Nottingham High School was the recipient of U.S. News and World Report's Bronze recognition for America's Best High Schools in both 2017 and 2018. Nottingham received an overall Niche grade of a B+ and was ranked as the 7th most diverse public high school in New Jersey. This school was the 231st-ranked publichigh school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 276th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 264th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 260th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 246th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Nottingham High School Northstars compete in the Colonial Valley Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With 1,027 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as Central Jersey, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 822 to 1,068 students in that grade range. The football team competes in the Valley Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as Central Jersey Group IV for football for 2017-18. The school operates as the host school / lead agency for an ice hockey program with Hamilton High School, under an agreement that expires at the end of the 2018-19 school year. Nottingham's 2012 football team won the Central Jersey Group III state championship game after defeating Neptune High School by a final score of 35-24 in a game played at The College of New Jersey. The team finished with a record of 11-1, earning the program's first state title and becoming the first Mercer County team since 1989 to win a football championship. The girls' softball team won the Group III state championship in 1987 and 1990. Nottingham's wrestling team is referred as the "Swamprats." The Nottingham boys' swimming team had been to the NJSIAA state tournament for seven consecutive years from 2000-2006. The boys' baseball team won the 2008 Mercer County Tournament beating Notre Dame. The 2009 girls' spring track team was the first in Nottingham history to participate in the Penn Relays. The 2011 Nottingham Boys' Track Team was the first ever team in Nottingham history to go undefeated, winning the Mercer County Tournament and the Central Jersey Group III sectional championships. In 2018, the boys' basketball team defeated Chatham High School by a score of 60-53 in the tournament final at Rutgers University to win the school's first ever Group III state championship for basketball.
The school has two core shows every year: The annual Murder Mystery Dessert Theater and The Spring Musical. Previous murder mysteries include "Offed at the Bake Off" - 2013, "Til Death Do Them Part" - 2012, "An All You Can Murder Buffet" - 2011, "Murderous Night at the Museum" - 2010, and "A Family Reunion to Die For" - 2009 Previous musicals include Damn Yankees, High School Musical and Footloose.
Administration
The school's principal is Frank Ragazzo. His core administration team includes three vice principals.
