Over 85% of Easton students will attend an institution of higher learning after high school, with about 45% going to four-year colleges.

[5] The school's indoor arena, used by its wrestling and basketball teams, is 25th Street Gymnasium, located in Forks Township.

[7] The cheerleading team consistently places within the top 10 at UCA Nationals, held annually in Orlando, Florida.

Easton has had 48 players selected to the Associated Press All-State team, including Ray Rissmiller (1959 and 1960), an All-SEC tackle at Georgia, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, and Buffalo Bills.

Thirty Easton players have been selected to play in the prestigious Big 33 all-star game.

In 1993, Easton tailback Juan Gaddy was just the third player in Pennsylvania history to rush for over 5,000 career yards, made a pair of AP All-State teams, and was MVP of the Big 33 game.

After an unsuccessful stint by John Kressler from 1931 to 1934, former NFL running back Bird Carroll took over the program, posting a career record of 74–31–8 from 1935 to 1946, and winning the 1939 Pennsylvania state championship.

Carroll was succeeded by Bob Rute, the quarterback on the 1939 team and Easton's first All-State selection.

Shiffert also posted a 17–6–1 record in Thanksgiving Day games against Phillipsburg High School, Easton's archrival.

He was replaced by longtime assistant coach Jeff Braido, who began his career in the 2017 season.

The two teams play an annual Thanksgiving Day football game at Lafayette College's Fisher Field, which is considered one of the nation's longest-standing high school rivalries.

[9] Easton has one of the strongest high school wrestling programs in the country, with an all-time dual meet record of 925–223–15.

Easton is second overall in Pennsylvania history with 35 state champions, including 1984 Summer Olympics gold medalist Bobby Weaver (1975, 1976, 1977), two-time NCAA champion Jack Cuvo (1983, 1984, 1985), Jordan Oliver (2006, 2007, 2008), two-time NCAA finalist and University of Nebraska associate head coach Bryan Snyder (1997), NCAA All-Americans Jamarr Billman (1996, 1997), Mitchell Minotti (2011), and former North Carolina State football coach Chuck Amato (1965).

From 1948 to 2015, Easton crowned at least one champion at the District 11 Tournament in every season, setting a Pennsylvania record known as The Streak.

Former Easton coaches John Maitland, Dave Crowell, and Steve Powell are all members of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Pennsylvania added a State Dual tournament in 1999, which Easton won four years in a row from 2001 to 2004.

Easton is coached by Jamarr Billman, a two-time state champion for the Red Rovers and a three-time NCAA All-American at Penn State and Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and the first African-American head coach in any boys sport at Easton.

Billman has been an assistant coach at Cornell University, Wilson Area High School, and at Easton.

On January 19, 2023, Easton wrestling won their 1,000th career team win, defeating Council Rock High School South in a home match at 25th Street Gym.

[10] The high school is also famous in local artistic venues for its choir, which recently won first place at the Heritage Festival in Virginia Beach.

In 2015, they marched in the Miss America parade, and in December 2017, they made their first appearance at the 2017 Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.