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Schools in Mays Landing

Mays Landing’s public schools

Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District and Hamilton Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mays Landing. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.1K
▲ 6% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Greater Egg Harbor Regional
Students per teacher
11.0
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,867 students on the public path
In brief

Mays Landing’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mays Landing’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Cedar Creek High School places highest (better than 61%); George L. Hess Educational Complex lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Mays Landing, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KJoseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary SchoolHamilton Township School DistrictNo scores
1–5George L. Hess Educational ComplexHamilton Township School DistrictC−
6–8William Davies Middle SchoolHamilton Township School DistrictC
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District.

Two districts serve Mays Landing

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Greater Egg Harbor Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 3 schools · 3,007 students · 11.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$30,129NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C
Hamilton Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 3 schools · 2,860 students · 10.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$23,776NJ $28,441 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District41%
State average 48.6% · 787 students tested
Math · 9–12, Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District18%
State average 35.5% · 794 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Hamilton Township School District26%
State average 48.6% · 1755 students tested
Math · PK–8, Hamilton Township School District19%
State average 35.5% · 1764 students tested

Mays Landing vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Mays Landing’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mays Landing—Hamilton Township PK–8 · Greater Egg Harbor Regional 9–12
WeymouthC+Weymouth Township
HamiltonDHamilton Township PK–8 · Greater Egg Harbor Regional 9–12

Every school in Mays Landing

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Mays Landingin other towns
Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K
602 students11:1Rate it →
George L. Hess Educational Complex
Elementary · Grades 1–5
C−
1,315 students10:1Rate it →
William Davies Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
943 students11:1Rate it →
Absegami High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Galloway
C+
1,130 students11:1Rate it →
Oakcrest High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
949 students11:1Rate it →
Cedar Creek High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Egg Harbor City
B
928 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Mays Landing’s schools

Are Mays Landing’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mays Landing. Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District and Hamilton Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mays Landing. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mays Landing in?

Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District and Hamilton Township School District.

Where do Mays Landing kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Absegami High School, Oakcrest High School and Cedar Creek High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.