The top reported proficiency rate is 77% in Science. The lowest is 67% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Pine Hollow Middle
Pine Hollow Middle is a regular public middle school serving grades six through eight in Raleigh. The school enrolls a moderately sized student body, balanced evenly across the three grades it serves. Its student composition is largely white, with substantial representation from Black, Hispanic, and Asian students; a modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the most recent state assessments, Pine Hollow's performance is mixed but with a notable bright spot. In mathematics, a solid majority of students scored at proficiency or above. English language arts results are slightly lower, with proficiency rates in the mid-range. Science performance stands out as the school's strength, with a clear majority of students demonstrating proficiency—though it is worth noting that science testing includes a smaller cohort than the other subjects, and the assessment changed in the most recent year, so direct year-to-year comparison is not straightforward. Taken together, these results suggest competence in core academics with particular momentum in science.
The school sits in Raleigh's growing suburban context. The area around the school's zip code shows home values at a moderate to upper-middle level, with rents similarly positioned. This is a neighborhood where the housing market has edged downward slightly from its recent peak, though the broader Raleigh region continues to experience substantial growth and new mixed-use development. The city itself is a tech and healthcare hub with a dense downtown anchored by state institutions, though most residents rely on car travel; pockets of walkability exist downtown and in neighborhoods like Midtown, but the broader character is suburban.
Wake County Schools, the district that operates Pine Hollow, is a large district in an active growth cycle. Voters approved a major bond measure in 2022 that is funding five new schools and renovations to existing ones across the county, paid for through a property tax increase—a change directly affecting the cost of homeownership in the area. The district has also overhauled early reading instruction to the Science of Reading approach, completed mandatory teacher training across all elementary schools by spring 2024, and rolled out a new cellphone policy for the 2025-26 school year requiring middle and elementary students to keep devices silenced and stored away all day. Student reassignments have been ongoing and intensive to manage growth and fill new schools; the most recent reassignment plan took effect in 2026-27 and affected dozens of schools across the county. For families considering Pine Hollow, reassignment risk and which school calendar a child lands on—traditional versus year-round—remain practical considerations worth confirming directly with the school or district.
Data on special-education enrollment and English learner status were not available for this school. The comparison fact-set for county districts did not yield actionable positioning on proficiency or other metrics, as school-level data points are less commonly compared across the county universe. A parent may want to look into test performance trends over time and specific course and support offerings with the school directly.
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