Shawnee High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Lenape Regional High School District. The district serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Evesham Township, Medford Lakes, Medford Township, Mount Laurel, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township.Lenape Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 5, 2017. "The Lenape Regional High School District (LRHSD) serves the eight municipalities of Evesham, Medford, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships and Medford Lakes Borough. Encompassing an area of 350 square miles the Lenape District is the largest school district in Burlington County."Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed June 25, 2025. "Lenape Regional Serves: Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle, Woodland" The school serves students from Medford Lakes and Medford Township.Shawnee High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 6, 2017. "Attendance Area: Medford Township and Medford Lakes Borough" The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1975. Its current accreditation is valid through July 2031.Shawnee High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 22, 2024.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the 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. There were 64 students (4.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 31 (2.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Shawnee High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
History Plans for the school facility were announced in 1968 with an estimated cost of $3.5 million (equivalent to $ million in ). The building was designed by architect Frederic P. Wiedersum Associates to accommodate 1,500 students and included 26 classrooms, a gym, a cafeteria, and a 600-seat auditorium.Staff. "High School's Design Reflects Modern Era", The New York Times, June 16, 1968. Accessed January 19, 2020. "The $3.5-million building is actually two buildings--a round, two-story building attached to a one-story crescent-shaped wing by two enclosed passageways resembling spokes in a wheel. Shawnee High School will serve the communities of Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Evesham, Southampton and Tabernacle in Burlington County.... A total of 1,500 students is expected to attend the school, which is being planned by Frederic P. Wiedersum Associates, architects of Valley Stream, L. I." Shawnee High School opened its doors in 1970 as the second of the district's four high schools."Lenape Regional Schools Take New Discipline Tack", Courier-Post, August 20, 1970. Accessed March 12, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "New Shawnee High School in Medford township, a $4.5 million complex, will open Sept. 8. The round center building houses the 33 regular classrooms; the outer wings include the auditorium, gym and cafeteria. In background are the football and baseball fields."Staff. "Hall of Fame to honor Lenape High School student-athletes", Burlington County Times, July 6, 2017. Accessed January 19, 2020. "The schools of the Lenape Regional School District have produced thousands of graduates who have distinguished themselves as stellar athletes over the nearly 60 years since Lenape High School opened in 1958, Shawnee High School in 1970, Cherokee High School in 1975 and Seneca High School in 2003."
The opening of Seneca High School in September 2003 led to a decline in enrollment at Shawnee, which helped to alleviate the overcrowding the school had previously experienced.Pearsall, Richard. "Seneca High School forms first graduating class ", Courier-Post at SouthJerseyNews.com, November 14, 2002. Accessed January 27, 2017. "The first graduating class at Seneca High School will have about 150 members, barring any last minute rush, school officials say. They are the sophomores of today at Shawnee and Lenape high schools who have opted to transfer to the new high school for its opening next fall.... Students from Tabernacle and Shamong now attend Shawnee High School in Medford, while students from Southampton and Woodland attend Lenape High School, also in Medford, near the Mount Laurel line. Both those schools are overcrowded, which is the reason the Lenape district held a referendum in December 1997 to build the new high school in Tabernacle."
Awards, recognition and rankings The school was the 48th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014. The school had been ranked 142nd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 100th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 4, 2012. The magazine ranked the school 108th in 2008 out of 316 schools.Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed June 26, 2011. The school was ranked 110th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state."Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008. Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 58th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 5 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (90.7%) and language arts literacy (97.4%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010–2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed February 27, 2012.
Arts The band program is under the direction of Nick Rotindo. Recent accomplishments include: Marching band 2005 USSBA New Jersey State Group III Open Class Champions 2005 USSBA All-State Group III Open Class Champions 2005 Undefeated season 2006 USSBA New Jersey State Group II Open Class Champions 2006 USSBA All-State Group II Open Class Champions 2006 USSBA National Champions Group II, for its program titled "Going for Broke: a Gamer's Tale".USSBA National Championship Titles , United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) press release dated November 14, 2006. 2007 4th Place USSBA National Championships Group III, winning General Effect and Visual Effect. 2016 USSBA New Jersey Group IV Open Class ChampionsRonaldson, Tim. "Shawnee Band Wins Group Iv Open Marching Band Championship", The Medford Sun, November 10, 2016. Accessed October 22, 2017. "The Shawnee Renegade Marching Band won the USBANDS Group IV Open State Championship on Saturday, Nov. 5. at Rutgers University. The band won in the Open division, which is the highest competitive class offered by USBANDS." 2021 TOB Group 2A Atlantic Coast Champions
Jazz Band 2005 New Jersey State Champions 2006 New Jersey State Champions 2007 3rd Place Finish at New Jersey state championships 2008 3rd Place Finish at New Jersey state championships 2009 2nd Place Finish at New Jersey state championships
In earlier years, students auditioned and were selected for honors choirs. These accomplishments include: Choral 1995 MENC: All-Eastern Honors Choir & Band (Choir: Kevin Scott Collins, tenor; Elise Quagliata, alto. Band: Jessica Williams)
Athletics The Shawnee High School RenegadesShawnee High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. participate in the Olympic Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools located in Burlington and Camden counties and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. With 1,170 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2022-23 school year as South, Group 4 for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range.NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020. The football team competes in the American Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconferenceShawnee Renegades, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023.Home Page, West Jersey Football League. Accessed May 1, 2023. "The WJFL is a 94-school super conference that stretches from Princeton to Wildwood encompassing schools from the Colonial Valley Conference, the Burlington County Scholastic League, the Olympic Conference, the Tri-County Conference, the Colonial Conference, and the Cape Atlantic League. The WJFL is made up of sixteen divisions with divisional alignments based on school size, geography and a strength-of-program component." and was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 890 to 1,298 students.NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
In addition to nationally ranked men's soccer and women's lacrosse programs, the football, basketball, and men's lacrosse teams are consistently ranked among the top teams in South Jersey. As a part of the Lenape Regional High School District, Shawnee High School participates in many sports.
Shawnee High School has a club ice hockey team that competes in Varsity Tier I as a member of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League.South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League, accessed September 9, 2006.
The girls' cross country team won the Group IV state championship in 1983, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002, and 2003. The eight group titles are the seventh most of all schools in New Jersey.NJSIAA Girls Cross Country State Group Champions , New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023. The girls' cross country team won the Meet of Champions in 1991, 1997, 2002, and 2003; the program's four state team titles are tied for third-most in the state.NJSIAA Girls Cross-Country Meet Of Champions Winners (1972-2019) , New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.