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Mercer Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Mercer Middle School is a public middle school located in Garden City, Georgia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 404 students. The school is part of the Savannah-Chatham County School District, which is ranked 127 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mercer Middle School consistently performs significantly below the Savannah-Chatham County and Georgia state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 10.3% to 18.3% at Mercer, compared to 27.8% to 30% for the district and 39.8% to 41.3% for the state. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science is even more concerning, with proficiency rates ranging from only 7.4% to 8.5% and 3.3%, respectively, compared to district and state averages that are nearly double or triple those figures. As a result, Mercer Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of all middle schools in Georgia over the past several years, with a ranking between 510 and 555 out of the approximately 550-590 middle schools in the state.

When comparing Mercer Middle School to other nearby middle schools in the Savannah-Chatham County district, the performance gap is quite stark. For example, Coastal Middle School and The STEM Academy at Bartlett both significantly outperform Mercer across all subject areas, with proficiency rates that are 2-3 times higher. Even other lower-performing schools in the district, such as Southwest Middle School and Myers Middle School, tend to have better academic outcomes than Mercer. These findings suggest that Mercer Middle School may need to undertake a comprehensive review of its educational practices, curriculum, and support systems to identify the root causes of its poor academic performance and provide a high-quality education for its students.

512

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,984

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Priscilla D. Thomas way
Garden City, GA 31408

(912) 395-6700

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Students who attend Mercer Middle School usually attend:

High:

Groves High School

Feeder schools for Mercer Middle School:

Elementary:

Otis J Brock III Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.7%

Hispanic:

35.4%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (12% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg25%

Georgia avg40%

544^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Middle Schools in the Savannah-Chatham County

127^th of 206Savannah-Chatham 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	11.8	544 of 584	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	549 of 588	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	555 of 577	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	543 of 567	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	510 of 542	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	537 of 559	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	534 of 543	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	528 of 539	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	515 of 545	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.1	513 of 537	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.5	497 of 521	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	497 of 527	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.9	487 of 508	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.0	475 of 504	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	446 of 494	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	426 of 466	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.0	407 of 462	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.2	311 of 445	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.3	298 of 420	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies28%-11 vs state

Algebra I19%-26 vs state

English Language Arts13%-27 vs state

Mathematics8%-34 vs state

Science3%-25 vs state

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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
Mercer Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Priscilla D. Thomas way	Garden City	31408	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6700	512	40	12.8	84.6%	32 (6.3%)	275 (53.7%)	181 (35.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	11.8	544^th of 584 public middle schools	6.8%		11.8	549^th of 588 public middle schools	6.6%	5	18.8	18.3	10.3	10.3	7.4	8.5	8.1	3.3	28.1	$17,984	$1,305	$16,679
DeRenne Middle School	Public	6-8	1009 Clinch St	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5900	484	46	10.4	94.0%	9 (1.9%)	424 (87.6%)	38 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	8.9	562^nd of 584 public middle schools	3.8%		10.6	558^th of 588 public middle schools	5.1%	4		10.2	14.7	13.1	4.2	9.3	10.1	9.6	4.8	$18,989	$1,758	$17,231
Hubert Middle School	Public	6-8	768 Grant St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5235	471	39	12.0	91.1%	13 (2.8%)	398 (84.5%)	46 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	7.2	571^st of 584 public middle schools	2.2%		10.4	559^th of 588 public middle schools	4.9%	12		12.1	10.5	5.5	4.6	9.2	3.1	4.7	7.0	$17,431	$1,655	$15,776
West Chatham Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Pine Barren Rd	Pooler	31322	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-3650	713	56	12.7	78.1%	135 (18.9%)	342 (48.0%)	177 (24.8%)	22 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.9%)	17.8	488^th of 584 public middle schools	16.4%		20.2	476^th of 588 public middle schools	19.0%	12		18.0	18.6	19.8	11.6	21.8	21.4	19.1	11.9	$18,464	$2,042	$16,422
Myers Middle School	Public	6-8	2025 E 52nd St	Savannah	31404	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6600	503	38	13.2	93.2%	21 (4.2%)	392 (77.9%)	62 (12.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.2%)	7.6	568^th of 584 public middle schools	2.7%		11.1	555^th of 588 public middle schools	5.6%	13	9.5	10.3	10.4	14.9	5.7	3.5	11.7	2.5	7.0	$17,557	$2,216	$15,341
The STEM Academy at Bartlett	Public	6-8	207 Montgomery Xrd	Savannah	31406	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-3500	625	49	12.7	49.1%	180 (28.8%)	294 (47.0%)	73 (11.7%)	33 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.2%)	81.5	93^rd of 584 public middle schools	84.1%		81.9	95^th of 588 public middle schools	83.8%	2	54.3	62.4	62.0	59.1	48.4	50.3	61.3		44.7	$16,728	$750	$15,978
Oglethorpe Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	7202 Central Ave	Savannah	31406	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5075	567	44	12.8	87.8%	28 (4.9%)	486 (85.7%)	29 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)	14.3	524^th of 584 public middle schools	10.3%		18.5	490^th of 588 public middle schools	16.7%	34	50.0	16.8	17.3	20.8	10.1	14.0	28.5	3.5	6.1	$14,720	$914	$13,806
Coastal Middle School	Public	6-8	4595 US Highway 80 E	Savannah	31410	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-3950	486	47	10.2	48.1%	266 (54.7%)	117 (24.1%)	43 (8.8%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.6%)	70.3	149^th of 584 public middle schools	74.5%		71.7	142^nd of 588 public middle schools	75.9%	7	100.0	50.6	51.0	41.7	41.8	43.9	54.0	39.5	49.1	$19,922	$829	$19,092
Southwest Middle School	Public	6-8	6030 Ogeechee Rd	Savannah	31419	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-3540	528	43	12.3	80.9%	59 (11.2%)	305 (57.8%)	116 (22.0%)	26 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.2%)	8.9	560^th of 584 public middle schools	4.1%		13.4	529^th of 588 public middle schools	10.0%	31		9.8	16.7	8.7	10.4	16.1	6.8	2.7	5.9	$18,956	$1,670	$17,287
South Effingham Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Noel C Conaway Rd	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 728-7500	1,161	84	13.7	41.8%	733 (63.1%)	150 (12.9%)	173 (14.9%)	40 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.4%)	86	72^nd of 584 public middle schools	87.7%		88.3	65^th of 588 public middle schools	88.9%	7	100.0	58.1	47.0	57.3	58.4	64.0	73.4	37.9	72.0	$12,550	$317	$12,234

Frequently Asked Questions about Mercer Middle School

Is Mercer Middle School a good school?

Mercer Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Georgia middle schools.

How many students attend Mercer Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Mercer Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Mercer Middle School?

Students at Mercer Middle School are 54% African American, 35% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Mercer Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mercer Middle School usually go on to attend Groves High School

What district is Mercer Middle School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

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