Ben Hill County Middle School
134 Jc Hunter Rd Fitzgerald GA, 31750, Ben Hill County Phone: 229-409-5578 Ranking:  (1,406 out of 1,747, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Ben Hill County School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 52 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 49 | 57 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 726 | 731 | 767 | 755 | 696 | 724 | 708 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 230 | 31.7% | 225 | 30.8% | 249 | 32.5% | 256 | 33.9% | 215 | 30.9% | 243 | 33.6% | 247 | 34.9% |
| Grade 7: | 236 | 32.5% | 246 | 33.7% | 251 | 32.7% | 236 | 31.3% | 248 | 35.6% | 245 | 33.8% | 223 | 31.5% |
| Grade 8: | 260 | 35.8% | 260 | 35.6% | 267 | 34.8% | 263 | 34.8% | 233 | 33.5% | 236 | 32.6% | 238 | 33.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 370 | 51.0% | 380 | 52.0% | 400 | 52.2% | 368 | 48.7% | 338 | 48.6% | 348 | 48.1% | 366 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 356 | 49.0% | 351 | 48.0% | 367 | 47.8% | 387 | 51.3% | 358 | 51.4% | 361 | 49.9% | 332 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 82 | 11.3% | 63 | 8.6% | 64 | 8.3% | 60 | 7.9% | 55 | 7.9% | 49 | 6.8% | 47 | 6.6% |
| Black: | 272 | 37.5% | 312 | 42.7% | 333 | 43.4% | 330 | 43.7% | 279 | 40.1% | 323 | 44.6% | 319 | 45.1% |
| White: | 345 | 47.5% | 334 | 45.7% | 352 | 45.9% | 349 | 46.2% | 353 | 50.7% | 343 | 47.4% | 332 | 46.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 514 | 70.8% | 532 | 72.8% | 551 | 71.8% | 560 | 74.2% | 492 | 70.7% | 498 | 68.8% | 462 | 65.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 8.8% | 61 | 8.3% | 51 | 6.6% | 45 | 6.0% | 46 | 6.6% | 57 | 7.9% | 66 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.99 | 14.80 | 15.69 | 15.41 | 15.03 | 14.70 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 87.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 90.5% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 91.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 92% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 92.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.9% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.6% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 69.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 74.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 76.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 80% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 86% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 91.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 89.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 91% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 93.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 96.0% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 61% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 42.8% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 66.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 45.9% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 70% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 70.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46.5% | 73% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 70.0% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 85% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 64% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 46.8% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 47.3% | 73% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 77.5% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 89.2% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 89.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 89.4% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 91% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 94% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 93.0% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 79.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 86% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 89.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 91% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.3% | 88% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 94% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.5% | 63% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.5% | 70% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.7% | 75.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.9% | 85% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 86% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 47.3% | 71% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.3% | 78% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 87% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 88.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 89.3% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 91.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 92.8% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 94.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 77% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 81.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.4% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 74% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 83.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 90.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 92.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 95% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 96% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 96.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 74% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 48.6% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.9% | 64.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 52.1% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.7% | 74% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 87% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 35.4% | 58.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 44.3% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 70% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 51.3% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 77.9% |
| EOCT | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 50% | 64% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95.6% | 65.8% | 65% |
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* Ben Hill County Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.