In 1923, a new high school was built between 5th and 6th Streets on Atlantic and Ocean Avenue, and the original facility became the city's police department and municipal court.

[22] The Ocean City High School Red Raiders[4] compete in the Atlantic Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference comprised of public and private high schools located in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Gloucester counties, operating under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

The school also has baseball, wrestling, tennis, field hockey, swimming, crew, cross country, track and many other teams.

[29] In March 1964, under coach Fred "Dixie" Howell at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, the OCHS basketball team won the Group II state championship with a 76–51 against North Arlington in the tournament final.

[31] A crowd of 2,500 watched the 1984 championship game, as the team won the South Jersey Group IV state sectional title with a 22-21 defeat of Willingboro High School on a fourth-quarter touchdown that gave Ocean City the margin of victory.

[32] In 1996, the football team won the South Jersey, Group IV state title, completing a perfect season which included a 6–5 victory over arch-rival Mainland Regional High School.

[33] In 1998, after moving back down to Group III, they won the title again, beating Toms River High School South in the championship game played at Rutgers Stadium.

[41] The team won the 2003 Group III state championship, defeating Ramapo High School by a score of 1–0 in the tournament final.

[42] The team won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III 2004 sectional title with a 3–1 win against Delsea Regional High School.

[45] The team then moved on to the state semifinals and final, defeating Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School 2-0 in the Group III championship game.

[47] In 2007, the boys soccer team won the South Jersey Group III state sectional championship with a 5-1 win over Kingsway Regional High School in the tournament final.

[56][57] The 2009 team defeated Warren Hills High School by 2-1 in overtime to win the Group III state title.

[58] In 2012, the Raiders won the Group III state championship title with a 2–0 win against Warren Hills High School.

They reached the South Jersey Group III state sectional finals against Burlington Township High School but lost by a score of 2–0.

[63] Also in 2013, the Ocean City High School Freshman Eight boys crew team won their first Stotesbury Cup Regatta Gold.

[65] The girls soccer team won the Group III state championship in 2019, defeating runner-up Ramapo High School by a 3-0 score in the tournament final.

In addition to his 17 years as Ocean City High School's athletic director, Howell also coached baseball, tennis and football.