Georgetown School

Georgetown School, a moderately sized elementary campus in Savannah, Georgia, run under Savannah-Chatham County, instructs 544 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 58 schools in Savannah-Chatham County (36,355 students total), Georgetown School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Georgetown School logs that the largest single group is Black at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 22% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Georgetown School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Chatham County indicate median household income runs about $71,097, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Chatham County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,380 students), Georgetown School is one campus in the mix.

Southwest Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Georgetown School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Georgetown School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 22.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Georgetown School's enrollment has ticked down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 733 (now 544). Over the same period, the White share declined from 32% to 22%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.