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Hephzibah Elementary School

Q: Is Hephzibah Elementary School a good school?

Hephzibah Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Georgia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hephzibah Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Hephzibah Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hephzibah Elementary School?

Students at Hephzibah Elementary School are 66% African American, 20% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hephzibah Elementary School attend?

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

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Hephzibah Elementary School in Hephzibah, GA, serves approximately 574 students in grades PK-5 within the Richmond County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Hephzibah Elementary currently ranks in the bottom 6% of Georgia elementary schools, earning zero stars for the 2025-2026 school year. The school has seen a downward trend in its state ranking over the past several years, falling from the 26th percentile in 2021-2022 to its current position. Math proficiency shows a concerning pattern as students advance: 3rd graders score above the district average (29.7% proficient), but proficiency drops sharply to 20% in 4th grade and just 7.8% in 5th grade—well below the state average of 44.1%. Science proficiency for 5th graders is also low at 16.9%, compared to 44.2% statewide. When compared to nearby schools, Freedom Park K-8 School (just 6.7 miles away) ranks in the 68th percentile with dramatically higher math scores, though it serves a very different demographic profile. Among similar high-poverty schools, Blythe Elementary School outperforms Hephzibah significantly, while Deer Chase Elementary School shows stronger 5th grade science performance.

There are some encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has improved notably, dropping from 30.2% to 23.4%—better than the district average of 30.3%, though still above the state rate of 17.7%. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1 and spends approximately $14,445 per student, which is lower than several comparable schools yet produces similar outcomes. Subgroup data shows female students rank in the 11th percentile statewide, while male students rank in the 4th percentile, highlighting a significant gender gap. The relatively strong 3rd grade math performance suggests early instruction is effective, but the school struggles to maintain academic growth through upper elementary grades—a pattern that may reflect broader challenges related to poverty and cumulative educational disadvantage.

574

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,445

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2542 Ga Highway 88
Hephzibah, GA 30815

(706) 592-4561

District: Richmond County

Students who attend Hephzibah Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hephzibah Middle School
High:	Hephzibah High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.4%

White:

20.0%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (19% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg22%

Georgia avg47%

1,141^st of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Richmond County

179^th of 201Richmond 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	1141 of 1219	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	1199 of 1238	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1201 of 1236	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1013 of 1223	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	913 of 1220	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	943 of 1214	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	989 of 1234	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	914 of 1209	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.4	1015 of 1205	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.1	928 of 1233	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	911 of 1240	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	989 of 1231	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.7	930 of 1225	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.4	890 of 1201	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.3	838 of 1212	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.2	794 of 1183	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.3	923 of 1133	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.1	807 of 1134	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.0	810 of 1125	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.4	869 of 1101	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	743 of 828	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	842 of 892	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	831 of 879	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	695 of 870	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	615 of 876	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	1052 of 1186	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	1148 of 1224	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1160 of 1223	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	903 of 1212	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	845 of 1206	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	1131 of 1183	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	1191 of 1225	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1200 of 1220	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1086 of 1210	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	968 of 1209	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	412 of 565	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	459 of 487	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	417 of 455	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	767 of 769	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	769 of 772	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	745 of 775	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	710 of 779	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics20%-28 vs state

Science17%-27 vs state

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

The teachers arw great but administration does not handle bullying. They only suspend students 1-3 days for assaulting other students and staff. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hephzibah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2542 Ga Highway 88	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-4561	574	44	12.9	100.0%	115 (20.0%)	381 (66.4%)	30 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.3%)	10.9	1141^st of 1219 public elementary schools	6.4%		9	1199^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.2%	58		29.7	20.0	7.8				16.9				$14,445	$1,374	$13,072
Deer Chase Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1780 Deer Chase Ln	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 772-6240	555	41	13.4	100.0%	10 (1.8%)	484 (87.2%)	36 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.6%)	15.3	1074^th of 1219 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.7	1051^st of 1238 public elementary schools	15.1%	23		22.1	10.5	17.8				35.6				$14,026	$1,694	$12,332
Diamond Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4153 Windsor Spring Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 771-2881	579	41	14.0	100.0%	34 (5.9%)	465 (80.3%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (4.0%)	7.3	1180^th of 1219 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.2	1196^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.4%	16		21.9	12.9	13.9				11.1				$14,123	$1,812	$12,311
Tobacco Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2397 Tobacco Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4658	411	28	14.5	100.0%	17 (4.1%)	346 (84.2%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.8%)	11	1138^th of 1219 public elementary schools	6.6%		8.5	1204^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.7%	66		24.6	25.1	11.1				15.5				$15,042	$2,043	$12,998
Jamestown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3637 Hiers Blvd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4760	327	27	12.2	100.0%	9 (2.8%)	282 (86.2%)	21 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	6.5	1188^th of 1219 public elementary schools	2.5%		12.9	1133^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	8.5%	55		19.6	16.3	12.2				7.3				$16,630	$2,022	$14,608
Goshen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4040 Old Waynesboro Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4646	437	36	12.2	100.0%	130 (29.7%)	232 (53.1%)	32 (7.3%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.3%)	8.8	1170^th of 1219 public elementary schools	4.0%		16.4	1061^st of 1238 public elementary schools	14.3%	109		21.9	11.3	7.6				22.6				$15,606	$1,373	$14,233
Gracewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2032 Tobacco Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4969	393	30	13.0	100.0%	81 (20.6%)	258 (65.6%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.4%)	11.8	1126^th of 1219 public elementary schools	7.6%		19.1	1011^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.3%	115		19.7	20.8	16.1				25.0				$16,443	$1,481	$14,963
Blythe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Church St	Blythe	30805	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-4090	333	27	12.4	100.0%	144 (43.2%)	130 (39.0%)	32 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.5%)	34.7	757^th of 1219 public elementary schools	37.9%		33.4	788^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.3%	31		32.1	41.3	29.4				44.1				$16,690	$1,468	$15,223
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3630 Goldfinch Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4915	447	34	13.2	100.0%	9 (2.0%)	392 (87.7%)	27 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	9.3	1160^th of 1219 public elementary schools	4.8%		9.9	1184^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.4%	24		7.9	8.4	20.0				26.0				$16,266	$1,954	$14,312
Freedom Park K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 42nd St Bldg 43400	Fort Gordon	30905	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-8428	608	42	14.3	20.9%	200 (32.9%)	199 (32.7%)	105 (17.3%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	81 (13.3%)	63.8	394^th of 1219 public elementary schools	67.7%		74.6	278^th of 1238 public elementary schools	77.5%	116	27.3	50.0	46.6	61.0	39.3	54.9	35.3	54.3	0.0	36.9	22.7	$15,354	$1,119	$14,235

Frequently Asked Questions about Hephzibah Elementary School

Is Hephzibah Elementary School a good school?

Hephzibah Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hephzibah Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hephzibah Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hephzibah Middle School
High : Hephzibah High School

What is the racial makeup of Hephzibah Elementary School?

Students at Hephzibah Elementary School are 66% African American, 20% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Hephzibah Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Hephzibah Elementary School.

What district is Hephzibah Elementary School in?

Richmond County

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