Enrollment
308
Middle
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDFORD LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340984001114
Neeta School
44 Neeta Trail, Medford Lakes, NJ 08055 · (609) 654-5155 · Burlington County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
13 students
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 19% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Medford Lakes School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.8% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.7% | 51.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Neeta School
Neeta School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neeta School this school | 308 | 4.2% | 58.7% |
| Cedar Drive Middle School COLTS NECK | 319 | 3.4% | 69.0% |
| Maple Place Middle School OCEANPORT | 256 | 8.2% | 61.4% |
| Kenneth R. Olson Middle School TABERNACLE | 303 | 12.9% | 39.2% |
| Indian Mills Memorial School SHAMONG | 293 | 11.9% | 56.4% |
| Belhaven Middle School LINWOOD | 347 | 10.4% | 62.8% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Neeta School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #108 of 433 | #4 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #114 of 437 ▲ 31 | #5 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #173 of 437 ▼ 97 | #6 of 31 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #367 of 445 | #25 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #80 of 417 | #3 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.9% | #414 of 419 | #29 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.2% | #393 of 436 | #31 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #95 of 282 | #5 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
308
-30 (-9%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 308 | 32.8 | 9.4:1 | 4% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 33 | 9.8:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 32.2 | 10.1:1 | 4% (12) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 32 | 10.6:1 | 3% (10) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 30.9 | 11.7:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 31 | 12.2:1 | 4% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 30 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Neeta School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (361 to 308); teachers up 6% (30.9 to 32.8).
About Neeta School
Among the schools in Medford Lakes, New Jersey, is Neeta School, a small middle school. It reports enrollment of 308 students in grades 3 through 8. That puts enrollment 47% below the 578-student average for middle schools in New Jersey.
Medford Lakes School District (2 schools, 434 students) runs Neeta School.
Neeta School is 96% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 2% multiracial. That compares with about 64% White among all Burlington County residents. The diversity index for Neeta School is 7%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.4 students per teacher. Middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1, 1.5 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Neeta School, 4% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 32% average among public schools in Burlington County.
Neeta School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Neeta School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.7% is 5.2 points below the 63.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Burlington County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $108,111, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 139 public schools in the county, enrolling about 69,020, Neeta School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Nokomis School is closest at about 1.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Neeta School comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Neeta School's location as Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decline, from 338 to 308. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.6:1 in 2020-21, and 9.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Medford Lakes School District
- Nokomis SchoolElementary · 126 students
Nearby schools
- Nokomis School1.0 mi · 126
- Shawnee High School1.7 mi · 1,387
- Medford Memorial Middle School1.8 mi · 644
- Burlington County Institute of Technology - Medford1.9 mi · 896
- Haines Sixth Grade Center1.9 mi · 299
- Chairville Elementary School2.0 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Neeta SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Neeta School?
Neeta School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades 03-08.
Is Neeta School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Neeta School is a middle school covering grades 03-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Neeta School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Neeta School is approximately 9.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Neeta School?
At Neeta School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Neeta School public or private?
Neeta School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Medford Lakes School District.
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