George L. Hess Educational Complex

Regular School · MAYS LANDING, NJ

George L. Hess Educational Complex is a regular school school in MAYS LANDING, New Jersey, serving grades 01–05 with 1,315 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

01 – 05

Enrollment

1,315

Teachers (FTE)

126.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	417	32%
Hispanic/Latino	373	28%
Black or African American	337	26%
Two or more races	117	9%
Asian	62	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	1,315	665M / 650F

English Language Learners: 45 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	8.0% -17.6pp	25.6%	763
Reading Proficiency	32.0% -14.8pp	46.8%	760
Science Proficiency	15.0%	—	242

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.06 grade levels

Math

-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

37 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

6.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,315	100%

Contact & Location

700 BABCOCK ROAD

MAYS LANDING, NJ 08330

Phone: (609)476-6101

http://hamiltonschools.org/schools/george_hess_complex

District

Hamilton Township School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,106

District enrollment: 2,875

Other Schools in District

Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School Elementary
William Davies Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 08330) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340651000015

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD