Mercer Middle School

Regular School · Garden City, GA

Mercer Middle School is a regular school school in Garden City, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 512 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

512

Teachers (FTE)

39.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	275	54%
Hispanic/Latino	181	35%
White	32	6%
Two or more races	18	4%
Asian	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Total enrollment	512	264M / 248F

English Language Learners: 52 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=10%	36.4%	56
Reading Proficiency	<=10%	39.4%	58
Science Proficiency	<=20%	—	17

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.85 grade levels

Math

-0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

34 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

108

21.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

233

45.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	512	100%

Contact & Location

100 Priscilla D. Thomas way

Garden City, GA 31408

Phone: (912)395-6700

District

Savannah-Chatham County

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,842

District enrollment: 36,326

Other Schools in District

Andrea B Williams Elementary School Elementary
Bloomingdale Elementary School Elementary
Butler Elementary School Elementary
Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School Elementary
Ellis Elementary School Elementary
Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts Elementary
Gadsden Elementary School Elementary
Garden City Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 31408) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130102000387

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD