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Pine Hill Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

546^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Pine Hill Middle School is a public middle school located in Hephzibah, Georgia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 567 students. The school is part of the Richmond County School District, which is ranked 177 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pine Hill Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools over the past several years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 433 out of 537 schools in 2014-2015 to 567 out of 584 schools in the most recent 2024-2025 school year. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period, indicating poor overall performance. Pine Hill Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on the Georgia Milestones assessments across all subject areas and grade levels, with particularly low proficiency rates in science and social studies.

When comparing Pine Hill Middle School to the other middle schools in the Richmond County district, it is clear that Pine Hill is one of the lowest-performing schools. For example, Hephzibah Middle School, which is located just 3.16 miles away, consistently outperforms Pine Hill on the Georgia Milestones assessments across all subject areas. Similarly, the nearby Langford Middle School and W.S. Hornsby Middle School also have higher academic proficiency rates than Pine Hill. Looking at schools outside the Richmond County district, the middle schools in the neighboring Columbia County district, such as Lakeside Middle School and Evans Middle School, significantly outperform Pine Hill on the Georgia Milestones assessments.

757

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,017

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2147 McElmurray Rd
Hephzibah, GA 30815

(706) 592-3730

District: Richmond County

Students who attend Pine Hill Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cross Creek High School

Feeder schools for Pine Hill Middle School:

Elementary:	Goshen Elementary School
	Gracewood Elementary School
	McBean Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.3%

White:

21.1%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Richmond County

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (13% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg17%

Georgia avg40%

546^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	546 of 584	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	515 of 588	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	556 of 577	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	538 of 567	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	473 of 542	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	509 of 559	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	482 of 543	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	468 of 539	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	463 of 545	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	433 of 537	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.2	401 of 521	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.0	383 of 527	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.5	382 of 508	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	426 of 504	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I22%-23 vs state

English Language Arts18%-23 vs state

Mathematics13%-29 vs state

Science4%-25 vs state

Social Studies4%-35 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 11, 2022

I would give zero stars if I could. This school is in serious need of new and strong leadership. Administration is a complete joke. The troubled children who continue to have behavior problems seem to get the preferred treatment, while the one's who are well behaved and are even bullied suffer. If you have the choice- STAY AWAY FROM THIS SCHOOL! They have ZERO respect for parents who actually stay involved in what is going on in their children's lives. Kids having sex in the bathrooms while it's being recorded, smoking weed/cigarettes on school grounds, things on school buses happening and then students being told to delete the video if they have it because the actions are embarrassing to said student who was playing with himself on the bus- that if they don't delete, THEY will be the one in trouble. Again, favoring these troubled students over truly keeping students SAFE is the only priority administration at this school has. Like I said, stay away if you value your children! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

It is only the 3rd week of school and we have had nothing but issues with this school. They told us the WRONG time to drop our kid off at school, the car rider line to pick up my child is ridiculous and all they say is "get here as early as you can," they told us we would have class dojo information the first day of school and we didnt get it until today (3rd week), and my child has sensitive skin and gets red all the time and they forced us to come pick her up marked her absent and now she has no opportunity to have perfect attendance even though she was fine. I am so unhappy with this school. Close Quote

Schools Near Pine Hill 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	527 Blue Ridge Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 855-6900	498	39	12.7	58.8%	235 (47.2%)	113 (22.7%)	67 (13.5%)	32 (6.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	44 (8.8%)	76.7	122^nd of 584 public middle schools	79.1%		66.1	172^nd of 588 public middle schools	70.7%	50	89.5	48.3	53.1	50.3	46.3	49.0	59.9		54.9	$14,410	$644	$13,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Hill Middle School

What high school do graduates of Pine Hill Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pine Hill Middle School usually go on to attend Cross Creek High School

What is the racial makeup of Pine Hill Middle School?

Students at Pine Hill Middle School are 66% African American, 21% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

How many students attend Pine Hill Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Pine Hill Middle School.

Is Pine Hill Middle School a good school?

Pine Hill Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Georgia middle schools.

What district is Pine Hill Middle School in?

Richmond County

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