Our School Profile

Piedmont Academy was established in 1970 as a non-profit, 501©3, accredited, independent, co-educational, college-preparatory institution educating students from pre-school through twelfth grade. The campus is located 60 miles southeast of Atlanta in Monticello, Jasper County, Georgia. The school is governed by a Board of Trustees which consists of eleven members who are elected during the Annual Parent’s Meeting or appointed by the Board of Trustees. Encompassing twenty-five acres, the campus consists of seven classroom buildings; an outside classroom; media center; cafeteria; a full-size gymnasium including a stage for theatrical productions, a separate play area for elementary students; a football and soccer stadium; baseball and fast-pitch softball field with an outdoor covered batting and pitching practice area. The lower gym is a 12,000 square foot activity buiilding used for physical education which includes a gym, weight room, locker rooms, and an office.

Piedmont is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges(SACS) ,AdvancEd and with quality by the Georgia Accrediting Commission. We are a member of the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA). 

Admission to Piedmont Academy is based on a family interview, satisfactory aptitude / achievement testing, references, discipline records, and academic records. Applicants must have average or above average aptitude and demonstrate a willingness to follow the guidelines of good citizenship and socially acceptable behavior.  The application/entrance testing fee of $75.00 per application is due on or before the testing appointment. Yearly tuition fees range from $5227.50 for a pre-kindergarten student to $7,513 for a high school student. Educational assistance, based on need, is available to qualified applicants in grades K5-12th. Piedmont is also partners with Apogee – Georgia School Choice Scholarship Fund.  Apogee is available to new students coming from public into independent.

For yearly tuition fees go to Admissions - Financial.

The school has 63 professional faculty and staff members-one third holds one or more advanced degrees. The ratio of students to faculty iin elementary school s 14:1.

Students must have a strong academic preparation in order to succeed in high school.  Our elementary grades use an assortment of different curricumums including Big Ideas and Tara West math, A-Beka, Accelerated Reader, Rooted in Reading Book Studies, and individual book studies. Other curriculums include Zaner-Bloser, Gallopade GA, Rockin' Resource Writing, and Daily Grams, and Easy Grammar.  Our upper grades use big Ideas Math, Holt McDougal, The Book of R, and Pivot Interactives. In science our students use Conceptual Physics, Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology,, Bio. Miller & Levine, Glencoe, Larson and McGraw-Hill. .  All high school classes use a college preparation curriculum. Grades 2nd and above have required outside reading during the summer months, as well as during the year as part of their language development.

Piedmont Academy administers a comprehensive program of testing at all levels to assess the individual progress of each student. All students in grades 2nd - 7th are given the IOWA Test of Basic Skills achievement test. Students in 8th and 9th take the Pre-Scholastic Aptitude  Test P(SAT). Sophomores, juniors and seniors take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and American College Testing Program (ACT) either on or off campus.  Juniors are administered the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) test.  Eligible students who are obtaining driving permits are administered ADAP (Alcohol, Drug, Awareness Program) through their health class.  

National merit Finalists

Presidential Scholars Awards

State & Regional Literary Awards

Governor’s Honors Finalists

Golden Eagle Awards

HOBY Service (CLEW)

State & Regional One-Act-Play Awards

Jasper County Star Teacher

University of Georgia Certificate of Merit           

Jasper County Star Student

Presbyterian College Junior Fellow Award

JETS State Championships

International Exchange Students

Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Award

Washington Youth Leadership Tour

All-State Debate

Community Leadership Workshop

Robert C. Byrd Scholarship

Duke TIP Program

National Honor Society

Beta Club

We are proud of our graduates who have attended and graduated from the following colleges:

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Auburn University

Augusta Medical College

Berry College

Boston College

Brewton-Parker College

The Citadel

Clark College

Clayton State

Clemson University

Converse College

Crandall Business College

Medical College of Georgia

Emory University

Florida State University

 Georgia College & State University Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Perimeter

Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southwestern University

Georgia State University

Gordon College

Kennesaw State

LaGrange College

Lee College

Georgia Perimeter College

Macon State College

Mercer University

Middle Georgia College

North Georgia College

Oxford College of Emory University

Presbyterian College

Queens College

Samford University

State University of West Georgia

Stetson College

Tennessee Technical

Troy State University

Tulsa University

United States Naval Academy

University of Georgia

Valdosta State University

Wesleyan College

West Georgia

Young Harris

For more information on an excellent education in a principled, moral setting, call the Admissions Office at 706.468.8818, extension 304 or you may call to make an appointment to visit the campus during normal, school operating hours.