Effingham County Middle School

Guyton, GA 31312

Phone: (912) 772-7001
Fax: (912) 754-7497
District: Effingham County School District

7

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 6,7,8 • 1244 students

Effingham County Middle School, a public school located in Guyton, GA, serves grades 6-8 in the Effingham County School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 7 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Effingham County Middle School is a public school located in Guyton, GA. 1244 students attend Effingham County Middle School.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 7/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Georgia Milestones End-of-Course (EOC) Assessment data from Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement, and using 2025 Georgia Milestones End-of-Grade (EOG) Assessment data from Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement.
Student Growth 6/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement.

Posted: December 13, 2025

I am currently a student here. Some teachers are very nice, other teachers are absolutely mean, no offense. One teacher called a student an idiot. Not all teachers discipline very well. Bullying and harassment is a 3/5 rating, not all teachers care. Rarely any fun days, ex. Dress downs, movies, etc. Lots of children curse and it is not acknowledged.

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Posted: May 4, 2018

My experience st this school has been Good. But I do think the kids should have some social time. At least at lunch. Not be assigned seats.

Posted: May 24, 2017

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Posted: May 24, 2017

I like how I got in trouble for nothing

Posted: May 24, 2017

Posted: May 24, 2017

Thay said that I said something that I didn't say and suspended for the rest of the year

Posted: October 5, 2016

The Teacher's are very involved with the students and parents. That is a very big plus for me.

Posted: May 10, 2015

This school is great if your child is a robot or if they were raised in this good ole' community. However, if your child is not one of the above, this school sucks. The teachers are not willing to extend their teaching skills to children with learning disabilities or struggling learners unless they have the above qualities. Instead, teachers at this school would rather harass the parents until the parents take them out of the school. Fortunately at the end of each school year there are open transfers.

Posted: October 2, 2012

I have had four children attend this middle school. Of all the the years of training the 3 years my children have spent at ECMS have been the most rewarding. The teachers at this school are more intersested in the students learning the subject matter and preparing them for high school than just getting through the required materials. The teachers take time to get to know their students. I have had teachers work individually with my child to make sure she is understanding the material. There are many extracirricular activities for the students to participate in. There is no drama or performing arts besides band and chorus which is a negative to me. However overall this is a great school with a caring staff and a diverse student body.

Posted: April 8, 2012

My son is in 6th grade this year. He loves it but of course what kid wouldn't love NEVER having homework. My son is smart but has always had issues with homework. I worked hard from 3rd grade until now to get him better study habits and such to prepare him for middle school. Only to find out none of the teachers give homework.....ever... All that hard work I did down the drain. It is now April and he hasn't had to do any projects or reports or homework... Nothing. Yet he maintains straight A's. I find this extremely fishy and I'm sure if and when my son gets to a place that requires homework he's going to have problems wanting to do it and turn it in all over again.

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1 Lake Shore Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Wentworth GA 13.2 mi
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3 University Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Hardeeville SC 22.2 mi
4 Fords Pointe Apartment Complex Savannah GA 24.7 mi
5 Village Green Neighborhood/Subdivision Savannah GA 26 mi
6 Richmond Place Neighborhood/Subdivision Richmond Hill GA 26.5 mi
7 The Farm at Buckwalter Neighborhood/Subdivision Bluffton SC 26.9 mi
8 White Oak Neighborhood/Subdivision Richmond Hill GA 28.2 mi
9 Mainstreet Neighborhood/Subdivision Richmond Hill GA 28.6 mi
10 Plantation Way Neighborhood/Subdivision Richmond Hill GA 29.5 mi
11 Richmond Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Richmond Hill GA 29.7 mi
12 Buckhead Neighborhood/Subdivision Richmond Hill GA 33.6 mi
13 Laurel bay Neighborhood/Subdivision Beaufort SC 33.8 mi
14 Buckhead North Neighborhood/Subdivision Richmond Hill GA 34 mi
15 Habersham Neighborhood/Subdivision Beaufort SC 34.3 mi
16 Dunham Marsh Neighborhood/Subdivision Richmond Hill GA 34.3 mi
17 Shadow Moss Neighborhood/Subdivision Beaufort SC 34.5 mi
18 WaterWays Township Neighborhood/Subdivision Richmond Hill GA 35.2 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Guyton Guyton GA 2.2 mi
2 Pooler Pooler GA 17.1 mi
3 Downtown Savannah savannah GA 23.9 mi
4 Richmond Hill Richmond Hill GA 28.3 mi
5 Richmond Hill Richmond Hill GA 28.3 mi
6 Richmond Hill, Bryan County Richmond Hill Unicorporated GA 37 mi
7 Hinesville Hinesville GA 37.2 mi
Base Distance
Hunter Army Airfield 25.6 mi.
Fort Stewart 36.3 mi.
Beaufort MCAS 38.1 mi.
Parris Island MCRD 38.7 mi.
Beaufort Naval Hospital 39.3 mi.
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