Medford Township Public Schools | |
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128 Route 70, Suite 1 Medford, New Jersey 08055 |
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District information | |
Grades | PreK-8 |
Superintendent | Dr. Joseph J. Del Rossi |
Business administrator | Marie Goodwin |
Schools | 7 |
Students and staff | |
Enrollment | 4,157 (as of 2014-15) |
Faculty | 205.0 FTEs |
Student-teacher ratio | 20.3:1 |
Other information | |
District Factor Group | I |
Website | http://www.medford.k12.nj.us |
The Medford Township Public Schools is a community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Medford Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The district has five elementary schools serving students in kindergarten through fifth grade, a single school serving sixth graders and a school serving seventh and eighth graders.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its seven schools had an enrollment of 4,157 students and 205.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
The district is 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.
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Shawnee High School, located in Medford Township, which serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from both Medford Lakes and Medford Township. The school is part of the Lenape Regional High School District, which also serves students from Evesham Township, Mount Laurel Township, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township. As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,597 students and 124.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.