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George L. Hess Educational Complex

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

700 Babcock Road, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 · (609) 476-6101 · Part of Hamilton Township School District

Hamilton Township’s School Grade D better than 13% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
1,315
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about George L. Hess Educational Complex

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Hamilton Township kids: William Davies Middle School

On the path

Where Hamilton Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–KJoseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary Schoolin Mays Landing
1–5George L. Hess Educational ComplexYou are here
6–8William Davies Middle Schoolin Mays Landing

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

700 Babcock Road, Mays Landing

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 1270
Grade 2247
Grade 3262
Grade 4262
Grade 5274
Enrollment over time
1,261’20
1,263’21
1,363’22
1,356’23
1,315’24

Up 4.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 32%Hispanic 28%Black 26%Two or more races 9%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about George L. Hess Educational Complex from Hamilton Township families.

Other schools in Hamilton Township School District

The district →
Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Mays Landing
602 students11:1
William Davies Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mays Landing
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943 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Hamilton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.