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McBean Elementary School

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McBean Elementary School ranks 899 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

899^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

McBean Elementary School in Hephzibah, GA, is a small PK-5 school serving 384 students in the Richmond County district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

McBean stands out as a consistent academic bright spot in a district that ranks in the bottom 11% statewide. In the most recent testing year, McBean’s math proficiency rates were dramatically higher than nearby schools—for example, 34.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to just 7.9% at Meadowbrook Elementary School and 19.6% at Jamestown Elementary School. The school also shines in 5th-grade science, with 31.1% proficiency—about 11 points above the district average and close to the state average. While McBean’s overall state ranking dipped from the 34th to the 26th percentile this year, it still outperforms most neighboring schools, which typically rank in the bottom 5–10% statewide. The school also has a notably lower chronic absenteeism rate (20%) than the district average (30.3%), suggesting a stronger culture of attendance.

One area to watch is a recent decline from a higher baseline—McBean peaked at the 68th percentile in 2017-2018 but has hovered in the 26th–39th percentile range since. There’s also an internal gap: the school serves female students well (36th percentile statewide) but ranks lower for male students (18th percentile). On the positive side, McBean invests more per student ($16,741) than larger nearby schools like Richmond Hill Elementary School ($13,932) and Deer Chase Elementary School ($14,026), with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. While math proficiency still dips from 3rd to 5th grade, McBean’s decline is far less steep than at peer schools, indicating the school is managing systemic challenges more effectively than most in the area.

384

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,741

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1165 Hephzibah McBean Rd
Hephzibah, GA 30815

(706) 592-3723

District: Richmond County

Students who attend McBean Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pine Hill Middle School
High:	Cross Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.8%

African American:

28.1%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Richmond County

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg22%

Georgia avg47%

899^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	25.5	899 of 1219	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	811 of 1238	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	773 of 1236	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	870 of 1223	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	751 of 1220	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	852 of 1214	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.6	501 of 1234	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	387 of 1209	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.6	692 of 1205	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.6	735 of 1233	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.8	714 of 1240	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.3	875 of 1231	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.9	925 of 1225	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.2	726 of 1201	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.6	851 of 1212	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	52.9	660 of 1183	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.1	593 of 1133	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.9	445 of 1134	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.5	470 of 1125	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.5	513 of 1101	53.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	587 of 828	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	569 of 876	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	755 of 1186	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	935 of 1224	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	790 of 1223	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	964 of 1212	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	765 of 1206	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	969 of 1183	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.1	684 of 1225	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	694 of 1220	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	762 of 1210	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	722 of 1209	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	22.2	384 of 455	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	663 of 700	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	723 of 769	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	685 of 772	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	760 of 775	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	701 of 779	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)36th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)16th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics31%-16 vs state

Science31%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McBean Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1165 Hephzibah McBean Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-3723	384	31	12.3	100.0%	199 (51.8%)	108 (28.1%)	38 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.6%)	25.5	899^th of 1219 public elementary schools	26.3%		31.8	811^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.5%	88	34.5	31.2	27.9	31.1	$16,741	$1,422	$15,319
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
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
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
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
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
Richmond Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2160 Mura Drive	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 796-4944	765	50	15.3	100.0%	42 (5.5%)	639 (83.5%)	49 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	5.2	1205^th of 1219 public elementary schools	1.1%					(n/a)	13.9	13.2	9.3	12.4	$13,932	$1,722	$12,210
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
Dorothy Hains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 Windsor Spring Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4918	479	34	14.2	100.0%	36 (7.5%)	386 (80.6%)	27 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.8%)	6.3	1193^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	2.1%		12	1144^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.6%	49	16.2	16.7	10.8	12.3	$14,960	$1,768	$13,192
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

Frequently Asked Questions about McBean Elementary School

How many students attend McBean Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended McBean Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of McBean Elementary School?

Students at McBean Elementary School are 52% White, 28% African American, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

Is McBean Elementary School a good school?

McBean Elementary School ranks 899^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of McBean Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Pine Hill Middle School
High : Cross Creek High School

What district is McBean Elementary School in?

Richmond County

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