📍 700 Babcock Road, Mays Landing, Atlantic County, 08330
George L. Hess Educational Complex is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mays Landing, Atlantic County. The school has 1,363 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hamilton Township School District school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 129.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
George L. Hess Educational Complex enrolls 1,363 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 129.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 24% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 471 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 380 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 326 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 123 | 9% |
| Asian | 58 | 4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
720 of the school's 1,363 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 618 qualify for free lunch and 102 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
George L. Hess Educational Complex is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-20, state senate district 2, state house district 2.
George L. Hess Educational Complex is one of 3 schools in Hamilton Township School District, based in MAYS LANDING, New Jersey. The district serves 2,892 students district-wide and employs 255 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,363 students, George L. Hess Educational Complex is larger than the district average of about 964 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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