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Enrollment
594
Middle
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEN HILL COUNTY·NCES 130036002149
Ben Hill County Middle School
134 Jc Hunter Rd, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 · (229) 409-5578 · Ben Hill County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Georgia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
594 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 197 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 177 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 37% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ben Hill County Middle School→Fitzgerald High School School College and Career Academy
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ben Hill County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.9pp since 2021
Math
30.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +14.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.9% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.4% | 19.6% |
| 2021-22 | 20.9% | 15.4% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ben Hill County Middle School
Ben Hill County Middle School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hill County Middle School this school | 594 | 100.0% | 29.6% |
| Swainsboro Middle School Swainsboro | 596 | 100.0% | 25.3% |
| Rehoboth Road Middle School Griffin | 543 | 100.0% | 32.3% |
| Elbert County Middle School Elberton | 650 | 100.0% | 28.6% |
| East Laurens Middle School Dublin | 536 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| J. R. Trippe Middle School Vidalia | 498 | 97.6% | 27.2% |
Matched among Georgia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ben Hill County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #319 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #311 of 474 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #306 of 474 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.9pp | #29 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #326 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #125 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #125 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #15 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #133 of 305 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
594
-145 (-20%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 837
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 594 | 46 | 12.9:1 | 100% (594) |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 50.7 | 12.2:1 | 73% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 53.1 | 12.9:1 | 89% (611) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 51 | 14.5:1 | 89% (657) |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 45.6 | 14.8:1 | 99% (665) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 99% (659) |
| 2010-11 | 755 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 80% (605) |
| 2000-01 | 837 | 51 | 16.4:1 | 55% (460) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ben Hill County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (675 to 594); teachers up 1% (45.6 to 46).
About Ben Hill County Middle School
Ben Hill County Middle School is the name of a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Fitzgerald, Georgia. It had 594 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 763 students for middle schools in Georgia.
Ben Hill County has 5 schools and 2,910 students, and Ben Hill County Middle School is one of those schools.
The student body at Ben Hill County Middle School has no majority group. Black students lead at 42%. Other groups make up 41% White, 13% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 46 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. Middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. Ben Hill County Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. The average for public schools in Ben Hill County is similar, at 99%.
Among Georgia public middle schools, Ben Hill County Middle School outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Ben Hill County Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.6%; the prediction is 25.7%.
In the surrounding county, Ben Hill County, median household income comes to about $41,758, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 20%. The county has 5 public schools and about 2,910 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ben Hill County Primary School, is about 0.4 miles. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Ben Hill County Middle School is 4th among 5 schools close by.
Federal data place Ben Hill County Middle School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 594, compared with 739 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.5:1 to 12.9:1.
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Ben Hill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,089
Census ACS
Median income
$41,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,910 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ben Hill County
- Fitzgerald High School School College and Career AcademyHigh · 870 students
- Ben Hill County Primary SchoolElementary · 815 students
- Ben Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Hurricane Transition AcademyHigh · 79 students
Other schools in Fitzgerald
- Fitzgerald High School School College and Career AcademyHigh · 870 students
- Ben Hill County Primary SchoolElementary · 815 students
- Ben Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Hurricane Transition AcademyHigh · 79 students
Nearby schools
- Ben Hill County Primary School0.4 mi · 815
- Ben Hill Elementary School1.3 mi · 552
- Hurricane Transition Academy3.6 mi · 79
- Fitzgerald High School School College and Career Academy6.2 mi · 870
- Irwin County Elementary School12.4 mi · 760
- Irwin County Middle School12.7 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Ben Hill County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ben Hill County Middle School?
Ben Hill County Middle School enrolls approximately 594 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ben Hill County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ben Hill County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ben Hill County Middle School have?
Ben Hill County Middle School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Ben Hill County Middle School?
Student demographics at Ben Hill County Middle School are roughly 41% White, 13% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ben Hill County Middle School?
Ben Hill County Middle School is overseen by Ben Hill County in Ben Hill County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.