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Hamilton Township School District


At a glance
501stof 609 New Jersey districts▲ 22
Better than 17% of New Jersey districts
Elementary 2Middle 1Grades PK, KG-8
1876 Dr. Dennis Foreman Dr.
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
·(609) 625-6600·All New Jersey district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 17.7% of districts
3
Schools
2,860
Students
Top rankedWilliam Davies Middle School508th of 752 New Jersey middle schools
Biggest riser
William Davies Middle School up 29 spots statewide this year
Summary:

The Hamilton Township School District in New Jersey serves students from elementary through middle school, with three schools in the district: two elementary schools and one middle school. The data reveals that the schools in this district are consistently underperforming, with low proficiency rates on standardized tests and high chronic absenteeism rates across the board.

None of the schools in the district stand out as high-performing, with all three schools scoring well below the state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the NJSLA assessments. The two elementary schools, George L. Hess Educational Complex and Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School, have particularly high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantages within the student population. The middle school, William Davies Middle School, also struggles with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism.

The data suggests that the Hamilton Township School District faces systemic challenges that have persisted over time, with little evidence of improvement in the schools' performance or rankings. Addressing issues such as chronic absenteeism, resource allocation, and the socioeconomic factors impacting the student population will be crucial for the district to provide a high-quality education for all its students and improve their academic outcomes.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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