Lenape High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Medford in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the oldest of the four high schools that comprise the Lenape Regional High School District, which serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Evesham Township, Medford Lakes, Medford, 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" Since opening in 1958, the school has served students from Mount Laurel Township.Lenape High School 2016 Report Card Narrative , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 28, 2016. "Attendance Area: Mount Laurel. Lenape High School opened in 1958 on a 53-acre plot of land in Medford and since that time has undergone multiple renovations to accommodate the educational needs of the sprawling community of Mount Laurel." The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1963, with accreditation expiring in July 2029.Lenape High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 20, 2024.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,912 students and 148.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1. There were 357 students (18.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 73 (3.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Lenape High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
History After the regional district was formed in 1955, a plot covering in Medford was selected in June 1956 as a site for the school, which was estimated to cost $2 million (equivalent to $ million in ).New Site Is Picked For Regional High", Courier-Post, June 2, 1956. Accessed May 16, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "A new site has been chosen for the Lenape Regional High School, according to James Brown, Board of Education president. Brown said a 50-acre tract on the northwest corner of Hartford and Church rds., Medford Township, was chosen after test borings disclosed a former proposed site at Green Tree and Sharp Run rds. to be unsuitable.... The Lenape region was formed after a favorable vote last year by residents in Mt. Laurel, Southampton, Medford, Medford Lakes, Shamong and Tabernacle Townships. Plans are being formed for construction of a proposed $2 million high school." Lenape High School opened in September 1958, before which students from Medford, Medford Lakes and Tabernacle Township had attended Rancocas Valley Regional High School."Rancocas Regional Completes Opening", Courier-Post, September 10, 1958. Accessed May 16, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Rancocas Valley Regional High School, Jackonville rd., opens its new school year Thursday for freshman and sophomore students.... Harry Wenrich, school principal, anticipates the total enrollment this year will be 1170 students compared with 1260 last year. Students from Tabernacle, Medford and Medford Lakes who have previously attended classes here will be enrolled in the new Lenape Regional High School at Medford."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." Starting with 548 students in freshman and sophomore classes, the school grew quickly. Lenape draws its student body from Mount Laurel.History, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed October 16, 2006.
Students, starting in the fall 2008, attended classes based on the letter of the day. Days could range from a-e, and each student's schedule may be different for each letter. This allowed students never to miss too many classes. For example, in past years, students with lab days on Fridays would have fewer lab days when it would be a three-day weekend because school was not in session on Friday. With the letter days, students schedules rotate and eliminate this issue by having a student have lab on a specific letter day.
The current system that the high school employs is not much different from the letter schedule, but is significantly shortened. This is similar to the college system and helps prepare those for college. The school now relies upon a 4-day schedule with a total of eight periods, two of which are dropped every day. This way, a student's schedule rotates through four different options, having class periods 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the morning block, and having periods 5, 6, 7 and 8 in the afternoon, leaving out a morning and afternoon class each day. Every student, regardless of grade, also attends lunch at the same time, which is commonly known as Lunch and Learn. This time is not only utilized for lunch and social purposes, but for kids to receive extra help during their lunch from teachers who are available or meet with clubs and other activities. Each class is approximately one hour long.
Awards, recognition and rankings The school was the 79th-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 143rd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 122nd 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 120th in 2008 out of 316 schools.Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 20, 2011. The school was ranked 134th 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 128th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 6 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (84.3%) and language arts literacy (95.4%) 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 March 4, 2012.
Athletics The Lenape High School IndiansLenape High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the Olympic Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools 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 1,437 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group IV South for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range.NJSIAA General Classifications - Public Schools 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022. The football team competes in the American Division of the 94-team West Jersey Football League superconferenceLenape Indians, West Jersey Football League. Accessed September 10, 2022.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 V South for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 1,333 to 2,324 students.NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024. Lenape High School also has a separate club ultimate and ice hockey teams. The ice hockey team is member of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League.
The softball team won the South II state sectional title in 1972, the South sectional title in 1973-1975, was overall state champion in 1974 (defeating Westfield High School in the finals) and won the Group IV state title in 1981 (vs. Eastside High School).Softball Championship History 1972–2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated July 2023. Accessed April 1, 2024. The 1981 team finished the season with a 21-2 record after winning the Group IV state title with a 5-4 one-hitter against Eastside in the championship game."Eastside misses out on golden opportunity", Herald News, June 7, 1981. Accessed January 4, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Nancy Oppenheimer hurled a one-hitter and despite her team's six errors as Eastside could not counterattack, bowing to Lenape, 5-4, in the Group 4 state championship softball game Saturday." The 1974 team finished the season 15-1 after winning the overall state championship against runner-up Westfield.Schumann, Walt. "SJ Muscle: 12 NJSIAA Titles", Courier-Post, December 31, 1974. Accessed January 14, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Lenape won 15-of-16 outings and beat Westfield in the softball title game as Sharon Harker and Marilyn Vine shared the pitching and Mary Ann Brogden cracked a home run."