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Enrollment
757
Middle
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438003947
Pine Hill Middle School
2147 McElmurray Rd, Hephzibah, GA 30815 · (706) 592-3730 · Richmond County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Georgia public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
757 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 238 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 261 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 258 | 34% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
17.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.4pp since 2021
Math
13.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.9% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 22.9% | 13.6% |
| 2022-23 | 15.5% | 2.7% |
| 2021-22 | 15.6% | 3.6% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Pine Hill Middle School
Pine Hill Middle School's state test result (13.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill Middle School this school | 757 | 100.0% | 13.0% |
| Burke County Middle School Waynesboro | 828 | 98.8% | 30.2% |
| Crisp County Middle School Cordele | 714 | 100.0% | 17.7% |
| Martin L. King Jr. Middle School Atlanta | 879 | 97.4% | 29.1% |
| Hephzibah Middle School Hephzibah | 728 | 100.0% | 11.1% |
| Oak Hill MS Milledgeville | 974 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
Matched among Georgia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pine Hill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #442 of 470 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #432 of 474 ▼ 13 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #427 of 474 ▼ 34 | #1 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.3pp | #159 of 465 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #226 of 487 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #369 of 471 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #290 of 471 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #124 of 479 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.7% | #25 of 144 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
757
+80 (+12%) vs 2020
+26% since 2010-11, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 757 | 48.3 | 15.7:1 | 100% (757) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 51 | 11.1:1 | 82% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 98% (570) |
| 2020-21 | 677 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 98% (663) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 37.2 | 16.3:1 | 96% (585) |
| 2015-16 | 593 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 97% (574) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 65% (390) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Hill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (607 to 757); teachers up 30% (37.2 to 48.3).
About Pine Hill Middle School
Pine Hill Middle School is a medium-sized middle school based in Hephzibah, Georgia. The latest federal count shows 757 students in grades 6 through 8.
Richmond County includes 52 schools. Together they enroll 30,573 students.
At Pine Hill Middle School, Black students make up 66% of the student body. After that, the student body is 21% White, 6% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Census figures show Richmond County is about 56% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 15.7 students per teacher and 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Pine Hill Middle School is D. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 10% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pine Hill Middle School is 25.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 13.0%.
Federal survey data for Richmond County show that the median household income is $55,637, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 58 public schools in Richmond County, enrolling about 31,674 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Spirit Creek Middle School, is about 2.0 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 13.6%; Pine Hill Middle School's is 13.0%, ranking 5th of 9.
Pine Hill Middle School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Pine Hill Middle School's enrollment climbed 12%, to 757.
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Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
Other schools in Hephzibah
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Georgia School for Innovation and the ClassicsCombined · 1,015 students
- Hephzibah Middle SchoolMiddle · 728 students
- Diamond Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Hephzibah Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Deer Chase Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
Other Pine Hill Middle schools
One other US public school is named Pine Hill Middle. Pine Hill Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Pine Hill Middle SchoolPINE HILL, NJ · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Spirit Creek Middle School2.0 mi · 530
- Goshen Elementary School2.6 mi · 437
- Hephzibah Elementary School3.2 mi · 574
- Hephzibah Middle School3.2 mi · 728
- Gracewood Elementary School3.2 mi · 393
- Tobacco Road Elementary School3.3 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Hill Middle SchoolHow large is Pine Hill Middle School?
Pine Hill Middle School enrolls approximately 757 students in grades 06-08.
Is Pine Hill Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pine Hill Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Pine Hill Middle School have?
Pine Hill Middle School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Pine Hill Middle School?
Pine Hill Middle School reports a student body of 21% White, 6% Hispanic, 66% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Pine Hill Middle School in?
Pine Hill Middle School is part of Richmond County.
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