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What's the one class at Ben Hill Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEN HILL COUNTY·NCES 130036000190
Ben Hill Elementary School
328 Lobinger Ave, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 · (229) 409-5586 · Ben Hill County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
552 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 188 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 190 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 174 | 32% |
Student demographics
62%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 Elementary School→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
31.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.8pp since 2021
Math
39.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.2% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.1% | 48.1% |
| 2022-23 | 28.8% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.4% | 28.4% |
% 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Elementary School
Ben Hill Elementary School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hill Elementary School this school | 552 | 100.0% | 34.3% |
| Jackson Elementary School Jackson | 503 | 100.0% | 26.3% |
| East Laurens Primary School Dublin | 627 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Jenkins County Elementary School Millen | 601 | 100.0% | 32.6% |
| Swainsboro Elementary School Swainsboro | 627 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Elbert County Elementary School Elberton | 633 | 100.0% | 40.5% |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #689 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #632 of 1,215 ▼ 179 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #684 of 1,215 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #158 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #725 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #402 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #413 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #46 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #87 of 854 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
552
-68 (-11%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 1,205
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 552 | 44.1 | 12.5:1 | 100% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 46.1 | 12.3:1 | 81% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 48.6 | 11.2:1 | 89% (482) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 45 | 13.8:1 | 89% (551) |
| 2017-18 | 790 | 49.8 | 15.9:1 | 98% (778) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 51 | 14.7:1 | 99% (739) |
| 2010-11 | 762 | 52 | 14.7:1 | 78% (592) |
| 2000-01 | 761 | 54 | 14.1:1 | 73% (557) |
| 1990-91 | 1,205 | 76 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ben Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (790 to 552); teachers down 11% (49.8 to 44.1).
About Ben Hill Elementary School
Ben Hill Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Fitzgerald, Georgia, one of the schools in Ben Hill County. Its 552 students are spread across grades 3 through 5.
Ben Hill County runs 5 schools with a combined 2,910 students. Ben Hill Elementary School is one of them.
White students form the largest group at Ben Hill Elementary School, 45% of enrollment. Other groups include 40% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Ben Hill County residents are about 56% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Ben Hill Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Ben Hill Elementary School employs 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, higher than at this school. Ben Hill Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Ben Hill County.
The allk12 Grade for Ben Hill Elementary School is B. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Ben Hill Elementary School is 8.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 34.3%. Predicted: 25.7%.
Ben Hill Elementary School is located in Ben Hill County, where median household income is about $41,758, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 20% of people live in poverty. Ben Hill Elementary School is one of 5 public schools in Ben Hill County, which together enroll about 2,910 students.
The nearest public school is Ben Hill County Middle School, at about 1.3 miles. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Ben Hill Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Ben Hill Elementary School is Town: Remote.
Federal counts put enrollment at 620 in 2020-21 and 552 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.5:1) than in 2020-21 (13.8:1).
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 County Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 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 County Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Hurricane Transition AcademyHigh · 79 students
Nearby schools
- Ben Hill County Middle School1.3 mi · 594
- Ben Hill County Primary School1.6 mi · 815
- Hurricane Transition Academy2.3 mi · 79
- Fitzgerald High School School College and Career Academy4.9 mi · 870
- Irwin County Elementary School11.1 mi · 760
- Irwin County Middle School11.4 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Ben Hill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ben Hill Elementary School?
Ben Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 552 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Ben Hill Elementary School serve?
Ben Hill Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ben Hill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ben Hill Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ben Hill Elementary School?
Ben Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 45% White, 11% Hispanic, 40% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Ben Hill Elementary School public or private?
Ben Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ben Hill County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.