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Neeta School

44 Neeta Trail, Medford Lakes, NJ 08055 · (609) 654-5155 · Burlington County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
Enrollment
308
Middle
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 578
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
Grade 3
55
Grade 4
44
Grade 5
52
Grade 6
49
Grade 7
49
Grade 8
59
Student demographics
White
29796%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 37%
Hispanic
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 35%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 10%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17055%
Female
13845%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
66.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.9pp since 2023
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
308
-53 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.7:1
% White
96%
was 96%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Neeta School

Located at 44 Neeta Trail, in Medford Lakes, New Jersey, Neeta School is a modestly sized junior high that enrolls 308 students (grades 3 through 8), part of Medford Lakes School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Neeta School sits 47% smaller than that benchmark.

Medford Lakes School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 434 students; Neeta School is among them.

On demographics, Neeta School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Other groups include 2% multiracial. By comparison, Burlington County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Neeta School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Burlington County (around 32%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Neeta School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.9%, the actual is 58.7%, a residual of -5.2 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Burlington County indicate the typical household earns roughly $108,111 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Burlington County runs 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), of which Neeta School is one.

Nokomis School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Neeta School. On composite proficiency, Neeta School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 57.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Neeta School's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 361 (now 308). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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Burlington County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Neeta School
District
Medford Lakes School District
Address
44 Neeta Trail, Medford Lakes, NJ 08055
Phone
(609) 654-5155
County
Burlington County
Level
Middle
Grade range
03–08
Total enrollment
308
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
9.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
13 (4%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340984001114
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Neeta School
What 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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