[12] Ground was broken for the school in July 1959, with costs estimated at $950,000 (equivalent to $9.9 million in 2023) for construction of a facility designed to accommodate an enrollment of 800 students.

High School Plus credit with Camden County College is offered in History, Spanish, French, Biology, Software Systems, Latin, and World Civilizations.

[26] In 1974, Sterling won the first ever South Jersey Group III football championship determined by playoffs, defeating Woodrow Wilson High School by a score of 15–12 in a game played at the Atlantic City Convention Center.

[29] The boys' soccer team was the Group III co-champion in 1976, after a tie with Summit High School in the final game of the tournament.

[31] The 1981 team finished the season with an 18-5 record after winning the Group II title at Mercer County Park with a 7-6 victory against Jefferson Township on two runs scored in the bottom of the seventh inning.

[33] The softball team won the South, Group II state sectional championship in 2007 with a 9–4 win over Haddon Township High School.

[43][44] The baseball team won the South Jersey Group II title in 2007 with a win over Gateway Regional High School.

(112-6 career record) In 2013, the Sterling Lady Knights volleyball team won the Group II state championship, the program's first, defeating Madison High School in the tournament final.

[49] In 2014, the Sterling Lady Knights soccer team won the South Jersey Group II state sectional championship, the program's first, defeating Point Pleasant Borough High School in the tournament final by a score of 3–2.