State/Public Middle Open

Hephzibah Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 2427 Mims Rd, Hephzibah, Richmond County, 30815

517
Pupils
14.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Hephzibah Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hephzibah, Richmond County. The school has 517 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richmond County school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Richmond County
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Hephzibah Middle School enrolls 517 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.

Male students
277 (54%)
Female students
240 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student-teacher ratio
14.8:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Black or African American, 16% White and 5% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American39276%
White8416%
Hispanic or Latino265%
Two or more races122.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

506 of the school's 517 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 506 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Hephzibah Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 126.

School district: Richmond County

Hephzibah Middle School is one of 52 schools in Richmond County, based in Augusta, Georgia. The district serves 28,923 students district-wide and employs 2,136 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 517 students, Hephzibah Middle School is close to the district average of about 556 students per school.

28,923
District students
52
Schools
2,136
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB MYP (Ages 11โ€“16)
IBO code
060108
IB since
10 February 2020
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

21%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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