George L. Hess Educational Complex
Mays Landing, NJ · Elementary School · Grades 1-5
George L. Hess Educational Complex is a elementary school in Mays Landing, NJ with 1,363 students enrolled and a 44% proficiency rate. Part of Hamilton Township School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
George L. Hess Educational Complex is a elementary school located in Mays Landing, New Jersey. The school serves 1,363 students in grades 1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 44% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
53% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
George L. Hess Educational Complex is part of the Hamilton Township School District in New Jersey. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
George L. Hess Educational Complex has 1,363 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Hamilton Township School District (958 students). Its 44% proficiency rate is 8 percentage points below the district average of 52%. Compared to the New Jersey state average of 56%, the school performs 13 points lower. With a 10.6:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
George L. Hess Educational Complex has 1,363 students enrolled in grades 1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1.
According to EDFacts data, 44% of students at George L. Hess Educational Complex meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
George L. Hess Educational Complex is part of the Hamilton Township School District in Mays Landing, New Jersey. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.