Gateway Regional High School (New Jersey)

Gateway Regional High School is a regional school district and public high school serving students in seventh through twelfth grades from the boroughs of National Park, Wenonah, Westville and Woodbury Heights, four communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.[4][5]

Gateway Regional High School District
Address
775 Tanyard Road
Woodbury Heights
, Gloucester County, New Jersey, 08096
United States
Coordinates39.819012°N 75.139791°W / 39.819012; -75.139791
District information
Grades7-12
Established1964
SuperintendentDr. Shannon Whalen
Business administratorDonna Contrevo
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment895 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Faculty81.5 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupCD
Websitewww.gatewayhs.com
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		7-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,62840$18,89125.1%
1Budgetary Cost16,8713314,58615.7%
2Classroom Instruction8,986248,3397.8%
6Support Services3,198422,11451.3%
8Administrative Cost1,414101,561−9.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,986251,79810.5%
13Extracurricular Activities9823167345.9%
16Median Teacher Salary67,3682365,769
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 7-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47
Gateway Regional High School
Location
Information
TypePublic high school
NCES School ID3405820[1]
PrincipalJeffrey Pierro
Faculty81.5 FTEs[1]
Grades7-12
Enrollment879 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.8:1[1]
Color(s)  Royal blue
  White[3]
Athletics conferenceColonial Conference
Team nameGators[3]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 879 students and 81.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1. There were 175 students (19.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 51 (5.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[6]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 195th-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.[7] The school had been ranked 141st in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 197th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[8] The magazine ranked the school 151st in 2008 out of 316 schools.[9] The school was ranked 176th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[10] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 181st out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 29 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (78.7%) and language arts literacy (93.9%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[11]

Athletics

The Gateway Regional High School Gators[3] compete in the Colonial Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[12] With 456 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.[13] The football team competes in the Memorial Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference[14][15] and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group I South for football for 2018–2020.[16]

The school participates as the host school / lead agency for joint cooperative cross country running, co-ed swimming and wrestling teams with Woodbury Junior-Senior High School. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[17][18]

The field hockey team was the South II sectional champion in 1971 and won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championship in 2001.[19]

The softball team defeated Queen of Peace High School (New Jersey) in the final of the tournament to win the 1978 Group II state championship.[20]

The boys' soccer team won the Group II state championship in 1992, defeating Harrison High School in the tournament final.[21]

The boys' baseball team won the 2009 South Jersey Group I NJSIAA state sectional Title, advancing to the Group I tournament where they lost to David Brearley High School 6–2 in the semi-final round.[22]

Administration

Core members of the district and school administration are:[23]

  • Dr. Shannon Whalen, Superintendent
  • Donna Contrevo, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
  • Jeffrey Pierro, Principal

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operation of the district.[24][25] Seats in the district's board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with three seats assigned to Westville (the largest community in the district) and two each to National Park, Wenonah and Woodbury Heights.[26]

Notable alumni

References
  1. School data for Gateway Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Gateway Regional High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. Gateway Regional High School District 2016-17 School Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 14, 2018. "Gateway Regional High School is located in Woodbury Heights, approximately 15 miles from Philadelphia, Pa. It consists of four sending districts - Wenonah, Woodbury Heights, Westville, and National Park. Gateway is currently a choice district which allows students from outside our district to attend without any charge to the parents."
  5. Shryock, Bob. "Plans are in the works for Gateway's 50th anniversary", Gloucester County Times, March 22, 2012. Accessed June 8, 2016. "The 50-year milestone is based on Gateway opening in the fall of 2014 when four sending districts (Woodbury Heights, Westville, National Park and Wenonah) split from Woodbury and sent seventh, eighth and ninth graders to the new school on Egg Harbor Road in Woodbury Heights."
  6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 9, 2014.
  7. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  8. Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 9, 2012.
  9. Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed September 9, 2012.
  10. "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  11. School Overview; Click on "Rankings" for 2003-11 HSPA results, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 7, 2012.
  12. League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  13. NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  14. Divisions, West Jersey Football League. Accessed September 5, 2020.
  15. Minnick, Kevin. "Football: Entering 10th season, a new leader for state’s second-largest conference", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 8, 2019. Accessed September 5, 2020. "The WJFL was created in 2010 as a way to help teams play a full schedule and face opponents of similar size, ability and geographical location.... The league is comprised of 16 divisions and includes better than 90 high schools."
  16. NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2018–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, finalized August 2019. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  17. NJSIAA Fall Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  18. NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
  19. NJSIAA History of Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  20. NJSIAA Softball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  21. NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  22. 2009 Baseball Tournament - Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 25, 2009.
  23. Staff Directory, Gateway Regional High School. Accessed September 8, 2020.
  24. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
  25. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Gateway Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed September 3, 2020. "The Gateway Regional High School District is a Type II District located in the County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades 7-12."
  26. About the Board, Gateway Regional Board of Education. Accessed August 9, 2008.
  27. Callahan, Kevin. "Versatile Helbig excels in classroom, on track and now with pole vault", Courier-Post, January 9, 2003. Accessed July 24, 2012. "Grace Helbig strives to do really well in the classroom, so it is not surprising the senior at Gateway High School wants to do well on the athletic field."
  28. Mars Exploration: ZIP Code Mars. Accessed June 13, 2007.
  29. O'Connell, Kaelin. "Going for the gold", Today's Sunbeam, February 24, 2008. Accessed February 28, 2008. "In 2001 Tim Squyres, a Gateway Regional High School graduate and a Wenonah native, was nominated for his editing work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
  30. Tanaka, Wendy. "Mastermind behind high-concept eateries Since '95, Stephen Starr has built a restaurant empire.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 26, 2002. Accessed December 26, 2017. "He grew up in Woodbury Heights, the son of a television repairman. At Gateway Regional High School, he became known for promoting concerts - a fledgling business back in the late 1960s."
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