Ben Hill County Primary School
221 Jc Hunter Rd Fitzgerald GA, 31750, Ben Hill County Phone: 229-409-5592 Ranking:  (539 out of 1,747, top 31%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2 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: | 55 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 62 | 62 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,102 | 1,104 | 1,062 | 1,020 | 995 | 1,040 | 1,047 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 197 | 17.9% | 176 | 15.9% | 178 | 16.8% | 156 | 15.3% | 156 | 15.7% | 154 | 14.8% | 160 | 15.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 336 | 30.5% | 396 | 35.9% | 369 | 34.7% | 338 | 33.1% | 325 | 32.7% | 340 | 32.7% | 341 | 32.6% |
| Grade 1: | 316 | 28.7% | 285 | 25.8% | 264 | 24.9% | 267 | 26.2% | 256 | 25.7% | 276 | 26.5% | 279 | 26.6% |
| Grade 2: | 253 | 23.0% | 247 | 22.4% | 251 | 23.6% | 259 | 25.4% | 258 | 25.9% | 270 | 26.0% | 267 | 25.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 560 | 50.8% | 561 | 50.8% | 530 | 49.9% | 503 | 49.3% | 492 | 49.4% | 508 | 48.8% | 530 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 542 | 49.2% | 543 | 49.2% | 532 | 50.1% | 517 | 50.7% | 503 | 50.6% | 497 | 47.8% | 488 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 7 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 133 | 12.1% | 133 | 12.0% | 141 | 13.3% | 133 | 13.0% | 149 | 15.0% | 130 | 12.5% | 126 | 12.0% |
| Black: | 467 | 42.4% | 498 | 45.1% | 461 | 43.4% | 440 | 43.1% | 399 | 40.1% | 407 | 39.1% | 417 | 39.8% |
| White: | 461 | 41.8% | 433 | 39.2% | 423 | 39.8% | 412 | 40.4% | 410 | 41.2% | 464 | 44.6% | 470 | 44.9% |
| 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: | 33 | 3.0% | 32 | 2.9% | 28 | 2.6% | 25 | 2.5% | 25 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 877 | 79.6% | 868 | 78.6% | 817 | 76.9% | 783 | 76.8% | 725 | 72.9% | 618 | 59.4% | 617 | 58.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 6.1% | 64 | 5.8% | 63 | 5.9% | 55 | 5.4% | 72 | 7.2% | 73 | 7.0% | 72 | 6.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.93 | 21.11 | 20.38 | 18.85 | 17.36 | 16.70 | 16.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 80% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 84% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 87% |
| 2006 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.5% | 90% |
| 2007 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 82.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 85% |
| 2006 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 87% |
| 2007 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 90.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 90.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 90.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 93% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 83% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 83.7% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 84.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 85% |
| 2006 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 85.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 86% |
| 2006 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.1% | 91.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 92% |
| 2009 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 91.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 91% |
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* Ben Hill County Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.