Pinecrest Academy

955 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming, GA, 30041-0300 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

The mission of Pinecrest Academy is to provide the highest quality education and foster integrally formed Christian leaders. This mission is fulfilled as Pinecrest students graduate as strong Christian leaders, convinced of the truth, prepared and committed to establish and foster a society where Christian values are taught, embraced and put into practice. This mission is pursued through the development of the whole person encompassing the commitment to teach, to educate, and to form. 1. To teach each student by transmitting knowledge appropriate to each grade level; 2. To educate each student to love authentic values and to develop a sense of what is good, right, noble, just, and beautiful; and, 3. To form the character of each student as the foundation of all virtue and integrity. ...

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School Overview:

School Membership(s) Institute for Independent Education
Other religious school association(s)
Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation Roman Catholic
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Year Founded 1993
County Forsyth County, GA
Student Body
Total Students 1000 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color n/a 20%
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 120 students
Kind - 60 students
Grade 1 - 80 students
Grade 2 - 60 students
Grade 3 - 80 students
Grade 4 - 80 students
Grade 5 - 80 students
Grade 6 - 80 students
Grade 7 - 80 students
Grade 8 - 80 students
Grade 9 - 60 students
Grade 10 - 60 students
Grade 11 - 40 students
Grade 12 - 40 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 110 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree 55%
Average Class Size 20
Number of AP Courses 10
Average SAT score 1722
Average ACT score 25
Classroom dress code Formal
(Grade specific uniform)
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:9 1:10
* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 180 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 7 hours 7 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Tuition Notes Pre-K3 2-Day (T, TH - Half Day)$ 3,400 Pre-K3 3-Day (M, W, F - Full Day)$ 6,000 Pre-K4 5-Day (Half Day) $ 5,500 Pre-K4 5-Day (Full Day) $7,500 Lower School (K - 5th Grade) $10,400 Middle School (6th - 8th
Headmaster Rick Swygman
Admissions Director Robert Bruckner
Admissions Associate Jill Lagomasino
Sport
Total Sports Offered 13
BaseballBasketball
CheeringCross Country
EquestrianFootball
GolfSoccer
SoftballSwimming
TennisTrack and Field
Volley Ball 
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations 18
Academic TeamChallenge Club
Chess ClubConquest Club
Debate & ApologeticsDrama Club
Latin ClubMath Club
Model UNNational Honor Society
NewspaperOdyssey of the Mind
One Act PlayPro-Life Club
Spanish National Honor SocietyStudent Ambassadors
Student SenateYearbook Club

School Notes:

  • A Private Catholic School of Distinction providing: Integral Formation Full-Time Chaplain Daily Communion Academic-Based Pre-K Gender Separate Education 4th - 12th Advanced Placement Courses Pre-K to Varsity Athletics Extra-Curricular Clubs
  • Profile last updated: 04/23/2009

In the News:

  • Warriors ousted (Thomasville Times-Enterprise)
    posted on May 22, 2009 at 03:19:38 am
    CUMMING — Brookwood’s scintillating season came to an end Thursday night one game short of the GISA Class AAA championship game. On the road in the state semifinals, Brookwood was blanked 1-0 by Pinecrest Academy.
  • Brookwood one win from title game (Thomasville Times-Enterprise)
    posted on May 21, 2009 at 01:49:46 am
    THOMASVILLE — Brookwood’s work in the classroom is done. The boys soccer team still has unfinished business, however. Five days after the school held its graduation, the Warriors will return to the field today in a GISA Class AAA semifinal matchup at Pinecrest Academy.
  • With affiliation, Catholic college to yield some power (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
    posted on May 6, 2009 at 10:08:43 am
    Southern Catholic College in Dawsonville, founded four years ago to serve Georgia's growing Catholic population, plans to affiliate with a controversial conservative religious order. The Legionaries of Christ will have a controlling interest on the college board and be chaplains, said school President Jerry Ashcroft. The deal, announced April 20, could be completed by June.
  • Catholic College aligns with controversial order (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
    posted on May 1, 2009 at 06:04:07 pm
    Southern Catholic College in Dawsonville, founded four years ago to serve Georgia's growing Catholic population, plans to affiliate with a controversial conservative religious order.
  • Seeing STARs (Forsyth County News)
    posted on February 28, 2009 at 07:10:11 am
    Some of the smartest students in Forsyth County were honored for their efforts and achievements Thursday night during the STAR student ceremony at Windermere Golf Club.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (30041)
Population (Approximate) 32,696 people 8,185,503 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 45% 21%
Population Average Age 35 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $72,331 $50,258
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.9 rooms 5.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 16 years old 30 years old
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