| Medford Lakes School District | |
| Superintendent: | Anthony V. Dent |
| Businessadmin: | Nikolas Vrettos |
| Address: | 135 Mudjekeewis Trail |
| City: | Medford Lakes |
| County: | Burlington County |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Zipcode: | 08055 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.8651°N -74.8184°W |
| Grades: | PreK-8 |
| Schools: | 2 |
| Enrollment: | 487 (as of 2023–24) |
| Faculty: | 46.3 FTEs |
| Ratio: | 10.5:1 |
| Free Label: | District Factor Group |
| Free Text: | I |
The Medford Lakes School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Medford Lakes, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 487 students and 46.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1.[1]
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[2]
Public school students from Medford Lakes in ninth through twelfth grades attend Shawnee High School, together with students from Medford Township, where the school is located.[3] Shawnee is part of the Lenape Regional High School District, a regional secondary school district in Burlington County that serves the eight municipalities of Evesham Township, Medford Lakes, Medford Township, Mount Laurel, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township at its four high schools.[4] [5] As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,418 students and 114.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[6]
For the 2005-06 school year, the district was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Destination America" Social Studies program at Neeta Elementary School.[7]
Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[8]) are:[9] [10] [11] [12]
Core members of the district's administration are:[15] [16]
The district's board of education, comprised of five members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[17] [18] [19]