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What's the biggest difference between Hephzibah High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,041
High
DISTRICT 851 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438001549
Hephzibah High School
4558 Brothersville Rd, Hephzibah, GA 30815 · (706) 592-2089 · Richmond County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,041 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Georgia public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
1,017 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 276 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 286 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 257 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 222 | 21% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
4.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 5 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 3 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4.7% |
| 2023-24 | 1.2% |
| 2022-23 | 0.9% |
| 2021-22 | 1.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
4.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 27% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hephzibah High School
Hephzibah High School's state test result (4.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hephzibah High School this school | 1,041 | 97.7% | 4.9% |
| Cross Creek High School Augusta | 1,152 | 100.0% | 8.1% |
| Hardaway High School Columbus | 1,067 | 100.0% | 24.7% |
| Butler High School Augusta | 878 | 100.0% | 3.0% |
| Redan High School Stone Mountain | 1,052 | 100.0% | 26.3% |
| Kendrick High School Columbus | 840 | 100.0% | 10.1% |
Matched among Georgia high 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 Hephzibah High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.9% | #400 of 411 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.7% | #400 of 417 ▲ 1 | #9 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,041 | #252 of 480 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #270 of 413 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #320 of 413 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.7% | #94 of 425 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #150 of 226 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,041
+84 (+9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 1,274
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 1,041 | 62 | 16.8:1 | 98% (1,017) |
| 2023-24 | 1,107 | 86 | 12.9:1 | 70% (772) |
| 2022-23 | 1,072 | 59.5 | 18.0:1 | 98% (1,050) |
| 2020-21 | 957 | 57 | 16.8:1 | 98% (938) |
| 2017-18 | 979 | 57 | 17.2:1 | 96% (943) |
| 2015-16 | 981 | 56 | 17.5:1 | 97% (950) |
| 2010-11 | 1,151 | 75 | 15.3:1 | 59% (678) |
| 2000-01 | 1,238 | 73 | 17.0:1 | 40% (491) |
| 1990-91 | 1,274 | 71 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hephzibah High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (979 to 1,041); teachers up 9% (57 to 62).
About Hephzibah High School
Hephzibah High School is the name of a medium-sized high school in Hephzibah, Georgia. It educates 1,041 students in grades 9 through 12.
Federal data list 52 schools in Richmond County, with 30,573 students enrolled.
At 77%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Hephzibah High School combined. The remaining students are 12% White, 7% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Richmond County, the Black share is about 56%. Hephzibah High School has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Hephzibah High School is 62 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Georgia is 15.2:1, lower than at this school. Around 98% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Hephzibah High School is F. Compared with Georgia public high schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Hephzibah High School would score about 26.9%. It scores 4.9%, a bottom-10% result among Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Richmond County, median household income is about $55,637, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Hephzibah High School is among the 58 public schools in Richmond County.
Hephzibah Middle School is the public school closest to Hephzibah High School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 13.3%; Hephzibah High School's is 4.9%, ranking 8th of 8.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 957 to 1,041 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Belair Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Other schools in Hephzibah
- Georgia School for Innovation and the ClassicsCombined · 1,015 students
- Pine Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Hephzibah Middle SchoolMiddle · 728 students
- Diamond Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Hephzibah Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Deer Chase Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
Nearby schools
- Hephzibah Middle School0.2 mi · 728
- Hephzibah Elementary School0.7 mi · 574
- Spirit Creek Middle School3.2 mi · 530
- Pine Hill Middle School3.3 mi · 757
- Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics3.7 mi · 1,015
- Diamond Lakes Elementary School4.7 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Hephzibah High SchoolHow large is Hephzibah High School?
Hephzibah High School enrolls approximately 1,041 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hephzibah High School serve?
Hephzibah High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hephzibah High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hephzibah High School is approximately 16.8:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hephzibah High School?
At Hephzibah High School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 7% Hispanic, 77% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Hephzibah High School public or private?
Hephzibah High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond County.
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