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Mercer Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

514^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Mercer Middle School in Garden City, GA, serves 512 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Savannah-Chatham County district, where 84.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

There are several encouraging signs of progress at Mercer. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 49.4% in 2021-2022 to 25.3% today—a 24-point improvement that now beats nearby Southwest Middle School (28.2%), DeRenne Middle School (26.9%), and Hubert Middle School (27.0%). Algebra I proficiency has surged from 3.8% to 33.4% over three years, now slightly exceeding the district average of 32.8%. Eighth-grade Social Studies proficiency (27.5%) also tops the district (26.4%), and special education students rank in the 37th percentile statewide—the school's strongest subgroup performance. English Language Learner students also show relative promise, ranking in the 20th percentile.

However, significant challenges remain. Only 10.6-12.9% of students score proficient in grade-level math (roughly a quarter of the state average), and 8th-grade science proficiency sits at just 3.8% versus 22.7% district-wide. Interestingly, students in advanced courses perform far better—42.9% pass High School Physical Science—suggesting that while accelerated learners thrive, the general student body struggles. Per-student spending has risen 37.6% to $17,984, yet overall gains remain uneven. The contrast with nearby Coastal Middle School (80th percentile, 53.3% math proficiency) and The STEM Academy at Bartlett (76th percentile, 60.4% math proficiency) is stark, though Mercer's performance is comparable to other high-poverty schools like Myers Middle School. The school's improving trajectory, reduced absenteeism, and strong advanced-course results provide a foundation for continued progress.

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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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (15% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg28%

Georgia avg43%

514^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

117^th of 201Savannah-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
2026	14.1	514 of 578	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	545 of 585	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	543 of 578	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	549 of 569	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	537 of 558	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	432 of 480	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	460 of 494	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	459 of 489	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	470 of 485	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	468 of 482	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	132 of 166	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	163 of 199	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	178 of 200	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	137 of 166	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	142 of 157	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	497 of 550	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	519 of 567	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	533 of 558	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	532 of 553	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	525 of 544	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	352 of 374	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	388 of 400	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	370 of 381	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	371 of 380	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	342 of 367	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	496 of 550	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	535 of 569	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	513 of 561	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	539 of 559	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	533 of 553	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	268 of 425	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.9	420 of 442	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	355 of 437	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	367 of 429	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	429 of 431	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)37th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

HS Physical Science43%-18 vs state

Algebra I33%-15 vs state

Social Studies28%-13 vs state

Mathematics12%-31 vs state

Science4%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 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%)	14.1	514^th of 578 public middle schools	11.1%		11.8	545^th of 585 public middle schools	6.8%	31	33.4	10.6	11.6	12.9	3.8	27.5	42.9	$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%)	14.2	511^th of 578 public middle schools	11.6%		8.9	563^rd of 585 public middle schools	3.8%	52		12.5	8.9	19.5	17.1	11.1		$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%)	11.7	533^rd of 578 public middle schools	7.8%		7.2	572^nd of 585 public middle schools	2.2%	39		10.4	8.8	10.8	10.2	17.5		$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%)	16.7	491^st of 578 public middle schools	15.1%		17.8	488^th of 585 public middle schools	16.6%	3		13.7	15.6	19.5	19.2	11.5		$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%)	7.3	559^th of 578 public middle schools	3.3%		7.6	569^th of 585 public middle schools	2.7%	10	4.2	4.8	7.1	6.3	5.1	10.9	13.0	$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%)	73.9	137^th of 578 public middle schools	76.3%		81.5	93^rd of 585 public middle schools	84.1%	44	54.9	60.4	56.7	61.5		42.0	68.6	$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%)	15.3	504^th of 578 public middle schools	12.8%		14.3	524^th of 585 public middle schools	10.4%	20	76.0	18.7	8.7	30.2	6.5	7.6	37.5	$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%)	77.1	116^th of 578 public middle schools	79.9%		70.3	149^th of 585 public middle schools	74.5%	33	98.2	53.3	44.4	59.2	43.8	56.3		$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%)	11.3	536^th of 578 public middle schools	7.3%		8.9	561^st of 585 public middle schools	4.1%	25	90.5	15.7	12.8	14.5	3.4	12.5	35.9	$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%)	89	50^th of 578 public middle schools	91.3%		86	72^nd of 585 public middle schools	87.7%	22	100.0	66.6	60.8	71.3	39.9	69.3	92.3	$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 11.1% of Georgia middle schools.

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 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.

How many students attend Mercer Middle School?

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

What district is Mercer Middle School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

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