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Enrollment
484
Middle
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102000362
DeRenne Middle School
1009 Clinch St, Savannah, GA 31405 · (912) 395-5900 · Chatham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Georgia public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
455 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 175 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 149 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 160 | 33% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
12.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.3pp since 2021
Math
7.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.6% | 7.8% |
| 2023-24 | 16.1% | 8.9% |
| 2022-23 | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| 2021-22 | 7.3% | 3.8% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
9.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 29% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like DeRenne Middle School
DeRenne Middle School's state test result (9.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeRenne Middle School this school | 484 | 94.0% | 9.9% |
| Hubert Middle School Savannah | 471 | 91.1% | 9.1% |
| Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet Albany | 478 | 96.0% | 79.2% |
| Myers Middle School Savannah | 503 | 93.2% | 9.9% |
| Rothschild Leadership Academy School Columbus | 498 | 100.0% | 8.0% |
| East Columbus Magnet Academy Columbus | 395 | 97.5% | 15.9% |
Matched among Georgia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DeRenne Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #457 of 470 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #462 of 474 ▼ 15 | #7 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #457 of 474 ▼ 6 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #213 of 465 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #385 of 487 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #12 of 471 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #428 of 471 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #181 of 479 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #24 of 305 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
484
-168 (-26%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 810
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 484 | 46.1 | 10.5:1 | 94% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 41.6 | 11.9:1 | 91% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 47.6 | 11.1:1 | 93% (492) |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 85% (553) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 45.3 | 14.4:1 | 81% (529) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 47 | 12.8:1 | 99% (591) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | 60 | 12.0:1 | 89% (643) |
| 2000-01 | 770 | 55 | 14.0:1 | 61% (472) |
| 1990-91 | 810 | 54 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DeRenne Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (651 to 484); teachers up 2% (45.3 to 46.1).
About DeRenne Middle School
DeRenne Middle School serves students in Savannah, Georgia, as a small middle school. Enrollment stands at 484 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 37% below the 763-student average for middle schools in Georgia.
Savannah-Chatham County has a total of 58 schools and 36,355 students, DeRenne Middle School among them.
Roughly 88% of students at DeRenne Middle School are Black. Other groups include 8% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Chatham County residents are about 39% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
Its ratio of 10.5:1 is based on 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1, 3.6 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 94%. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Chatham County.
DeRenne Middle School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of Georgia public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations places DeRenne Middle School in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 18.9 points below it (9.9% actual, 28.8% predicted).
The county, Chatham County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,097, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 60 public schools and about 36,380 students.
Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. DeRenne Middle School ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 9.9% against a local average of 35.0%.
The federal government classifies DeRenne Middle School's location as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 484, compared with 652 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.5:1) than in 2020-21 (13.9:1).
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Chatham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
300,879
Census ACS
Median income
$71,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
36,380 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Savannah-Chatham County
- Godley Station SchoolElementary · 1,585 students
- Groves High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Jenkins High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Pulaski Elementary SChoolElementary · 1,147 students
- New Hampstead High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- New Hampstead K-8 SchoolElementary · 1,118 students
Other schools in Savannah
- Godley Station SchoolElementary · 1,585 students
- Jenkins High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Pulaski Elementary SChoolElementary · 1,147 students
- Windsor Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,069 students
- Hesse SchoolElementary · 996 students
- Beach High SchoolHigh · 973 students
Nearby schools
- Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy0.2 mi · 441
- Beach High School0.6 mi · 973
- Haven Elementary School0.9 mi · 361
- Jacob G. Smith Elementary School1.2 mi · 466
- Ellis Elementary School1.2 mi · 419
- Butler Elementary School1.3 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About DeRenne Middle SchoolHow many students attend DeRenne Middle School?
DeRenne Middle School enrolls approximately 484 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does DeRenne Middle School serve?
DeRenne Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DeRenne Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DeRenne Middle School is approximately 10.5:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is DeRenne Middle School?
DeRenne Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 8% Hispanic, 88% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is DeRenne Middle School in?
DeRenne Middle School is part of Savannah-Chatham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.