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Southwest Middle School

Q: Is Southwest Middle School a good school?

Southwest Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Georgia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Southwest Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Southwest Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Southwest Middle School?

Students at Southwest Middle School are 58% African American, 22% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Southwest Middle School attend?

Students who attend Southwest Middle School usually go on to attend Windsor Forest High School

Public Grades 6-8

536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Southwest Middle School in Savannah, GA, serves 528 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Savannah-Chatham County district, where about 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has historically ranked in the bottom 15% of Georgia middle schools, though its most recent ranking (536 out of 578) shows a slight improvement over the prior year.

The most striking finding is a "tale of two tracks." Students in advanced courses perform exceptionally well: 90.5% scored proficient on the Algebra I End of Course exam—nearly double the district average and rivaling top schools like South Effingham Middle School. Similarly, 35.9% of students in High School Physical Science met proficiency. However, students in standard grade-level courses struggle significantly: only 12-16% are proficient in math, and just 3.4% of 8th graders are proficient in science—far below the district (22.7%) and state (29.7%) averages. This gap suggests the school's advanced pathways are highly effective, but the majority of students in regular classes are not receiving the same level of support.

Chronic absenteeism remains a challenge at 28.2%, nearly double the district rate and about four times higher than Coastal Middle School (7.3%). Per-student spending has risen to $18,956—well above Richmond Hill Middle School's $9,930—yet outcomes haven't improved proportionally. There are positive signs: the school's ranking improved, absenteeism is down from a peak of 36.2%, and 8th-grade math proficiency more than doubled to 14.5%. The path forward lies in applying the successful strategies from advanced courses to standard classrooms, particularly in science and math, where most students need the most help.

528

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,956

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6030 Ogeechee Rd
Savannah, GA 31419

(912) 395-3540

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Students who attend Southwest Middle School usually attend:

High:

Windsor Forest High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.8%

Hispanic:

22.0%

White:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg28%

Georgia avg43%

536^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	11.3	536 of 578	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	561 of 585	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	524 of 578	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	498 of 569	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	521 of 558	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	523 of 542	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	494 of 559	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	473 of 543	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	472 of 539	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	470 of 545	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.7	467 of 537	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.6	427 of 521	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.5	366 of 527	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.7	381 of 508	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.6	341 of 504	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.1	381 of 494	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.8	362 of 466	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.3	314 of 462	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.4	235 of 445	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.2	215 of 420	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	452 of 480	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	477 of 494	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	442 of 489	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	390 of 485	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	429 of 482	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	0.4	92 of 92	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	162 of 166	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	183 of 199	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	117 of 200	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	66 of 166	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	123 of 157	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	507 of 550	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	553 of 567	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	511 of 558	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	497 of 553	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	511 of 544	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	368 of 374	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	392 of 400	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	361 of 381	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	365 of 380	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	363 of 367	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	522 of 550	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	546 of 569	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	517 of 561	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	491 of 559	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	518 of 553	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	361 of 425	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	377 of 442	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	335 of 437	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	377 of 429	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	293 of 431	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	371 of 404	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	405 of 415	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	396 of 417	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	405 of 429	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	424 of 425	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)15th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I90%+42 vs state

HS Physical Science36%-25 vs state

Mathematics14%-29 vs state

Social Studies12%-28 vs state

Science3%-26 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

this school is absolutely terrible! the principal had to get fired! students going to jail everyday! what is going on. i go to southwest and i see ALOT of fights everyday! my behavior was great until i got into southwest. i stopped listening to the teachers. my mom had to keep coming to the school. this is my first year and im in seventh grade. i had to get switched to a different classroom for the rest of the year. and im doing a little bit better. all im saying is that please don't go! Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
Richmond Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	503 Warren Hill Drive	Richmond Hill	31324	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	No	(912) 459-5130	2,022	124	16.2	28.9%	1,221 (60.4%)	255 (12.6%)	280 (13.8%)	112 (5.5%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	149 (7.4%)	84.3	73^rd of 578 public middle schools	87.4%		86.5	70^th of 585 public middle schools	88.0%	3	95.9	61.9	59.9	65.4	34.9	60.1	90.9	$9,930	$184	$9,746
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
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
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
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 Southwest Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Middle School?

Students at Southwest Middle School are 58% African American, 22% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Southwest Middle School a good school?

Southwest Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Georgia middle schools.

What district is Southwest Middle School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

How many students attend Southwest Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Southwest Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Southwest Middle School attend?

Students who attend Southwest Middle School usually go on to attend Windsor Forest High School

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