Ben Hill Elementary School
Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Fitzgerald, Georgia
Ben Hill Elementary School in Fitzgerald, Georgia enrolled 552 students in 2024-25 with 44.1 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Georgia elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 41% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
542 students in 2022-23, 565 students in 2023-24, 552 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.6 to 44.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 542 | 48.6 | 11.2 |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 46.1 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 552 | 44.1 | 12.5 |
12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 of every 100 Georgia elementary schools
Among the 1,289 Georgia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 608 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ben Hill Elementary School enrolled 608 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 56 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 608 of the 608 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions56
- Chronically absent24.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.3% of students were White, 40.0% Black, 11.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White45.3%
- Black40.0%
- Hispanic11.4%
- Two or more races3.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Ben Hill Elementary School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 24% | 24% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 41% | 21% (2021-22) | 38.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Fitzgerald
2 public elementary schools in Fitzgerald report 2024-25 enrollment; Ben Hill Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hill County Primary School | 815 | 17.0 | 100.0% |
| Ben Hill Elementary School | 552 | 12.5 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ben Hill Elementary School
- Ben Hill County Primary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 815 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Irwin County Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 760 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Ben Hill Elementary School with Ben Hill County Primary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ben Hill County spends per student$15,740 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,740
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaBen Hill Elementary School is the number 714 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#714 of 1,289
- Georgia schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.12.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ben Hill Elementary School
How many students attend Ben Hill Elementary School?
552 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 542 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fitzgerald, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ben Hill Elementary School?
12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ben Hill Elementary School a Title I school?
Ben Hill Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ben Hill Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Ben Hill Elementary School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Ben Hill Elementary School in?
Ben Hill County, NCES district ID 1300360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130036000190 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.