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If you could change one rule at Shawnee High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,387
High
DISTRICT 1,610 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENAPE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340849001096
Shawnee High School
600 TABERNACLE ROAD, MEDFORD, NJ 08055 · (609) 654-7544 · Burlington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,387 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of New Jersey public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
131 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 353 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 321 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 348 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 365 | 26% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -11.8pp since 2023
Math
34.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.2% | 34.6% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 38.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Shawnee High School
Shawnee High School's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee High School this school | 1,387 | 9.4% | 46.1% |
| Middletown High School South MIDDLETOWN | 1,406 | 7.8% | 53.0% |
| North Hunterdon High School Annandale | 1,259 | 4.1% | 54.0% |
| Gloucester County Institute of Technology Sewell | 1,657 | 11.9% | 51.2% |
| Sparta High School SPARTA | 1,025 | 7.2% | 53.1% |
| Allentown High School ALLENTOWN | 1,033 | 6.3% | 42.3% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Shawnee High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #134 of 397 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #155 of 400 ▼ 13 | #5 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #192 of 395 ▼ 31 | #7 of 20 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,387 | #90 of 442 | #4 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #259 of 388 | #12 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #345 of 389 | #20 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.4% | #340 of 405 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #74 of 200 | #1 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,387
-189 (-12%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,886
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 1,387 | 105 | 13.2:1 | 9% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 1,418 | 114 | 12.4:1 | 7% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 1,465 | 117.2 | 12.5:1 | 6% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 1,576 | 122 | 12.9:1 | 5% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 1,567 | 124.6 | 12.6:1 | 7% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 1,582 | 127 | 12.5:1 | 6% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 1,608 | 100 | 16.1:1 | 4% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 2,069 | 155 | 13.3:1 | 0% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 1,886 | 120 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawnee High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,567 to 1,387); teachers down 16% (124.6 to 105).
About Shawnee High School
Shawnee High School is a high school in MEDFORD, New Jersey, and it is part of Lenape Regional High School District. It serves 1,387 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in New Jersey is roughly 929 students; this school is 49% above that.
Lenape Regional High School District has 6,439 students in 4 schools, and Shawnee High School is one of those schools.
Shawnee High School's enrollment is 81% White. It is also 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Burlington County is roughly 64% White. Shawnee High School's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 105 full-time equivalents, or about 13.2 students per teacher. That matches the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 9%. Among public schools in Burlington County, the average eligibility rate is 32%.
allk12 grades Shawnee High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations places Shawnee High School in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 14.8 points below it (46.1% actual, 61.0% predicted).
Burlington County census figures show that the median household income is $108,111, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 139 public schools in Burlington County, enrolling about 69,020 students in all.
The closest public school, Nokomis School, is about 1.5 miles from Shawnee High School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Shawnee High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Shawnee High School's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment decrease, from 1,576 in 2020-21 to 1,387 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 Lenape Regional High School District
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 2,082 students
- Lenape High SchoolHigh · 1,912 students
- Seneca High SchoolHigh · 1,058 students
Other schools in MEDFORD
- Lenape High SchoolHigh · 1,912 students
- Burlington County Institute of Technology - MedfordHigh · 896 students
- Medford Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 644 students
- Chairville Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Milton H. Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Kirby's Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 402 students
Other Shawnee High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Shawnee High. Shawnee High School is the largest of the 4.
- Shawnee High SchoolShawnee, OK · 1,045 students
- Shawnee High SchoolLima, OH · 673 students
- Shawnee High SchoolWolf Lake, IL · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Nokomis School1.5 mi · 126
- Neeta School1.7 mi · 308
- Indian Mills Memorial School2.7 mi · 293
- Burlington County Institute of Technology - Medford3.0 mi · 896
- Seneca High School3.1 mi · 1,058
- Chairville Elementary School3.2 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Shawnee High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shawnee High School?
Shawnee High School enrolls approximately 1,387 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Shawnee High School serve?
Shawnee High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Shawnee High School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Shawnee High School.
What is the student diversity at Shawnee High School?
Student demographics at Shawnee High School are roughly 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Shawnee High School in?
Shawnee High School is part of Lenape Regional High School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.