📍 6030 Ogeechee Rd, Savannah, Chatham County, 31419
Southwest Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Savannah, Chatham County. The school has 743 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest Middle School enrolls 743 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 475 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 125 | 17% |
| White | 82 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
616 of the school's 743 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 542 qualify for free lunch and 74 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southwest Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-10, state senate district 1, state house district 164.
Southwest Middle School is one of 58 schools in Savannah-Chatham County, based in Savannah, Georgia. The district serves 35,744 students district-wide and employs 2,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 743 students, Southwest Middle School is larger than the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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