The school was designed by architects Arthur Truscott and Pail Armon Davis III.

Charles V. Koppenhaver, the principal, told black students that he would retire at the end of the next month and he would do so for them.

The final decision was ruled by a state Superior Court judge allowing the demolition of the high school.

They sought to add Camden High School to the National Register of Historic Places.

[18] Current students are temporarily using Cooper B. Hatch Middle school for their classes while construction continues.

[23] A report issued in 2014 indicated that in the city of 80,000, only three high school students posted SAT scores deemed "college ready.

[25] The Olympic Conference operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

The Thanksgiving Day game in 1979 was suspended after rival gangs started shooting at each other, resulting in at least 14 injuries and dozens of arrests.

[34] The 1945 team won the Group IV title with a 46–38 win against Union Hill in the championship game played at the Elizabeth Armory.

The team won the 1959 Group IV state title with a 94-73 win against Weequahic in the championship game.

Curtis Walls, Lee Wall, Louis Banks, Sean Turner, Larry Cohen, Reggie Lawrence, Kevin Smith, Dennis Brown, Davis Nieves, and Vic Carstarphen all played on this team.

[39] The 2000 boys' basketball team won the South Jersey Group III state championship as the seventh-seeded team, with an 89–64 win against top seed Lakewood High School, as Dajuan Wagner topped all scorers with 43 points.

Camden defeated Seton Hall Preparatory School by a score of 50–46 in the tournament final.

[47] The girls track team won the indoor relay championship in Group III in 1994 and 2008.