The school was the 267th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 281st in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 301st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 271st in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 253rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. Schooldigger.com ranked the school 189th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the two components of the High School Proficiency Assessment, mathematics and language arts literacy.
Mission statement
"The students, parents, staff, and administrators of the Maple Shade school district are a community of learners, each responsible for supporting one another in reaching our highest potential."
Academics
Students complete both midterms and final examinations. The test scores make up ten percent each of the student's final grade, with each academic quarter constituting twenty percent each. Academic awards are given as Principal's Honor Roll, High Honor Roll, and Honor Roll. For entrance into National Honor Society students must have a cumulative average of 3.5. In 2008, the MPHS school board approved a new honors program that would allow eighth grade students to begin taking high school courses. Acceptance into the honors program is based on not just on grades, but also more subjective criteria including student interviews, essays, and parent nominations. MPHS students have the opportunity to earn college credits through Burlington County College for taking certain courses at the school. The credits are potentially transferable to a student's future institution of higher education.
Athletics
Maple Shade High School compete in the Burlington County Scholastic League a sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, consisting of public and non-public high schools covering Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in Central Jersey. With 432 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as South Jersey, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 78 to 478 students in that grade range. The football team competes in the Freedom Division of the 95-team West Jersey Football League superconference and was classified by the NJSIAA as Central Jersey Group I for football for 2017-18. The mascot of Maple Shade is the Wildcat; the school's colors are royal blue and gold. The boys' baseball team won the South Jersey Group I state sectional championship in 2008 against Pitman High School, their first sectional title victory since 1982. The boys' soccer team reached the South Jersey Group I sectional finals in 2010 but lost 3-0 against Pitman High School. The boys' 2011 soccer team again reached the South Jersey Group I finals, this time losing to eventual state champion Haddon Township High School by a score of 3-2. The field hockey team won the Central Jersey Group I state sectional title in 2012.
Administration
The school's principal is Matthew La Grou. His administrative team includes three assistant principals and the athletic director.
