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Southwest High School

Public Grades 9-12

436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 5% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Southwest High School in Macon, GA, serves approximately 860 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Bibb County School District, and it has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in the state over the past decade.

Academic proficiency at Southwest is dramatically below both district and state averages. In the most recent testing cycle, only 9.9% of students were proficient in Algebra I, 8% in Biology, and 4.8% in U.S. History—compared to state averages of 48.1%, 47.2%, and 38.5%, respectively. These rates are roughly half of the already-low Bibb County averages. Chronic absenteeism is a severe challenge, with 36.7% of students missing significant school days—more than double the state rate of 17.7%. While this is an improvement from the 51.9% rate the previous year, attendance remains a critical issue. The school also serves a predominantly low-income population, with 70.6% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

There is one notable bright spot: the graduation rate. At 92.9%, Southwest graduates students at a higher rate than both the district (89.0%) and state (87.2%) averages—a remarkable jump from 69.5% just three years earlier. However, this success creates a paradox, as students are graduating despite very low test scores. Compared to nearby schools, Southwest trails every other comprehensive high school in Bibb County, including Howard High School (35th percentile) and Central High School (19th percentile). The contrast with Houston County schools is even starker—Warner Robins High School posts Biology proficiency rates of 64.7% compared to Southwest's 8%. Per-student spending at $14,249 is actually higher than several better-performing peers, suggesting the challenges are tied more to attendance and instructional effectiveness than resources. The recent reduction in chronic absenteeism offers hope, but sustained interventions will be needed to improve academic outcomes.

860

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,298

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1775 Williamson Rd
Macon, GA 31206

(478) 779-4459

District: Bibb County

Feeder schools for Southwest High School:

Elementary:	Hartley Elementary School
	Southfield Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.1%

Hispanic:

4.9%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (8% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg21%

Georgia avg45%

436^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High Schools in the Bibb County

165^th of 202Bibb 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	5.7	436 of 457	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	430 of 451	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	433 of 454	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	427 of 448	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	418 of 431	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	393 of 410	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	413 of 438	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	406 of 428	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	403 of 420	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	393 of 426	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	408 of 435	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.9	401 of 425	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.4	412 of 425	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.4	385 of 396	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.3	395 of 402	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.1	373 of 384	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.2	354 of 372	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.8	336 of 370	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	327 of 358	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	311 of 335	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	365 of 377	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	373 of 391	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	360 of 382	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	364 of 384	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	358 of 372	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	425 of 431	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	422 of 438	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	418 of 435	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	411 of 433	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	420 of 430	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	421 of 436	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	428 of 442	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	423 of 436	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	423 of 436	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	420 of 427	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	316 of 339	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	332 of 347	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	329 of 344	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	335 of 343	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	272 of 331	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I10%-38 vs state

Biology8%-39 vs state

United States History5%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th 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
Southwest High School	Public	9-12	1775 Williamson Rd	Macon	31206	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4459	860	52	16.5	70.6%	14 (1.6%)	792 (92.1%)	42 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	5.7	436^th of 457 public high schools	4.6%		6.5	430^th of 451 public high schools	4.7%	6	9.9	8.0	4.8							$14,298	$1,696	$12,603
Central High School	Public	9-12	2155 Napier Ave	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2292	892	58	15.4	55.5%	56 (6.3%)	758 (85.0%)	38 (4.3%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.3%)	18	368^th of 457 public high schools	19.5%		29.2	303^rd of 451 public high schools	32.8%	65	20.2	29.2	18.5							$14,756	$1,647	$13,109
Westside High School	Public	9-12	2851 Heath Rd	Macon	31206	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3800	1,013	58	17.3	61.6%	31 (3.1%)	837 (82.6%)	97 (9.6%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.5%)	9.1	416^th of 457 public high schools	9.0%		7.7	424^th of 451 public high schools	6.0%	8	18.1	10.5	12.4							$13,364	$1,721	$11,644
Northeast High School	Public	9-12	1646 Upper River Rd	Macon	31211	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4157	794	52	15.2	63.6%	19 (2.4%)	739 (93.1%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	9	418^th of 457 public high schools	8.5%		8.3	421^st of 451 public high schools	6.7%	3	15.5	17.0	7.6							$15,202	$1,783	$13,419
Rutland High School	Public	9-12	6250 Skipper Rd	Macon	31216	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3041	921	54	17.1	48.8%	208 (22.6%)	514 (55.8%)	151 (16.4%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.7%)	21.3	353^rd of 457 public high schools	22.8%		25.5	325^th of 451 public high schools	27.9%	28	13.3	24.9	33.3							$13,173	$1,307	$11,867
Department of Juvenile Justice Bibb ETC	Public	6-12	4160 Riggins Mill Rd	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(478) 207-1401	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Macon Youth Development Campus	Public	5-12	4160 Riggins Mill Rd	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 751-3432	36	5	7.2	69.4%	3 (8.3%)	32 (88.9%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Macon Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	4164 Riggins Mill Rd	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 751-3400	18	5	3.6	83.3%	2 (11.1%)	14 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)								(n/a)
Howard High School	Public	9-12	6400 Forsyth Rd	Macon	31210	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-7852	1,145	73	15.6	48.8%	132 (11.5%)	815 (71.2%)	87 (7.6%)	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (6.3%)	28.9	295^th of 457 public high schools	35.4%		24.6	332^nd of 451 public high schools	26.4%	37	23.1	38.8	28.6							$13,518	$1,425	$12,093
Northside High School	Public	9-12	926 Green St	Warner Robins	31093	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 929-7858	1,949	119	16.3	—	374 (19.2%)	1,091 (56.0%)	325 (16.7%)	35 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (6.1%)	23.1	340^th of 457 public high schools	25.6%		31.6	286^th of 451 public high schools	36.6%	54	31.3	46.6	8.7							$13,134	$1,009	$12,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest High School

Is Southwest High School a good school?

Southwest High School ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Georgia high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Southwest High School?

Students at Southwest High School are 92% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Southwest High School in?

Bibb County

How many students attend Southwest High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 860 students attended Southwest High School.

What schools feed into Southwest High School?

Southwest High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hartley Elementary School
Elementary : Southfield Elementary School

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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