddon Township High School HawksHaddon Township High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete as a member of the Colonial Conference, which is comprised of public high schools in Camden and Gloucester counties, and operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).Schools , Colonial Conference. Accessed September 13, 2022.League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. With 463 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022–24 school years as Group II South for most athletic competition purposes.NJSIAA General Classifications - Public Schools 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022. The football team competes in the Classic Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconferenceHaddon Township Hawks, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023.Home Page, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023. "The WJFL is a 94-school super conference that stretches from Princeton to Wildwood encompassing schools from the Colonial Valley Conference, the Burlington County Scholastic League, the Olympic Conference, the Tri-County Conference, the Colonial Conference, and the Cape Atlantic League. The WJFL is made up of sixteen divisions with divisional alignments based on school size, geography and a strength-of-program component." and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 185 to 482 students.NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
Fall sports Cross country Soccer Field hockey Girls' tennis Football Crew Winter sports Swimming Basketball Wrestling Indoor track and field Spring sports Track and field Boys' tennis Softball Baseball Lacrosse
The boys' cross country team has won state championships in Group III in 1968, Group II in 1971, 1972, 1976, and 1986, and Group I in 1988, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2019. Haddon Township's 13 state titles ranks fifth among all New Jersey high schools for number of boys' cross country state championships won.NJSIAA Boys Cross Country Group State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022. The team has won 22 South Jersey state sectional championships: Group III in 1968, Group II in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986, and Group I in 1988, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023. The program ranks second all-time in number of South Jersey state sectional championships won.NJSIAA Boys Cross Country Sectional Championship History - South Jersey, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 17, 2024.
The boys' track and field team has won three state championships: Group III in 1969* and Group II in 1971 and 1972. They have won nine South Jersey state sectional championships: Group III in 1969*, Group II in 1971 and 1972, and Group I in 1989, 1991, 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2019.NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
The softball team won the South I state championship in 1972 and won the Group II title in 1979, defeating Manchester Regional High School in the tournament final.Softball Championship History 1972–2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated July 2023. Accessed April 1, 2024. The 1979 team finished the season with an 18-3 record after win the Group III title with a 2-0 win against runner-up Manchester Regional in the finals."Haddon Twp. girls win", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 10, 1979. Accessed November 26, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "Haddon Township's girls softball team, which starts just one senior, captured the NJSIAA state Group 2 championship yesterday with a 5-2 victory over Manchester Township during the day's series of state finals played at Mercer County Park. Denise Acker, the Hawks' (18-3) only starting senior on a team filled with juniors, overcame early jitters to get the win, and she also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly."
The baseball team won the 1979 Group III state title, defeating Verona High School by a score of 3-1 in the championship game played at Mercer County Park.Baseball Championship History: 1959–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated June 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.Smith, Paul. "S. J. has two state baseball champs", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 10, 1979. Accessed March 13, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Two South Jersey schools Haddon Township and Edgewood had twice the usual incentive to win state baseball titles yesterday at Mercer County Park. Haddon Township's team couldn't and didn't let down its sister squad, the Softball team, which had earlier ripped Manchester, 5-2, to win the Group 2 girls' Softball title. So the boys went out and whipped Verona, 3-1, behind junior lefthander Phil D'Angelo's three-hitter."
The boys' wrestling team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional championship in 1980 and 1987.Boys Wrestling Championship History 1934–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated October 2024. Accessed November 1, 2025.
The field hockey team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championships in 1988 and 1995.History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
The girls' basketball team won the Group I state championship in 1990, defeating North Warren Regional High School in the tournament final.Girls Basketball Championship History: 1919–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated March 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
In 2000, the girls' soccer team was the Group I co-champion with New Providence High School.NJSIAA History of Girls Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.