[12] Historian James C. Scott dedicated his 1990 book Domination and the Arts of Resistance to Moorestown Friends School.

[citation needed] In 1781, thirty-three Quaker families pooled their funds and purchased a two-acre lot, located near the intersection of Chester Avenue and Main Street.

[13][14][15] In 1784, a lot near Colestown, a growing settlement located at the western side of the township, was purchased and a brick schoolhouse was erected.

Faculty make an effort to engage students in their local communities, including the cities of Camden, New Jersey and Philadelphia.

Faculty advisors meet with middle school students daily to help them develop effective study skills.

[21] Middle school extracurricular activities include choir, band, theater, student government, robotics, architecture, web design, and newspaper.

[...] This is a school where you will find an experienced, certified teacher with a Master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania leading a class of three-year-olds.

The MFS library houses a computer processing center for students to research and prepare written work.

Once selected by the Camden Scholars Committee and admitted, students receive a scholarship that provides virtually full tuition to MFS.

MFS has a Camden Scholars Coordinator who serves as a liaison to help participants adjust to their new learning environment and sustain a healthy and successful academic and extracurricular schedule.

Middle School sports offered are baseball, basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer and tennis.

The girls' basketball team won the SJIBT championship in 2020 with a 68-45 win in the finals against Clearview Regional High School.

[37] The girls' lacrosse team won the overall state championship in 1980, defeating Moorestown High School in the tournament final.

[39][40] In 2015, the boys' soccer team won the NJSIAA Non-Public B South championship, The boys' soccer team won NJSIAA Non-Public B South titles in 2015 (defeating Holy Cross Academy by a score of 2–0 in the tournament final[41]), 2017 (vs. Immaculata High School)[42] and 2019 (vs. Wardlaw-Hartridge School).

[44] In 2017, the girls' soccer team won the NJSIAA Non-Public B state championship for the first time in program history as co-champion with Montclair Kimberley Academy.

[47] In 2014, the girls' soccer team won the NJSIAA Non-Public B South championship, defeating Gill St. Bernard's School, 5–0.

[48] In 2015, the team repeated as the NJSIAA Non-Public B South champion, defeating Holy Spirit High School, 3–2 in double overtime.

[50] In 2017, the boys' tennis team won the NJSIAA Non-Public B South championship, defeating Rutgers Preparatory School 5–0.

[51] The girls' tennis team won the 2005 South B state sectional championship with a 4–1 win over Sacred Heart High School.

[55] The girls' tennis team won the Non-Public B state championship in 2018 and 2019, defeating Newark Academy in the tournament final both years.