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George L. Hess Educational Complex

Public Grades 1-5

1048^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

George L. Hess Educational Complex is an elementary school serving grades 1-5 in Mays Landing, New Jersey, with 1,356 students. The school is part of the Hamilton Township School District, which is ranked 501 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George L. Hess Educational Complex has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating very low performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's performance on state assessments is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students. Proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments are significantly below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, and the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Hamilton Township and Egg Harbor Township districts generally perform better than George L. Hess Educational Complex, with Weymouth Township Elementary School having significantly higher proficiency rates and a higher state ranking. Despite the school's low performance, its per-student spending is relatively high compared to the state average, suggesting that factors beyond just funding, such as instructional practices and school leadership, may be contributing to the school's challenges.

1,315

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,563

Per pupil spending ?

61.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Babcock Road
Mays Landing, NJ 08330

(609) 476-6101

District: Hamilton Township School District

Students who attend George L. Hess Educational Complex usually attend:

Middle:	William Davies Middle School
High:	Oakcrest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.7%

Hispanic:

28.4%

African American:

25.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

New Jersey avg46%

1,048^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

501^st of 609Hamilton Township School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1048 of 1347	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1052 of 1338	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1003 of 1342	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1033 of 1345	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	956 of 1317	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1069 of 1360	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1002 of 1353	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.3	924 of 1352	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.9	851 of 1346	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.1	904 of 1357	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.9	938 of 1363	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.4	901 of 1367	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.9	851 of 1363	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.7	883 of 1360	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.8	986 of 1354	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.8	938 of 1346	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.7	985 of 1338	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.0	1048 of 1329	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.1	1008 of 1314	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.7	928 of 1303	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.7	871 of 1298	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	40.1	831 of 1204	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	299 of 463	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	325 of 469	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	250 of 463	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	311 of 494	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	273 of 456	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	335 of 522	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	223 of 517	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	274 of 330	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	224 of 340	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	236 of 346	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	263 of 348	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	309 of 339	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	322 of 370	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	319 of 370	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	401 of 597	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	236 of 559	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	244 of 499	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	258 of 489	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	249 of 411	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	295 of 463	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	200 of 434	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	985 of 1326	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	984 of 1317	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	953 of 1318	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1009 of 1326	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1008 of 1290	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1024 of 1331	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	952 of 1333	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	552 of 1032	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	633 of 989	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	587 of 982	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	666 of 953	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	514 of 896	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	583 of 899	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	577 of 870	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	31.3	656 of 939	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	598 of 910	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	541 of 863	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	611 of 948	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	503 of 942	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	1029 of 1318	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1007 of 1313	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	965 of 1315	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	979 of 1324	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	878 of 1297	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1045 of 1335	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	985 of 1334	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	675 of 1023	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	694 of 989	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	635 of 958	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	719 of 949	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	477 of 868	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	693 of 1007	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	670 of 1001	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	862 of 970	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	863 of 963	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	825 of 975	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	874 of 976	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	860 of 964	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	900 of 1023	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	840 of 1022	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)30th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-16 vs state

Mathematics28%-19 vs state

Science21%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George L. Hess Educational Complex	Public	1-5	700 Babcock Road	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Hamilton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-6101	1,315	127	10.3	61.8%	417 (31.7%)	337 (25.6%)	373 (28.4%)	62 (4.7%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	117 (8.9%)	23.1	1048^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.2%		21.6	1052^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	21.4%	4	20.7		30.1	33.9	39.9				33.4	24.4	25.7				$9,563	$342	$9,221
Atlantic County Elementary and Middle Schools	Public	PK, KG-8	4805 Nawakwa Boulevard	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Atlantic County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 909-9147	200	32	6.2	35.5%	54 (27.0%)	57 (28.5%)	71 (35.5%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)								(n/a)															$17,036		$17,036
Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK-K	5801 Third Street	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Hamilton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-6141	602	53	11.3	46.8%	236 (39.2%)	134 (22.3%)	167 (27.7%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.1%)								(n/a)															$10,454	$2,285	$8,169
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School	Public	4-5	2 Alder Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-2500	980	100	9.8	54.8%	385 (39.3%)	111 (11.3%)	300 (30.6%)	124 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.6%)								(n/a)	22.2			38.5	37.2					30.3	28.0				$13,350	$1,076	$12,274
Swift-Slaybaugh Complex	Public	PK, KG-3	11 Swift Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 927-8222	1,422	96	14.7	39.7%	749 (52.7%)	105 (7.4%)	332 (23.3%)	138 (9.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (6.7%)	37.3	852^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	36.7%		39.7	802^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	40.1%	50			35.9						45.1						$12,373	$76	$12,297
Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School	Public	K-3	2499 Spruce Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 645-3550	677	49	13.8	70.8%	146 (21.6%)	82 (12.1%)	303 (44.8%)	92 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.5%)	16.5	1152^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	14.5%		16.8	1120^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.3%	32			24.7						28.1						$16,276	$1,047	$15,229
Weymouth Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1202 Eleventh Avenue	Dorothy	08317	Atlantic County	Weymouth Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-2412	178	18	10.0	59.0%	133 (74.7%)	8 (4.5%)	26 (14.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	60.8	526^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.0%		40	797^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.4%	271	37.5	0.0	61.1	66.6	50.0	39.1	57.1	27.8	72.2	60.0	62.5	34.8	42.8	26.7	$14,972	$1,061	$13,911
Principle Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	6718 E Black Horse Pike	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Principle Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 498-6350	434	40	10.8	86.6%	14 (3.2%)	162 (37.3%)	243 (56.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	24.9	1023^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	24.1%		14.4	1154^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.8%	131	15.5		15.9	42.0	40.3	40.0			11.4	34.3	34.5	27.2
Charles L. Spragg School	Public	PK, KG-3	601 Buffalo Ave	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 965-1034	285	31	9.0	71.6%	65 (22.8%)	64 (22.5%)	132 (46.3%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	3.6	1339^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.6%		5.1	1316^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.6%	23			8.6						8.3						$10,681	$1,412	$9,269
Estell Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	128 Cape May Avenue	Estell Manor	08319	Atlantic County	Estell Manor School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-2267	199	17	12.0	32.7%	180 (90.5%)	2 (1.0%)	17 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.3	804^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.3%		41.3	777^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.9%	27	20.0	31.3	40.9	36.4	37.5	63.6	59.1	82.3	59.1	45.4	25.0	36.4	36.4		$13,620	$68	$13,552

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