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The public schools with the biggest test-score declines in Chatham County, Georgia

42 public schools in Chatham County, Georgia appear in this ranking of the public schools with the biggest test-score declines, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Pulaski Elementary SChool leads the list at -8.0pp, against a median of +4.5pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Chatham County, Georgia

Best 3-yr change

-8.0pp

Median 3-yr change

+4.5pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Pulaski Elementary SChool	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	1,147	32.8%	24.8%	-8.0pp
2	Jacob G. Smith Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	466	56.5%	50.2%	-6.2pp
3	New Hampstead K-8 School	Bloomingdale, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	1,118	28.5%	24.8%	-3.7pp
4	Pooler Elementary School	Pooler, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	340	30.7%	27.4%	-3.3pp
5	Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	216	19.2%	16.0%	-3.2pp
6	Susie King Taylor Community School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	284	23.6%	20.7%	-2.9pp
7	White Bluff Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	701	16.3%	14.1%	-2.2pp
8	Hubert Middle School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	471	9.0%	7.7%	-1.4pp
9	School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	605	15.5%	14.5%	-1.1pp
10	Isle of Hope School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	569	16.9%	16.8%	-0.1pp
11	Southwest Middle School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	528	11.1%	11.2%	+0.0pp
12	The STEM Academy at Bartlett	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	625	56.9%	57.5%	+0.6pp
13	Southwest Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	769	24.1%	25.9%	+1.8pp
14	Mercer Middle School	Garden City, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	512	8.3%	10.9%	+2.6pp
15	West Chatham Middle School	Pooler, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	713	15.2%	18.4%	+3.1pp
16	Haven Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	361	8.6%	11.9%	+3.2pp
17	May Howard Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	539	60.8%	64.2%	+3.4pp
18	Godley Station School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	1,585	30.7%	34.6%	+3.8pp
19	Gadsden Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	493	15.2%	19.1%	+3.9pp
20	Oglethorpe Charter School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	567	16.4%	20.5%	+4.1pp
21	Myers Middle School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	503	5.2%	9.3%	+4.2pp
22	DeRenne Middle School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	484	5.5%	10.2%	+4.7pp
23	Butler Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	524	14.3%	19.6%	+5.3pp
24	Windsor Forest Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	656	23.9%	29.5%	+5.6pp
25	Ellis Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	419	34.6%	41.4%	+6.7pp
26	Garden City Elementary School	Garden City, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	597	26.8%	34.5%	+7.7pp
27	Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	770	57.3%	65.0%	+7.7pp
28	West Chatham Elementary School	Pooler, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	796	23.3%	31.1%	+7.8pp
29	Bloomingdale Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	350	25.6%	33.9%	+8.2pp
30	Hesse School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	996	28.3%	37.1%	+8.8pp
31	Gould Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	559	16.7%	25.9%	+9.2pp
32	Andrea B Williams Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	414	6.6%	16.6%	+10.1pp
33	Coastal Middle School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	486	38.6%	49.4%	+10.8pp
34	Shuman Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	482	10.0%	21.3%	+11.2pp
35	Otis J Brock III Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	568	8.2%	21.4%	+13.1pp
36	Heard Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	636	30.2%	43.9%	+13.7pp
37	Hodge Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	420	18.6%	33.2%	+14.6pp
38	Marshpoint Elementary School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	603	43.5%	60.0%	+16.6pp
39	Rice Creek School	Port Wentworth, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	1,011	12.6%	29.6%	+17.1pp
40	Tybee Island Maritime Academy School	Tybee Island, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	432	42.8%	61.2%	+18.4pp
41	Georgetown School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	544	22.6%	45.7%	+23.1pp
42	Savannah Classical Academy Charter School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	349	40.0%	73.1%	+33.1pp

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