Photo: Bryan Redmond, BryanRedmond2, "by Someuser, available from somewhere" · CC BY 3.0Mount Laurel Township’s public schools outscore 60% of New Jersey districts
42% of students in Mount Laurel Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Mount Laurel Township, 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.
From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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.
Mount Laurel Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 454 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mount Laurel Township’s, its schools beat 67%, higher than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 42% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Lenape Regional spends $29,138 per student and Mount Laurel Township $23,451, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Bancroft School (private), Bancroft School Mount Laurel (private), Creme de Le Creme (private) and The Schoolhouse Nursery School and Kindergarten (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Mount Laurel Township’s grade
B: better than 60% of New Jersey school districts, #195 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Jersey average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mount Laurel Township, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Mount Laurel Township
Hartford Upper Elementary School
Grades 5–6 · 926 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Mount Laurel
6th grade in Mount Laurel Township
Hartford Upper Elementary School
Grades 5–6 · 926 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Mount Laurel
7th grade in Mount Laurel Township
T. E. Harrington Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 948 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Mount Laurel
8th grade in Mount Laurel Township
T. E. Harrington Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 948 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Mount Laurel
Mount Laurel Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Mount Laurel Township School District). From grade 9, students attend the Lenape Regional School District, shared with Evesham, Medford Lakes, Medford, 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 Mount Laurel Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Mount Laurel Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Mount Laurel Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Laurel Township | B | Mount Laurel Township PK–8 · Lenape Regional 9–12 |
| Hainesport | C+ | Hainesport Township PK–8 · Rancocas Valley Regional 9–12 |
| Cherry Hill | B | Cherry Hill Township |
| Moorestown | A− | Moorestown Township |
| Westampton | C | Westampton Township PK–8 · Rancocas Valley Regional 9–12 |
| Maple Shade | C− | Maple Shade Township |
| Willingboro | D | Willingboro Township |
| Medford | B+ | Medford Township PK–8 · Lenape Regional 9–12 |
| Evesham | B | Evesham Township PK–8 · Lenape Regional 9–12 |
| Lumberton | C | Lumberton Township PK–8 · Rancocas Valley Regional 9–12 |
2 of the 9 neighbors share Lenape Regional with Mount Laurel Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Mount Laurel Township
17 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).
Questions about Mount Laurel Township’s schools
Are Mount Laurel Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of New Jersey: the public schools Mount Laurel Township children attend outscore 60% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #195 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 67%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mount Laurel Township in?
Two districts: Mount Laurel Township School District runs grades PK–8, and Lenape Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Evesham, Medford Lakes, Medford, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland.
Where do Mount Laurel Township 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 Mount Laurel Township’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 Mount Laurel Township spend per student?
$29,138 in Lenape Regional School District and $23,451 in Mount Laurel Township School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Mount Laurel Township?
Yes: Bancroft School (special education, grades , 250 students), Bancroft School Mount Laurel (special education, grades , 248 students), Creme de Le Creme (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 212 students) and The Schoolhouse Nursery School and Kindergarten (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 123 students).
Parents talk
What Mount Laurel Township 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.