Middle Schools in Emanuel County

Emanuel County, Georgia has only one middle school, Swainsboro Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 647 students. The school is ranked 410 out of 588 Georgia middle schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other middle schools in the state.

Swainsboro Middle School's academic performance on the Georgia Milestones Assessment is consistently below the Emanuel County and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's proficiency rates range from 15.2% to 32.8% in English Language Arts and 18.8% to 25.4% in Mathematics, compared to county averages of 20% to 35.2% in ELA and 16.5% to 30.3% in Math. The school also lags behind the county in 8th grade Science (21.6% vs. 29.7%) and Social Studies (33.8% vs. 37.7%) proficiency.

The school has a high percentage of students (98.15%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's spending per student of $8,125 is in line with the state average, but it's unclear if this level of funding is adequate to address the school's academic challenges. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.6, Swainsboro Middle School has a relatively low ratio, which could be an advantage in providing more individualized attention to students.