Ben Hill Elementary School
328 Lobinger Ave Fitzgerald GA, 31750, Ben Hill County Phone: 229-409-5586 Ranking:  (1,182 out of 1,747, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5 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: | 48 | 50 | 47 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 697 | 707 | 748 | 762 | 773 | 740 | 728 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 229 | 32.9% | 231 | 32.7% | 255 | 34.1% | 244 | 32.0% | 271 | 35.1% | 257 | 34.7% | 265 | 36.4% |
| Grade 4: | 231 | 33.1% | 246 | 34.8% | 241 | 32.2% | 256 | 33.6% | 249 | 32.2% | 262 | 35.4% | 223 | 30.6% |
| Grade 5: | 237 | 34.0% | 230 | 32.5% | 252 | 33.7% | 262 | 34.4% | 253 | 32.7% | 221 | 29.9% | 240 | 33.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 357 | 51.2% | 358 | 50.6% | 361 | 48.3% | 389 | 51.0% | 398 | 51.5% | 365 | 49.3% | 327 | 44.9% |
| Female: | 340 | 48.8% | 349 | 49.4% | 387 | 51.7% | 373 | 49.0% | 375 | 48.5% | 355 | 48.0% | 385 | 52.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 91 | 13.1% | 92 | 13.0% | 89 | 11.9% | 88 | 11.5% | 71 | 9.2% | 54 | 7.3% | 55 | 7.6% |
| Black: | 302 | 43.3% | 279 | 39.5% | 277 | 37.0% | 282 | 37.0% | 317 | 41.0% | 338 | 45.7% | 330 | 45.3% |
| White: | 281 | 40.3% | 310 | 43.8% | 353 | 47.2% | 367 | 48.2% | 363 | 47.0% | 329 | 44.5% | 322 | 44.2% |
| 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: | 15 | 2.2% | 15 | 2.1% | 14 | 1.9% | 15 | 2.0% | 17 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 523 | 75.0% | 528 | 74.7% | 514 | 68.7% | 550 | 72.2% | 528 | 68.3% | 503 | 68.0% | 502 | 69.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 6.0% | 50 | 7.1% | 52 | 7.0% | 42 | 5.5% | 57 | 7.4% | 65 | 8.8% | 61 | 8.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.67 | 14.25 | 15.95 | 14.54 | 16.04 | 15.60 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 85.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 90.0% | 88.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 91% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 90.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 54.6% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 79% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 78.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 82% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 88% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 92.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 85% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 74.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 79.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 80% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 78.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 88% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 88.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 76.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 79% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 79% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 84.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.1% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 86.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 87% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 90.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 79% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.2% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 74.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 84.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 89% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 92.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 88% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 71.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.2% | 73.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 80% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 90% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 74% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 81.3% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 85% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 89.9% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 92% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 94.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 88% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 79.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 82% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 89.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.7% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 85.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 87.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 92.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 89% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 59.2% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 76% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 77% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 81.0% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 91% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 88.4% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 72% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 80.5% |
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* Ben Hill Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.