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Southwest Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1021^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Southwest Elementary School in Savannah, GA, serves 769 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Savannah-Chatham County district, which ranks in the 42nd percentile statewide.

Southwest Elementary currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 16th percentile of Georgia elementary schools. Math proficiency rates trail state averages at every grade level—for example, 30.7% of 3rd graders and 20.9% of 5th graders met proficiency, compared to state averages of 48.3% and 44.1%. A concerning pattern is the steady decline in math scores as students advance: 3rd grade proficiency drops by nearly 10 percentage points by 5th grade, a trend not seen at nearby West Chatham Elementary School, which serves a similar student population but shows 5th grade math proficiency of 39%. Just 2.5 miles away, Georgetown School achieves roughly double Southwest's proficiency rates in every grade while serving a similar economic demographic, suggesting school-level factors play a significant role. There is one bright spot: 3rd grade math improved from 24.8% to 38.1% proficiency between 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, though it slipped back to 30.7% the following year.

On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 30.7% to 18.0% over three years, now close to district and state averages. The school spends $15,546 per student, which is higher than Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School in Bryan County—a school that achieves two to three times higher proficiency with less funding. Southwest's student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1 is also higher than most comparable schools, including Georgetown's 11.4:1. Hispanic students at Southwest rank in the 3rd percentile statewide, a critical area needing attention. While the school has made progress on attendance, sustained academic improvement remains a challenge that will likely require addressing the 5th grade drop-off and learning from successful nearby schools.

769

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,546

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6020 Ogeechee Rd
Savannah, GA 31419

(912) 395-3300

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Students who attend Southwest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Southwest Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.0%

Hispanic:

26.7%

White:

11.1%

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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: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg38%

Georgia avg47%

1,021^st of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 31Elementary 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	18.4	1021 of 1219	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	964 of 1238	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	976 of 1236	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	882 of 1223	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	921 of 1220	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	992 of 1214	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1022 of 1234	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	982 of 1209	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	1020 of 1205	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	948 of 1233	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.5	847 of 1240	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.7	609 of 1231	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.7	859 of 1225	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.6	845 of 1201	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.2	843 of 1212	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.8	802 of 1183	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.1	713 of 1133	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.9	939 of 1134	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.4	661 of 1125	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.1	657 of 1101	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	588 of 828	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	573 of 892	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	689 of 879	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	627 of 870	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	715 of 876	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	187 of 214	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	305 of 317	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	987 of 1186	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	952 of 1224	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	990 of 1223	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	871 of 1212	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	874 of 1206	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	489 of 503	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	540 of 583	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	396 of 565	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	355 of 535	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	275 of 516	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	990 of 1183	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	960 of 1225	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	936 of 1220	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	880 of 1210	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	942 of 1209	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	354 of 465	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	488 of 565	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	286 of 415	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	549 of 769	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	676 of 775	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	645 of 779	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)29th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)13th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics28%-19 vs state

Science19%-25 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)	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 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th 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 Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6020 Ogeechee Rd	Savannah	31419	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-3300	769	49	15.6	78.4%	85 (11.1%)	377 (49.0%)	205 (26.7%)	28 (3.6%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (8.5%)	18.4	1021^st of 1219 public elementary schools	16.2%		22.7	964^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.1%	57		30.7	34.6	20.9				19.4			$15,546	$1,445	$14,102
Georgetown School	Public	PK, KG-8	1516 King George Blvd	Savannah	31419	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-3475	544	48	11.4	77.2%	117 (21.5%)	295 (54.2%)	73 (13.4%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (8.8%)	59.1	438^th of 1219 public elementary schools	64.1%		60.6	426^th of 1238 public elementary schools	65.6%	12	89.4	53.6	63.2	51.6	44.3	41.2	55.9	26.7	52.5	25.4	$18,842	$1,554	$17,288
Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	301 Buckhalter Rd	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-4070	216	13	17.1	73.1%	73 (33.8%)	79 (36.6%)	43 (19.9%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	17.4	1043^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	14.4%		11.3	1159^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.4%	116		28.6	37.5	15.0				15.0			$21,512	$2,113	$19,399
Richmond Hill Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	471 Frances Meeks Way	Richmond Hill	31324	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	No	(912) 459-5080	733	53	13.9	43.9%	379 (51.7%)	120 (16.4%)	114 (15.6%)	43 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.4%)								(n/a)											$14,767	$329	$14,438
Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public	4-5	476 Frances Meeks Way	Richmond Hill	31324	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	No	(912) 459-5111	658	54	12.1	48.0%	350 (53.2%)	110 (16.7%)	79 (12.0%)	38 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	79 (12.0%)	83.6	191^st of 1219 public elementary schools	84.3%		87.1	160^th of 1238 public elementary schools	87.1%	31			68.2	62.7				57.7			$12,722	$311	$12,411
Richmond Hill Elementary School	Public	2-3	473 Frances Meeks Way	Richmond Hill	31324	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	No	(912) 459-5100	662	50	13.3	42.4%	301 (45.5%)	108 (16.3%)	126 (19.0%)	43 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	81 (12.2%)								(n/a)		66.2									$12,281	$319	$11,963
Gould Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4910 Pineland Dr	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5400	559	52	10.7	92.7%	59 (10.6%)	234 (41.9%)	213 (38.1%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	29.8	837^th of 1219 public elementary schools	31.3%		28	874^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.4%	37		43.7	34.6	25.0				30.4			$20,594	$2,159	$18,434
Pulaski Elementary SChool	Public	PK, KG-8	1001 Tibet Ave	Savannah	31419	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6466	1,147	79	14.5	78.8%	130 (11.3%)	571 (49.8%)	354 (30.9%)	25 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	58 (5.1%)	29.7	841^st of 1219 public elementary schools	31.0%		29.5	841^st of 1238 public elementary schools	32.1%			33.1	36.1	32.8	19.0	16.5	20.6	38.0	20.6	19.1	$16,336	$1,345	$14,991
Bloomingdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Highgate Blvd	Savannah	31302	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-3680	350	31	11.2	76.0%	156 (44.6%)	80 (22.9%)	88 (25.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	37.8	701^st of 1219 public elementary schools	42.5%		39.8	688^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.4%	13		32.7	41.5	39.6				39.5			$24,483	$2,617	$21,867
New Hampstead K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Highgate Blvd	Bloomingdale	31302	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6200	1,118	78	14.3	78.5%	132 (11.8%)	431 (38.6%)	460 (41.1%)	19 (1.7%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.4%)	40.9	661^st of 1219 public elementary schools	45.8%		24	941^st of 1238 public elementary schools	24.0%	280		42.0	40.4	44.3	20.3	14.7	34.9	45.6	38.9	18.3	$15,696	$1,425	$14,271

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest Elementary School

How many students attend Southwest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 769 students attended Southwest Elementary School.

What district is Southwest Elementary School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Elementary School?

Students at Southwest Elementary School are 49% African American, 27% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Southwest Elementary School a good school?

Southwest Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Southwest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Southwest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southwest Middle School

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