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Schools in Medford Lakes · Lenape Regional School District, Medford Lakes Borough School District

Medford Lakes’s public schools outscore 56% of New Jersey districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Medford Lakes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#217of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
48%
▼ 1 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 0 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 6 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.1K
▲ 2% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Lenape Regional
Students per teacher
12.4
NJ 11.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
6,873 students on the public path
In brief

Medford Lakes’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 383 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Medford Lakes’s, its schools beat 42%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Lenape Regional spends $29,138 per student and Medford Lakes Borough $22,232, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Medford Lakes’s grade

B− Test scoresB+ Graduation

B: better than 56% of New Jersey school districts, #217 of 465 New Jersey towns. Graduation is above the New Jersey average; test scores are below it.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (383)Better than 42%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,940 test results and a graduating class of 1,672 could put Medford Lakes anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Medford Lakes’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,945 in math, 1,935 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Medford Lakes, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Nokomis SchoolMedford Lakes Borough School DistrictNo scores
3–8Neeta SchoolMedford Lakes Borough School DistrictB
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Medford Lakes runs its own schools through grade 8 (Medford Lakes Borough School District). From grade 9, students attend the Lenape Regional School District, shared with Evesham, Medford, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland. Its high school is in Marlton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Medford Lakes

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Lenape Regional School District44%
State average 48.6% · 1622 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lenape Regional School District33%
State average 35.5% · 1633 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Medford Lakes Borough School District66%
State average 48.6% · 313 students tested
Math · PK–8, Medford Lakes Borough School District47%
State average 35.5% · 312 students tested

Medford Lakes vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Medford Lakes’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Medford LakesBMedford Lakes Borough PK–8 · Lenape Regional 9–12

Every school in Medford Lakes

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Medford Lakesby address
Also serving Medford Lakesin other towns

Questions about Medford Lakes’s schools

Are Medford Lakes’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New Jersey: the public schools Medford Lakes children attend outscore 56% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #217 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Medford Lakes in?

Two districts: Medford Lakes Borough School District runs grades PK–8, and Lenape Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Evesham, Medford, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland.

Where do Medford Lakes kids go to high school?

One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Cherokee High School, Lenape High School, Shawnee High School and Seneca High School.

What is Medford Lakes’s graduation rate?

96% of the class of 2023 in Lenape Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Medford Lakes spend per student?

$29,138 in Lenape Regional School District and $22,232 in Medford Lakes Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Medford Lakes families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.