Hephzibah Middle School

Summary:

Hephzibah Middle School is a public middle school in Hephzibah, Georgia, serving 517 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Richmond County School District, which is ranked 176 out of 203 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hephzibah Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools, with a ranking between 422 and 546 over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 17.3% to 23.2%, compared to the state average of 39.8% to 44.7%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 6.8% to 11%, compared to the state average of 34.7% to 43.7%. Additionally, Hephzibah Middle School has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 97.87% to 97.99% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Hephzibah Middle School to nearby schools in the Richmond County School District, such as W.S. Hornsby Middle School, Langford Middle School, and Tutt Middle School, it is clear that Hephzibah Middle School is one of the lowest-performing schools in the district. The nearby schools have higher academic proficiency rates, lower free/reduced lunch rates, and better overall performance metrics. The analysis also includes data from schools in the neighboring Columbia County and Burke County school districts, such as Columbia Middle School and Grovetown Middle School, which significantly outperform Hephzibah Middle School across all academic metrics.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2427 Mims Rd
Hephzibah, GA 30815

(706) 592-4534

District: Richmond County

SchoolDigger Rank:
542^nd of 588 Georgia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,654

Students who attend Hephzibah Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hephzibah High School

Feeder schools for Hephzibah Middle School:

Elementary:	Blythe Elementary School
	Deer Chase Elementary School
	Hephzibah Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.5

Number of students: 510

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.9%

White:

17.5%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hephzibah Middle School ranks worse than 92.2% of middle schools in Georgia. It also ranks 2^nd among 8 ranked middle schools in the Richmond County School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.16. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (72.9%), White (17.5%), Hispanic (5.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hephzibah Middle School is 12.5. 4 middle schools in the Richmond County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Hephzibah Middle School employs 40.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hephzibah Middle School is $9,654, which is the 2^nd highest among 8 middle schools in the Richmond County School District.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Hephzibah Middle School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Hephzibah Middle School 542^nd of 588 Georgia public middle schools. (See Hephzibah Middle School in the ranking list.)

Richmond County:

SchoolDigger ranks Richmond County 176^th of 203 Georgia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hephzibah Middle School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	GA State Percentile
2006	34.10	331^st	420	21.2%
2007	35.59	335^th	445	24.7%
2008	30.31	373^rd	462	19.3%
2009	40.19	330^th	466	29.2%
2010	31.90	389^th	494	21.3%
2011	37.46	362^nd	504	28.2%
2012	26.40	428^th	508	15.7%
2013	34.87	398^th	527	24.5%
2014	30.63	422^nd	521	19.0%
2015	14.91	464^th	537	13.6%
2016	16.59	455^th	545	16.5%
2017	10.70	501^st	539	7.1%
2018	14.07	484^th	543	10.9%
2019	15.86	489^th	559	12.5%
2021	19.71	439^th	542	19.0%
2022	11.64	522^nd	567	7.9%
2023	10.35	546^th	577	5.4%
2024	12.16	542^nd	588	7.8%

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Data source: test scores: Georgia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Hephzibah Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1144	1144
1991	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	897	897
1992	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	911	911
1993	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	998	998
1994	783	277	1	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	1080
1995	912	327	3	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	1262
1996	912	327	3	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	1262
1997	721	163	3	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	898
1998	708	173	1	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	898
1999	721	189	3	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	923
2000	716	211	4	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	943
2001	714	250	7	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	979
2002	693	259	8	11	2	n/a	n/a	0	973
2003	693	259	8	11	2	n/a	n/a	0	973
2004	744	284	6	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	1051
2005	719	282	8	11	3	n/a	n/a	12	1035
2006	653	264	7	7	1	n/a	n/a	13	945
2007	597	261	8	15	1	n/a	n/a	21	903
2008	517	271	6	18	1	n/a	n/a	21	834
2009	520	236	4	20	0	n/a	n/a	22	802
2010	266	271	6	1	1	0	2	0	547
2011	263	187	5	10	0	3	6	0	474
2012	309	181	5	18	0	1	7	0	521
2013	301	196	4	16	1	6	13	0	537
2014	291	207	2	18	1	7	12	0	538
2015	309	201	4	19	1	5	11	0	550
2016	264	188	0	19	0	5	17	0	493
2017	219	192	3	15	0	3	20	0	452
2018	185	194	4	18	1	4	20	0	426
2019	182	165	4	18	1	3	20	0	393
2020	150	392	3	19	2	4	14	0	584
2021	134	415	2	30	3	4	10	0	598
2022	111	389	2	25	3	5	12	0	547
2023	84	392	0	26	1	2	12	0	517
2024	89	372	0	28	0	2	19	0	510

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hephzibah Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1144	70.0	16.3	25.9
1991	897	52.0	17.2	20
1992	911	48.5	18.7	24.6
1993	998	47.0	21.2	30.2
1994	1080	56.9	19.0	30.6
1995	1262	66.0	19.1	35.3
1996	1262	66.0	19.1	35.3
1997	898	55.0	16.3	42.9
1998	898	57.0	15.8	45.5
1999	923	53.1	17.4	46.9
2000	943	53.0	17.8	46.1
2001	979	52.0	18.8	50.2
2002	973	59.0	16.5	54.7
2003	973	59.0	16.5	54.7
2004	1051	59.0	17.8	51
2005	1035	59.0	17.5	53.3
2006	945	56.0	16.9	55.2
2007	903	56.0	16.1	54.3
2008	834	54.0	15.4	60.1
2009	802	52.0	15.4	60.9
2010	547	38.0	14.3	66.9
2011	474	33.0	14.3	69
2012	521	31.0	16.8	71.8
2013	537	33.0	16.2	75.8
2014	538	31.0	17.3	96.8
2015	550	30.0	18.3	96.7
2016	493	28.0	17.6	96.8
2017	452	26.0	17.3	96.7
2018	426	27.0	15.7	96.2
2019	393	27.0	14.5	96.4
2020	584	31.0	18.8	97.9
2021	598	33.9	17.6	98
2022	547	36.3	15.0	n/a
2023	517	35.0	14.7	97.9
2024	510	40.5	12.5	88.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hephzibah Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1144	70.0	16.3	25.9
1991	897	52.0	17.2	20
1992	911	48.5	18.7	24.6
1993	998	47.0	21.2	30.2
1994	1080	56.9	19.0	30.6
1995	1262	66.0	19.1	35.3
1996	1262	66.0	19.1	35.3
1997	898	55.0	16.3	42.9
1998	898	57.0	15.8	45.5
1999	923	53.1	17.4	46.9
2000	943	53.0	17.8	46.1
2001	979	52.0	18.8	50.2
2002	973	59.0	16.5	54.7
2003	973	59.0	16.5	54.7
2004	1051	59.0	17.8	51
2005	1035	59.0	17.5	53.3
2006	945	56.0	16.9	55.2
2007	903	56.0	16.1	54.3
2008	834	54.0	15.4	60.1
2009	802	52.0	15.4	60.9
2010	547	38.0	14.3	66.9
2011	474	33.0	14.3	69
2012	521	31.0	16.8	71.8
2013	537	33.0	16.2	75.8
2014	538	31.0	17.3	96.8
2015	550	30.0	18.3	96.7
2016	493	28.0	17.6	96.8
2017	452	26.0	17.3	96.7
2018	426	27.0	15.7	96.2
2019	393	27.0	14.5	96.4
2020	584	31.0	18.8	97.9
2021	598	33.9	17.6	98
2022	547	36.3	15.0	n/a
2023	517	35.0	14.7	97.9
2024	510	40.5	12.5	88.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Hephzibah Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2017	$884 (9.5%)	$8,416 (90.5%)	$9,300
2018	$863 (9.0%)	$8,690 (91.0%)	$9,553
2019	$862 (8.9%)	$8,793 (91.1%)	$9,654

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hephzibah Middle School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 489^th of 559 Middle schools	Ranks 546^th of 577 Middle schools	7.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Hephzibah Middle School)	29.4	19.5	9.9%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Richmond County)	28.2	19.4	8.8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	46	39.2	6.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Hephzibah Middle School)	25	3.8	21.2%
6th Grade Mathematics (Richmond County)	18.8	10.1	8.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	40	32.9	7.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Hephzibah Middle School)	14.4	17.3	2.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Richmond County)	22.4	21.2	1.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	39	39.1	0.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hephzibah Middle School)	17.4	4	13.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Richmond County)	19.5	10	9.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	43	34.9	8.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Hephzibah Middle School)	26.7	17.6	9.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Richmond County)	29.6	21.3	8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	47	42.1	4.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Hephzibah Middle School)	1.3	5.9	4.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Richmond County)	5.8	8.5	2.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	35	36.2	1.2%
8th Grade Social Studies (Hephzibah Middle School)	9.2	2.9	6.3%
8th Grade Social Studies (Richmond County)	17.4	10.3	7.1%
8th Grade Social Studies (Georgia)	41	35.9	5.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Hephzibah Middle School)	7	16.1	9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Richmond County)	10.8	7.4	3.4%
End of Course Algebra I (Georgia)	41.1	35.8	5.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	393	517	31.6%
African American	165	392	137.6%
American Indian	1	1
Asian	4	0	100%
Hispanic	18	26	44.4%
Pacific Islander	3	2	33.3%
White	182	84	53.8%
Two or More Races	20	12	40%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	96.4%	97.9%	1.4%

Schools Near Hephzibah Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)			Milestones Assessment Science (2024)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hephzibah Middle School	Public	6-8	2427 Mims Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-4534	510	41	12.5	88.6%	89 (17.5%)	372 (72.9%)	28 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.7%)	12.2	542^nd of 588 public middle schools	7.8%		10.3	546^th of 577 public middle schools	5.4%	4	5.9	23.2	17.3	21.5	6.8	7.5	11.0	4.4	8.6	$9,654	$862	$8,793
Spirit Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Dolphin Way	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-3987	530	43	12.2	93.4%	23 (4.3%)	463 (87.4%)	24 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.2%)	7.3	572^nd of 588 public middle schools	2.7%		6.4	567^th of 577 public middle schools	1.7%	5	14.3	11.0	7.6	13.7	4.0	5.3	9.2	4.1	3.4	$8,521	$912	$7,610
Pine Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	2147 McElmurray Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-3730	567	51	11.1	82.4%	159 (28.0%)	341 (60.1%)	24 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.2%)	15	515^th of 588 public middle schools	12.4%		9	556^th of 577 public middle schools	3.6%	41	13.3	26.2	19.8	22.9	15.5	10.7	14.2	3.4	4.5	$7,959	$859	$7,100
Glenn Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	2941 Glenn Hills Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4705	744	59	12.6	100.0%	12 (1.6%)	633 (85.1%)	73 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.0%)	5.7	581^st of 588 public middle schools	1.2%		6.1	569^th of 577 public middle schools	1.4%	12	0.0	8.7	7.7	17.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.4	1.1	$8,847	$1,270	$7,577
Murphey Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 15th St	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7360	552	53	10.4	100.0%	7 (1.3%)	461 (83.5%)	66 (12.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	6.9	574^th of 588 public middle schools	2.4%		6.7	565^th of 577 public middle schools	2.1%	9	13.6	9.4	7.1	10.2	7.5	5.6	5.8	3.5	2.9	$7,376	$1,164	$6,212
Grovetown Middle School	Public	6-8	5463 Harlem Grovetown Rd	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 855-2514	1,088	70	15.6	59.4%	264 (24.3%)	486 (44.7%)	201 (18.5%)	19 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	112 (10.3%)	50.9	265^th of 588 public middle schools	54.9%		50	264^th of 577 public middle schools	54.2%	1	40.4	42.6	33.3	41.9	37.6	38.7	33.1		31.7	$7,643	$349	$7,294
Langford Middle School	Public	6-8	3019 Walton Way	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7301	719	52	13.9	92.5%	20 (2.8%)	609 (84.7%)	43 (6.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	29 (4.0%)	9.3	564^th of 588 public middle schools	4.1%		9.9	548^th of 577 public middle schools	5.0%	16	10.0	18.3	17.6	15.0	5.5	10.7	2.4	0.5	5.3	$8,411	$976	$7,435
Tutt Middle School	Public	6-8	495 Boy Scout Rd	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7288	465	46	10.0	85.6%	50 (10.8%)	347 (74.6%)	31 (6.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (6.2%)	11.1	554^th of 588 public middle schools	5.8%		12.3	535^th of 577 public middle schools	7.3%	19	23.1	15.7	9.4	24.9	5.7	8.0	19.7	2.1	5.7	$9,954	$989	$8,965
W.S. Hornsby Middle School	Public	6-8	310 Kentucky Ave	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 823-6928	391	31	12.5	100.0%	11 (2.8%)	366 (93.6%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	6.3	578^th of 588 public middle schools	1.7%		5.8	572^nd of 577 public middle schools	0.9%	6	12.9	9.4	8.7	9.8	3.6	5.6	6.1	1.6	1.5	$7,368	$941	$6,426
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	2013 Raider Way	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 541-1252	939	63	15.0	45.8%	385 (41.0%)	300 (31.9%)	148 (15.8%)	30 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	72 (7.7%)	73.6	133^rd of 588 public middle schools	77.4%		73.6	129^th of 577 public middle schools	77.6%	4	70.6	56.0	54.5	51.1	34.6	52.4	42.7		55.2	$7,850	$94	$7,756

Frequently Asked Questions about Hephzibah Middle School

Is Hephzibah Middle School a good school?

Hephzibah Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Georgia middle schools.

What district is Hephzibah Middle School in?

Richmond County

What high school do graduates of Hephzibah Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hephzibah Middle School usually go on to attend Hephzibah High School

How many students attend Hephzibah Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 510 students attended Hephzibah Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Hephzibah Middle School?

Students at Hephzibah Middle School are 73% African American, 17% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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