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Piney Grove Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Piney Grove Middle School in Cumming, GA, serves 1,024 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly ranked Forsyth County School District, which is consistently rated among the top districts in Georgia.

Piney Grove is a standout performer, particularly in advanced mathematics. In the most recent school year, an extraordinary 99.5% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient—far exceeding the district average of 71.6% and the state average of 48.1%. This near-perfect result places Piney Grove among the very best in the state for advanced math, alongside nearby Lakeside Middle School and Vickery Creek Middle School, which also achieved 100% proficiency. Beyond math, the school shows consistent excellence across all core subjects, with proficiency rates in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math, 8th grade social studies, and 8th grade physical science all running 10-15 percentage points above district averages. The school also ranks 10th statewide for the performance of its special education students, a remarkable achievement that highlights strong support systems. Chronic absenteeism is exceptionally low at just 5.3%, compared to 8.2% for the district and 17.7% statewide, indicating high student engagement.

While Piney Grove remains a top-tier school, its state ranking shifted from 9th to 27th this year. This change does not reflect a drop in test scores—many actually improved—but rather appears to be due to other schools improving or changes in ranking methodology. The school's per-student spending of $11,456 is in line with other high-performing Forsyth County schools but significantly lower than comparable schools in Fulton County, such as Webb Bridge Middle School ($15,746) and Taylor Road Middle School ($15,423), suggesting Piney Grove achieves outstanding results with efficient resource use. For parents considering options, it's worth noting that nearby Otwell Middle School, though in the same district, has significantly lower proficiency rates (51.1% vs. 82.2% in 6th grade math), showing that school performance can vary considerably even within a short distance.

1,024

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,543

Per pupil spending ?

12.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

8135 Majors Rd
Cumming, GA 30041

(678) 965-5010

District: Forsyth County

Students who attend Piney Grove Middle School usually attend:

High:

Denmark High School

Feeder schools for Piney Grove Middle School:

Elementary:

Shiloh Point Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

57.3%

White:

25.6%

Hispanic:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (85% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Georgia middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg70%

Georgia avg43%

27^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Middle Schools in the Forsyth County

8^th of 202Forsyth 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	92.4	27 of 578	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	98.7	9 of 585	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	10 of 578	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	10 of 569	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	10 of 558	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	22 of 542	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	11 of 559	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	6 of 543	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	98.9	5 of 539	99.1%	★★★★★
2016	97.7	12 of 545	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	98.0	13 of 537	97.6%	★★★★★
2014	82.6	33 of 521	93.7%	★★★★★
2013	83.2	29 of 527	94.5%	★★★★★
2012	82.7	33 of 508	93.5%	★★★★★
2011	83.5	33 of 504	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	86.7	17 of 494	96.6%	★★★★★
2009	86.9	22 of 466	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	84.3	40 of 462	91.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	75.6	84 of 489	82.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	8 of 89	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	82.3	6 of 92	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	5 of 90	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	17 of 95	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	18 of 89	79.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	89.8	7 of 200	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	3 of 166	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	93.4	18 of 550	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	94.3	23 of 567	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	16 of 558	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	29 of 553	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	26 of 544	95.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	51 of 374	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.5	51 of 400	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	60 of 381	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	48 of 380	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	55 of 367	85.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	43 of 550	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.4	23 of 569	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	18 of 561	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	18 of 559	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	28 of 553	94.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	97.9	10 of 425	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	94.8	16 of 442	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	14 of 437	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	3 of 429	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	15 of 431	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	78 of 404	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	73 of 415	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	54 of 417	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	75 of 429	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	72 of 425	83.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)91st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2024)83rd percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+51 vs state

Mathematics85%+42 vs state

Social Studies84%+44 vs state

HS Physical Science77%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Biology End of Course	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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Piney Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	8135 Majors Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5010	1,024	60	16.9	12.9%	262 (25.6%)	41 (4.0%)	89 (8.7%)	587 (57.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.0%)	92.4	27^th of 578 public middle schools	95.3%		98.7	9^th of 585 public middle schools	98.5%	18	99.5		82.2	85.0	87.5		84.2	76.8	$11,543	$203	$11,340
South Forsyth Middle School	Public	6-8	4670 Windermere Parkway	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-3170	1,319	71	18.6	7.9%	410 (31.1%)	34 (2.6%)	68 (5.2%)	753 (57.1%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	44 (3.3%)	94.3	14^th of 578 public middle schools	97.6%		99.1	5^th of 585 public middle schools	99.1%	9	99.4		91.8	87.1	87.3		84.1	83.6	$11,148	$200	$10,948
Vickery Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	6240 Post Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 667-2580	1,058	58	18.2	14.0%	532 (50.3%)	39 (3.7%)	103 (9.7%)	341 (32.2%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.4%)	84.8	70^th of 578 public middle schools	87.9%		95	36^th of 585 public middle schools	93.8%	34	100.0		72.4	70.7	73.8		73.0	62.6	$11,392	$200	$11,192
DeSana Middle School	Public	6-8	625 James Road	Alpharetta	30004	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 667-2591	1,278	73	17.4	21.6%	281 (22.0%)	90 (7.0%)	217 (17.0%)	646 (50.5%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.7%)	83.3	83^rd of 578 public middle schools	85.6%		93.2	45^th of 585 public middle schools	92.3%	38	97.7		71.3	68.5	72.8		69.8	57.6	$11,165	$200	$10,965
Riverwatch Middle School	Public	6-8	610 James Burgess Rd	Suwanee	30024	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 455-7311	1,455	79	18.4	13.1%	318 (21.9%)	80 (5.5%)	102 (7.0%)	898 (61.7%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.2%)	93.5	16^th of 578 public middle schools	97.2%		99.3	4^th of 585 public middle schools	99.3%	12	99.0		86.0	87.7	90.9		86.6	80.0	$11,056	$203	$10,853
Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	2565 Echols Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 455-7311	1,513	90	16.7	14.7%	572 (37.8%)	45 (3.0%)	134 (8.9%)	709 (46.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.2%)	89.9	43^rd of 578 public middle schools	92.6%		95.7	27^th of 585 public middle schools	95.4%	16	100.0		81.0	72.9	82.3		79.2	72.6	$11,663	$200	$11,463
Otwell Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Tribble Gap Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 887-5248	1,062	75	14.1	46.0%	401 (37.8%)	56 (5.3%)	380 (35.8%)	197 (18.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.2%)	63.7	180^th of 578 public middle schools	68.9%		65	171^st of 585 public middle schools	70.8%	9	83.0		51.1	53.6	47.3		57.9	44.6	$14,548	$582	$13,967
Webb Bridge Middle School	Public	6-8	4455 Webb Bridge Rd	Alpharetta	30005	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2940	1,228	91	13.5	7.9%	323 (26.3%)	85 (6.9%)	129 (10.5%)	615 (50.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.0%)	98.5	2^nd of 578 public middle schools	99.7%		98.7	8^th of 585 public middle schools	98.6%	6	100.0		81.4	86.4	88.7	75.1	86.4	98.3	$15,695	$431	$15,264
Hendricks Middle School	Public	6-8	4950 Hyde Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5038	1,376	75	18.3	15.3%	637 (46.3%)	53 (3.9%)	171 (12.4%)	444 (32.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (4.8%)	83.4	82^nd of 578 public middle schools	85.8%		91.9	49^th of 585 public middle schools	91.6%	33	98.1		71.6	80.0	78.1	4.0	56.6	65.0	$11,012	$201	$10,811
Lanier Middle School	Public	6-8	6482 Suwanee Dam Rd	Sugar Hill	30518	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 945-8419	1,369	96	14.2	50.5%	443 (32.4%)	276 (20.2%)	399 (29.1%)	159 (11.6%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (6.4%)	75.6	128^th of 578 public middle schools	77.9%		88.3	62^nd of 585 public middle schools	89.4%	66	100.0		59.5	65.2	63.0		62.9	48.9	$13,934	$488	$13,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Piney Grove Middle School

What high school do graduates of Piney Grove Middle School attend?

Students who attend Piney Grove Middle School usually go on to attend Denmark High School

What is the racial makeup of Piney Grove Middle School?

Students at Piney Grove Middle School are 57% Asian, 26% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Piney Grove Middle School a good school?

Yes! Piney Grove Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 27^th of 578 Georgia middle schools.

What district is Piney Grove Middle School in?

Forsyth County

How many students attend Piney Grove Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,024 students attended Piney Grove Middle School.

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