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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Savannah-Chatham County

This page covers 34 elementary schools in Savannah-Chatham County, including 4 charter schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

34
Schools Ranked
Georgia
State
4
Charter Schools
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Ellis Elementary School
Grades PK–08441 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.5:1) · above-average investment ($17,225/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
10.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,225
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
40%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Tybee Island Maritime Academy School
Grades KG–08421 studentsCharter
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1) · above-average investment ($17,225/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,225
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
3
rank
Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
Grades PK–08766 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1) · above-average investment ($17,225/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,225
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Jacob G. Smith Elementary School
Grades PK–05460 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1) · above-average investment ($17,225/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,225
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
May Howard Elementary School
Grades PK–05543 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($17,225/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,225
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
6
rank
Pooler Elementary School
Grades PK–05397 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.4:1) · above-average investment ($17,225/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
12.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,225
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
7
rank
Godley Station School
Grades PK–081,135 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,225/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,225
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
49%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Marshpoint Elementary School
Grades PK–05647 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1) · above-average investment ($17,225/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,225
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Heard Elementary School
Grades PK–05641 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,225/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,225
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Savannah Classical Academy Charter School
Grades KG–08365 studentsCharter
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1) · above-average investment ($17,225/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,225
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
24 more elementary schools in Savannah-Chatham County not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
34
Elementary Schools
58
Total Schools
66
#1 Score
53
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.