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Oglethorpe Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

504^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Oglethorpe Charter School is a middle school in Savannah, GA, serving 567 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Savannah-Chatham County district, where nearly 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Oglethorpe presents a striking mix of strengths and challenges. The most notable bright spot is Algebra I: 76% of students taking the End of Course exam scored proficient, far exceeding the district average of 32.8% and the state average of 48.1%. This outpaces nearby Mercer Middle School (33.4%) and Myers Middle School (4.2%), though it trails top performers like Coastal Middle School (98.2%). However, this success stands in stark contrast to 8th-grade Science (6.5% proficient) and Social Studies (7.6% proficient) — the lowest rates among all nearby schools and far below state averages of 29.7% and 40.2%. This suggests excellent instruction for advanced math students, but significant struggles for the broader student body in core subjects.

On a positive note, Oglethorpe has a major attendance advantage. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 10.3% is dramatically better than the district (16.6%) and state (17.7%) averages, and far superior to peers like Southwest Middle School (28.2%), Hubert Middle School (27.0%), and Mercer (25.3%). This rate has also improved sharply, dropping from 22.7% in 2023-2024 to 10.3% in 2025-2026. While the school's overall state ranking has declined over the past decade to the 13th percentile, its strong attendance and Algebra I success provide a foundation to build on. The challenge ahead is replicating that math achievement across other subjects, especially given the higher poverty rate compared to higher-performing neighbors like The STEM Academy at Bartlett and Coastal.

567

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,720

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7202 Central Ave
Savannah, GA 31406

(912) 395-5075

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.7%

Hispanic:

5.1%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2023 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2026) from a 8th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 33 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg28%

Georgia avg43%

504^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 48 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

117^th of 202Savannah-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	15.3	504 of 578	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	524 of 585	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	487 of 578	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	524 of 569	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	493 of 558	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	454 of 542	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	319 of 559	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	269 of 543	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.1	232 of 539	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.9	211 of 545	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.2	166 of 537	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	77.0	90 of 508	82.3%	★★★★☆
2011	75.2	105 of 504	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	78.7	68 of 494	86.2%	★★★★☆
2009	75.7	86 of 466	81.5%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	99 of 462	78.6%	★★★★☆
2007	73.5	87 of 445	80.4%	★★★★☆
2006	75.5	76 of 420	81.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	407 of 480	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	439 of 494	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	395 of 489	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	436 of 485	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	423 of 482	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	477 of 550	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	529 of 567	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	463 of 558	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	514 of 553	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	474 of 544	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	14.0	363 of 380	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	341 of 367	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	487 of 550	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	498 of 569	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	489 of 561	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	504 of 559	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	517 of 553	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	7.2	157 of 159	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	154 of 169	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	359 of 425	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	350 of 442	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	324 of 437	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	425 of 429	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	428 of 431	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	33.2	285 of 425	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2022)33rd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)4th percentile-3 vs school

Migrant (2022)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I76%+28 vs state

HS Physical Science38%-23 vs state

Mathematics19%-24 vs state

Social Studies8%-33 vs state

Science6%-23 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Oglethorpe Charter is the best school in Georgia. I say this because I have moved many school in 3 years and this school just made me fit in right away. The teachers and the administrators are wonderful and they will do anything your the child. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oglethorpe Charter School

Is Oglethorpe Charter School a good school?

Oglethorpe Charter School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Georgia middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Oglethorpe Charter School?

Students at Oglethorpe Charter School are 86% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Oglethorpe Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Oglethorpe Charter School.

What district is Oglethorpe Charter School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

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