Ellis Elementary School

As a tight-knit K-5 school in Savannah, Georgia, Ellis Elementary School instructs 419 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Savannah-Chatham County. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Savannah-Chatham County runs 58 schools in total, collectively educating 36,355 students. Ellis Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Ellis Elementary School shows that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 32% Black, 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Chatham County as a whole.

On the resource side, Ellis Elementary School shows 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Chatham County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Ellis Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 55.9%; this one comes in at 39.7%, -16.2 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Chatham County put median household income runs about $71,097, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Chatham County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,380 students), Ellis Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Savannah Arts Academy, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ellis Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.4%.

Ellis Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 20%: 521 students in 2018 compared to 419 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Ellis Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.