Hamilton Township Schools

The Hamilton Township Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

For the 1998-99 school year, the George L. Hess Educational Complex was recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve. [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] , United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.]

Students in grades 9 - 12 attend Oakcrest High School, located in Hamilton Township, which serves students from Hamilton Township, Mullica Township, the City of Port Republic and Washington Township. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/01/1790/01-1790-050.html Oakcrest High School 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 3, 2008. "Oakcrest is a comprehensive high school located in Mays Landing that provides a secondary school education to four elementary districts including Greenbank, Hamilton Township, Mullica Township, and Port Republic."] 2,108 students attend the school. The High School is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, a regional high school district serving approximately 3,700 in the constituent districts of Egg Harbor City (333 students), Galloway Township (1,853 students), Hamilton Township (1,197 students) and Mullica Township (348 students), together with the sending districts of the City of Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County). [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/01/1790/01-1790-000.html Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 2, 2008. "The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District serves the communities of Galloway Township, Hamilton Township, Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township and participates in receiving relationships with Port Republic and Washington Township."]

chools

Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406510 Data for the Hamilton Township Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 4, 2008.] ) are:;Elementary Schools
* [http://www.hamiltonschools.org/shaner/ Joseph C. Shaner Memorial School] with 680 students in Pre-K to 1st grade
* [http://www.hamiltonschools.org/hess/ George L. Hess Educational Complex] with 1,470 in grades 2 - 6;Middle School
* [http://www.hamiltonschools.org/davies/ William Davies Middle School] with 1,067 students in grades 7 and 8

Administration

*Fredrick Donatucci - Superintendent of Schools
*Martha Jamison - Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References

External links

* [http://www.hamiltonschools.org/ Hamilton Township Schools]
*NJReportCard|01|1940|0|Hamilton Township Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406510 Data for the Hamilton Township Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.oakcrest.net/ Oakcrest High School website]
* [http://www.gehrhsd.net/ Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District]