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Hephzibah Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

555^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Hephzibah Middle School is a public middle school in Hephzibah, Georgia, serving 510 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Richmond County School District, which is ranked 177 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hephzibah Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Richmond County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from just 2% in 8th grade Science to 18% in 6th and 8th grade English Language Arts. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 88.63% to 97.87% over the past few years. Despite this, Hephzibah Middle School has a relatively high per-student spending of around $9,500-$9,600 and a lower student-teacher ratio than nearby schools.

In contrast, the middle schools in the neighboring Columbia County district, such as Columbia Middle School and Grovetown Middle School, significantly outperform Hephzibah Middle School and the other Richmond County middle schools on academic metrics. These Columbia County schools have much higher proficiency rates on the Milestones Assessments, lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and higher overall school quality ratings.

728

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,820

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2427 Mims Rd
Hephzibah, GA 30815

(706) 592-4534

District: Richmond County

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.4%

White:

13.3%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (11% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg17%

Georgia avg40%

555^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle Schools in the Richmond County

177^th of 206Richmond County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	555 of 584	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	542 of 588	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	546 of 577	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	522 of 567	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	439 of 542	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	489 of 559	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	484 of 543	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	501 of 539	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	455 of 545	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.9	464 of 537	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.6	422 of 521	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.9	398 of 527	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	428 of 508	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.5	362 of 504	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.9	389 of 494	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.2	330 of 466	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.3	373 of 462	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.6	335 of 445	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.1	331 of 420	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-23 vs state

Algebra I15%-30 vs state

Social Studies8%-30 vs state

Mathematics7%-34 vs state

Science2%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Hephzibah Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	728	42	17.4	100.0%	97 (13.3%)	556 (76.4%)	41 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.6%)	9.7	555^th of 584 public middle schools	5.0%		12.2	542^nd of 588 public middle schools	7.8%	13	14.7	18.0	15.3	18.0	4.8	7.6	10.0	2.0	8.4	$12,820	$1,367	$11,453
Pine Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	2147 McElmurray Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-3730	757	48	15.6	100.0%	160 (21.1%)	502 (66.3%)	45 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	11.3	546^th of 584 public middle schools	6.5%		15	515^th of 588 public middle schools	12.4%	31	22.4	16.9	16.5	19.5	11.8	10.3	16.0	4.2	3.5	$13,017	$1,645	$11,373
Richmond Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3420 Julia Ave	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 826-1000	667	35	19.1	100.0%	24 (3.6%)	569 (85.3%)	42 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (4.3%)	5.2				5.8	580^th of 588 public middle schools	1.4%	(n/a)	13.0	9.0	3.7	6.3	3.8	7.0	4.1	0.5	0.0	$11,849	$1,161	$10,687
Glenn Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	2941 Glenn Hills Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4705	706	46	15.3	100.0%	20 (2.8%)	598 (84.7%)	62 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.4%)	6.6	572^nd of 584 public middle schools	2.1%		5.7	581^st of 588 public middle schools	1.2%	9	3.8	6.5	10.9	9.1	2.8	4.1	11.2	3.8	5.6	$12,923	$1,455	$11,468
Belair Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Potential Way	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 821-2766	776	45	17.2	82.5%	24 (3.1%)	662 (85.3%)	49 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	25 (3.2%)								(n/a)										$12,653	$1,235	$11,419
Murphey Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 15th St	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7360	512	39	13.1	100.0%	9 (1.8%)	424 (82.8%)	70 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	6	574^th of 584 public middle schools	1.7%		6.9	574^th of 588 public middle schools	2.4%		20.8	4.4	8.7	8.7	1.9	8.1	6.4	1.3	5.8	$15,250	$1,443	$13,806
Grovetown Middle School	Public	6-8	5463 Harlem Grovetown Rd	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 855-2514	1,067	67	16.0	59.4%	253 (23.7%)	455 (42.6%)	211 (19.8%)	15 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	122 (11.4%)	54	244^th of 584 public middle schools	58.2%		50.9	265^th of 588 public middle schools	54.9%	21	67.2	37.0	44.2	39.8	39.6	44.3	44.0	5.5	34.4	$10,221	$430	$9,791
Tutt Middle School	Public	6-8	495 Boy Scout Rd	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7288	617	47	13.1	100.0%	57 (9.2%)	484 (78.4%)	30 (4.9%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.0%)	9.5	557^th of 584 public middle schools	4.6%		11.1	554^th of 588 public middle schools	5.8%	3	39.1	18.1	17.4	13.9	7.7	7.4	11.0	2.2	5.8	$14,901	$1,543	$13,357
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	26	15.0	100.0%	8 (2.0%)	370 (94.6%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	7.8	567^th of 584 public middle schools	2.9%		6.3	578^th of 588 public middle schools	1.7%	11	7.1	17.0	10.8	5.0	8.0	6.5	9.2	3.3	6.6	$15,159	$1,396	$13,763
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	2013 Raider Way	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 541-1252	903	59	15.3	44.2%	367 (40.6%)	292 (32.3%)	139 (15.4%)	29 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	71 (7.9%)	71.5	145^th of 584 public middle schools	75.2%		73.6	133^rd of 588 public middle schools	77.4%	12	89.9	50.5	52.4	49.7	43.6	41.2	62.8	10.9	53.6	$11,356	$138	$11,218

Frequently Asked Questions about Hephzibah Middle School

What high school do graduates of Hephzibah Middle School attend?

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

What district is Hephzibah Middle School in?

Richmond County

What is the racial makeup of Hephzibah Middle School?

Students at Hephzibah Middle School are 76% African American, 13% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hephzibah Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 728 students attended Hephzibah Middle School.

Is Hephzibah Middle School a good school?

Hephzibah Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Georgia middle schools.

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