The school was named for Dr. Clifford John Scott, who was appointed in 1921 as the district's superintendent and served until his death in 1936.

[2] As a result of the merger, students gained access to new and much improved educational facilities.

[6] The boys' track team won the Group II indoor relay championship in 1979 and 1980.

The girls' team won the Group III title in 1988 and 1989 (as co-champion)[7] The girls' basketball team won state championships in all four finals appearances, winning the Group II state championship in 1982 vs. St. Rose High School and 1983 vs. Somerville High School, and won the Group III title in 1984 with a win against North Hunterdon High School in the tournament final and in 1991 against Egg Harbor Township High School.

[8] The 1983 team repeated as Group II state champion after defeating Somerville by a score of 56–40 in the championship game played at the Meadowlands Arena.