After voters rejected a June 1961 referendum for a 1,600-student capacity school, a ballot question for a facility to serve 300 fewer students was passed in March 1962 by a 2-1 margin.

Ground was broken in March 1963, with construction set to start a month later and a target completion date of May 1964.

[13] The school mascot is the Rebel, which had been depicted as a Confederate Army soldier with white hair and a gray uniform.

[22] The FPAC program consists of actors, dancers, and Music, Video & Production (MVP) students.

[23] The Humanities Program consists of a wide variety of students, who take part in advanced classes on history, art, literature, computer applications and philosophy.

[30] The boys' soccer team finished the 1972 season with a record of 18-0 after winning the Group III state championship, defeating River Dell High School in the tournament final played at Glassboro State College by a score of 1-0, one of the team's 12 shutouts that year.

[34][35] The 2007 football team won the Central Jersey, Group IV state sectional championship with a 46–13 win over West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South in a game played at Rutgers Stadium.

[41] The baseball team won the Group IV state championship in 2022, with a 9–8 victory against Hunterdon Central Regional High School in the tournament final.

[8] In order to balance enrollment, district lines are redrawn for the six schools to address issues with overcrowding and spending in regards to transportation.

Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[44]) with their attendance zones for incoming students are:[45][46][47][48]