Southwest Middle School

Located at 6030 Ogeechee Rd, in Savannah, Georgia, Southwest Middle School is a small middle school that teaches 528 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Savannah-Chatham County. Compared to the state average of about 763 students per school, that is 31% below typical.

Within Savannah-Chatham County, which oversees 58 schools and 36,355 students, Southwest Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Southwest Middle School logs that Black students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder is composed of 22% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Chatham County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Southwest Middle School reports 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Southwest Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 35.6%; actual is 15.6%, a gap of -20.0 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Chatham County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,097 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Southwest Middle School is one of 60 public schools in Chatham County (combined enrollment of about 36,380 students).

The closest other public school is Southwest Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southwest Middle School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.5%.

Southwest Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southwest Middle School has decreased 31%, going from 768 students in 2018 to 528 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.