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Ben Hill County Schools
Ben Hill County is a public school district in Georgia, based in Ben Hill County (Fitzgerald). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Ben Hill County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Ben Hill County
4 of 5 schools in Ben Hill County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
D: 4
Best schools in Ben Hill County
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D+ Hurricane Transition Academy (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D Ben Hill Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Fitzgerald High School School College And Career Academy (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Ben Hill County Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Ben Hill County
High schools (1)
- D Fitzgerald High School School College And Career Academy, Fitzgerald
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D- Ben Hill County Middle School, Fitzgerald
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- Ben Hill County Primary School, Fitzgerald
- D Ben Hill Elementary School, Fitzgerald
Other schools and academies (1)
- D+ Hurricane Transition Academy, Fitzgerald
Where Ben Hill County schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Fitzgerald (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Georgia
- County: Ben Hill County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,008 students with 221 full-time-equivalent teachers and 481 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1300360
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Irwin County (3 schools, 11 mi)
- Wilcox County (3 schools, 19 mi)
- Telfair County (4 schools, 20 mi)
- Turner County (3 schools, 24 mi)
- Coffee County (12 schools, 26 mi)
- Tift County (11 schools, 28 mi)
- Dodge County (5 schools, 28 mi)
- Berrien County (5 schools, 32 mi)
Questions about Ben Hill County
How many schools are in Ben Hill County?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Ben Hill County, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Ben Hill County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Fitzgerald.
How good are the schools in Ben Hill County?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 20.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 24.8%. 25% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Ben Hill County?
3,008 students were enrolled in Ben Hill County in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Ben Hill County?
Ben Hill County is in Georgia, based in Ben Hill County, with its district office in Fitzgerald. Its boundary covers about 250 sq mi.