Enrollment
79
High
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEN HILL COUNTY·NCES 130036004365
Hurricane Transition Academy
601 West Cypress St, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 · (229)409-5585 · Ben Hill County
GRADES 05–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL79 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
49 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 21 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 14 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 23% |
Student demographics
55%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.
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Georgia Milestones 2023-24 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
0.0%
GA avg 41.8%
Math
0.0%
GA avg 42.9%
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 42 and 43.
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
0.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-45.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 0% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% 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 →
Where Hurricane Transition Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 79 | #435 of 480 |
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.
3-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
79
+52 (+193%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
29.3:1
was 27.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 79 | 2.7 | 29.3:1 | 62% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 49 | 3 | 16.3:1 | 65% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 27 | 1 | 27.0:1 | 89% (24) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hurricane Transition Academy.
About Hurricane Transition Academy
Located in Fitzgerald, Georgia, Hurricane Transition Academy is a small high school. The latest federal count shows 79 students in grades 5 through 12. The average for high schools in Georgia is about 1,120 students, so this school is 93% smaller than average.
Hurricane Transition Academy falls under Ben Hill County, which has 5 schools enrolling 2,910 students.
By race and ethnicity, Hurricane Transition Academy is 58% Black. Other reported shares: 32% White, 8% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 38% Black among all Ben Hill County residents. Hurricane Transition Academy has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 2.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hurricane Transition Academy in 2023-24, for a ratio of 16.3:1. Among high schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 15.2:1. The lunch program counts 62% of students at Hurricane Transition Academy as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 99% average among public schools in Ben Hill County.
After accounting for student poverty, Hurricane Transition Academy is in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 0.0% is 45.3 points below the 45.3% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Ben Hill County, 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. A total of 5 public schools operate in Ben Hill County, serving about 2,910 students.
Ben Hill Elementary School is the public school closest to Hurricane Transition Academy, about 2.3 miles away. Hurricane Transition Academy has 4 other public schools within five miles. Hurricane Transition Academy ranks 5th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 0.0% against a local average of 34.1%.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Reported enrollment: 27 (2020-21) and 79 (2023-24). These figures may describe different sets of grades. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 27.0:1 to 29.3:1.
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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 County Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Ben Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 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
- Ben Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
Nearby schools
- Ben Hill Elementary School2.3 mi · 552
- Fitzgerald High School School College and Career Academy2.8 mi · 870
- Ben Hill County Middle School3.6 mi · 594
- Ben Hill County Primary School3.9 mi · 815
- Irwin County Elementary School8.8 mi · 760
- Irwin County Middle School9.2 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Hurricane Transition AcademyHow large is Hurricane Transition Academy?
Hurricane Transition Academy enrolls approximately 79 students in grades 05-12.
What grades does Hurricane Transition Academy serve?
Hurricane Transition Academy serves grades 05-12.
How many teachers does Hurricane Transition Academy have?
Hurricane Transition Academy employs 3 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Hurricane Transition Academy?
Student demographics at Hurricane Transition Academy are roughly 32% White, 8% Hispanic, 58% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hurricane Transition Academy?
Hurricane Transition Academy is overseen by Ben Hill County in Ben Hill County.
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