[2] 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 23 acres (9.3 ha) on Parkway Avenue.

[9] 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.

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.

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.

[citation needed] The Ewing High School Blue Devils[3] 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).

[19] The girls' field hockey team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championships in 1977.

[25] The team used four late foul shots in the waning seconds of the championship game to take the 1992 Group III title with a 54-51 win against Orange High School in the tournament final.

[26] The team won the Central Jersey Group III sectional title in 2000, with a 38-35 win over Wall High School.

[31] The 1991 girls soccer team won its share of the Group III state championship after a 1–1 tie against Northern Highlands Regional High School in the tournament final.

[34] The 1999 team defeated Sparta by a score of 54-41 in the tournament final[35] and advanced to the Tournament of Champions as the fourth seed, beating fifth-seed Haddonfield Memorial High School 59-55 in overtime in the first round before falling to number-two St. John Vianney High School 73-47 in the semifinals to finish the season with a record of 25-4.

[citation needed] The girls team won the NJSIAA spring / outdoor track state championship in Group II in 2008 (as co-champion).