Ewing High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Ewing Township, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Ewing Public Schools.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,118 students and 90.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1. There were 518 students (46.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 114 (10.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Ewing High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
History The school opened in September 1951 with an enrollment of 665 students in seventh through tenth grades in a facility constructed on a site covering on Parkway Avenue. Prior to the school's opening, students from Ewing Township had been sent to attend Trenton Central High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship.Tesauro, Jo Ann. Ewing Township, pp. 96-97. Arcadia Publishing, 2002. . Accessed March 24, 2022. "In 1946, a 23-acre parcel fronting Parkway Avenue was chosen for the future site of a township junior-senior high school. Grades seven through twelve were attending Trenton schools, where tuition was paid.... Construction on Ewing High School was completed in 1951. The first school year spanned from September 1951 to June 1952. Ninth and tenth grade students were accommodated at this time.""High School for 1000 students", p. 250, Journal of the American Institute of Architects. American Institute of Architects, 1953. Accessed March 24, 2022. "When first put in service in September 1951 the new Ewing High School had 665 pupils from grades 7 to 10 using 24 of the 32 classrooms. Full capacity will be used by fall 1953 according to advance estimates."
Awards, recognition and rankings The school was the 252nd-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 212th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 258th in 2008 out of 316 schools.Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed April 11, 2011. The school was ranked 196th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state."Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
Curriculum Academically, Ewing High School operates on an intensive block schedule, which allows students the opportunity to take eight courses (40 credits) a year, four classes during each semester. Each instructional block is 87 minutes, with an average teacher-student ratio of 1 to 11. Included in the 140-credit requirement are four courses in English, four in science, three in math, three in history, and one in a world language (French, Spanish, or Italian)—all offered on four ability levels. The school offered over 225 courses during the 2006–07 school year, including a new computer science course sequence.
The school's Senior Experience program allows students the option of being dually enrolled at local colleges and universities, completing an internship at a local business, school, or government organization, or participating in a supervised work experience during their senior year. Each year several students are selected to attend the Princeton University Preparatory Program and the Sarnoff Corporation's Dixon Mentoring in Engineering Program.
Of the 231 students in the 2005 graduating class, 71% were accepted to over 150 colleges and universities nationwide, with the balance moving on to technical schools, the military, or employment. 12 graduated as Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars for 2006-2007.
Extracurricular activities Clubs offered include Anime Club, Drama Club, Athletic Club, Cheerleaders, Coffee for the Soul, Debate Team, EITC, Environmental Club, Forza Ewing, French Club, Frescoes, Gay-Straight Alliance, Handbell Choir, Key Club, Junior State of America, Math Club, National Honor Society, Newspaper, Odyssey of the Mind, REBEL, Renaissance, a FIRST Robotics team, Rotary Interact Club, SADD, School Show, Sign Language Club, Spanish Club, Spring Musical, Step Team, Student Government, and Yearbook.
Music program Ewing High also offers a comprehensive music program that includes orchestra, jazz band, marching band, choir, and Mastersingers. Their string orchestra includes instruments such as violin, viola, cello, and double bass. In the marching band the main instruments are the flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, tuba, trombone, and drums. The jazz band and Mastersingers are groups that meet outside of school hours, while orchestra, marching band, and choir all have designated classes that meet every other day during school.
Athletics The Ewing High School Blue DevilsEwing High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the Patriot Division of the Colonial Valley Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools located in Mercer, Middlesex, and Monmouth counties and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. With 844 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 761 to 1,058 students in that grade range.NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020. The football team competes in the Capitol Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconferenceEwing Blue Devils, 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 III South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 695 to 882 students.NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
Interscholastic athletics include 19 different sports available at a variety of levels (freshman, junior varsity, and varsity). Sports programs offered at the school include (B=Boys', G=Girls', C=Coed): Fall: Cheerleading (C), Cross Country (B, G), Field Hockey (G), Football (B, G), Soccer (B, G) and Tennis (G) Winter: Basketball (B, G), Bowling (C), Cheerleading (C), Swimming (B, G), Winter Track (C), Wrestling (C) Spring: Baseball (B), Golf (C), Lacrosse (B, G), Softball (G), Tennis (B), Track (B, G)
The school participates with Hightstown High School in a joint ice hockey team in which Ewing High School acts as the host school / lead agency. The co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
The boys' bowling team was the overall state title in 1967, and was the Group II state champion in 2007, 2008, 2013, and 2014. The five state titles are ranked third among all schools in the state.History of NJSIAA Boys' Bowling Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 1, 2022.
The boys soccer team was the Group IV co-champion in 1968 (with Hackensack High School) and was Group III co-champion in 1975 (with Tenafly High School).NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2022. The 1968 team finished the season with a 13-4-4 record after a 1-1 tie with Hackensack in the Group IV championship game left both teams as co-champions."Comets Share Group 4 Title", The Record, December 1, 1968. Accessed December 31, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "John Marciano's goal three minutes into the second period enabled unbeaten Hackensack to tie Ewing Friday and gain a share of the Group 4 State soccer championship. Ewing was 13-4-4 for the season." The 1975 team had a 17-3-1 record for the season after earning a co-championship following a 0-0 tie against Tenafly in the Group III tournament final.Farber, Mike. "Tenafly gains share of title in Group 3", The Record, November 30, 1975. Accessed March 10, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Tenafly plays position soccer, but its position Friday startled coach Charlie Billings.... The Tigers outplayed Ewing to a scoreless tie in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 3 soccer final, earning their first share of a State soccer title."
The girls' field hockey team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championships in 1977.History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
The football team has won the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III state sectional title in 1981, beating Somerville High School 21-18, and in 1985 with a 3-0 win versus Colonia High School.NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 1, 2022.
The girls bowling team won the overall state championship in 1984.History of NJSIAA Girls Bowling Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020. The 2020 team won the Central Jersey Group II sectional title, the program's first.Nalawsky, Chris. "Ewing wins at C.J. Sectional Championships for first time", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 8, 2020. Acecssed March 2, 2022. "Ewing was one of four girls bowling teams that won at the NJSIAA Central Jersey Sectional Championships on Saturday at Bowlero in North Brunswick. The Group 2 title for Blue Devils is their first in school history. Ewing, which was in second place to Matawan after the first round, took the lead after the second and held it for the win, tallying a score of 2,692." The 2022 team edged Barnegat High School by 62 pins to win the Group III state championship, after placing second in the Central Jersey Group II sectional finals.Fisher, Rich. "Ewing High School girls' bowlers win state championship", Community News, March 1, 2022. Accessed March 24, 2022. "But that is exactly how it turned out on Feb. 14, as the Ewing High girls bowling team was loving life on Valentine’s Day after winning the NJSIAA Group 3 state championship at Bowlero Lanes in North Brunswick. In winning the girls program’s first state title, The Blue Devils amassed 2,440 pins in three sets to outdistance Barnegat by 62."