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What's the biggest difference between Heard Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102000364
Heard Elementary School
414 Lee Blvd, Savannah, GA 31405 · (912) 395-6630 · Chatham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
463 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
52%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
44.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +13.7pp since 2021
Math
43.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 14 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.7% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 39.1% |
| 2022-23 | 41.5% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.9% | 29.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Heard Elementary School
Heard Elementary School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heard Elementary School this school | 636 | 72.8% | 40.5% |
| Locust Grove Elementary School Locust Grove | 576 | 75.0% | 29.7% |
| Rocky Creek Elementary Hampton | 696 | 67.2% | 39.7% |
| Luella Elementary School Locust Grove | 616 | 70.8% | 28.8% |
| Chapel Hill Elementary School Douglasville | 620 | 69.2% | 32.5% |
| Lorraine Elementary School Stockbridge | 571 | 73.2% | 35.8% |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 Heard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #541 of 1,208 | #8 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #554 of 1,215 ▲ 73 | #8 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #359 of 1,215 ▲ 214 | #8 of 33 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.7pp | #45 of 1,183 | #7 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #515 of 1,324 | #11 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #517 of 1,301 | #18 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #740 of 1,301 | #21 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.8% | #799 of 1,312 | #26 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #843 of 854 | #22 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
636
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 636 | 49 | 13.0:1 | 73% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 47.3 | 14.0:1 | 71% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 46 | 13.9:1 | 65% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 60% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 54% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 56% (345) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 54% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 64% (294) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (639 to 636); teachers up 9% (45 to 49).
About Heard Elementary School
Heard Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Savannah, Georgia. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 636 students.
The district, Savannah-Chatham County, operates 58 schools serving 36,355 students.
About 67% of the student body at Heard Elementary School is Black. Other groups include 17% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Chatham County residents are about 39% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 49 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 13.3:1. About 73% of students at Heard Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Chatham County average a similar 74%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Heard Elementary School would be expected to post about 39.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.5%.
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 share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 60, with about 36,380 students.
UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Heard Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
The school's size has been steady, with 637 students in 2020-21 and 636 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.2:1 to 13.0:1.
The discussion board for Heard Elementary School is open to topics like fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Other Heard Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Heard Elementary. Heard Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Heard Elementary SchoolFranklin, GA · 722 students
- Heard Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 596 students
- Heard Elementary SchoolDothan, AL · 389 students
Nearby schools
- UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center0.6 mi · 69
- Hodge Elementary School0.7 mi · 420
- Jenkins High School1.2 mi · 1,265
- Jacob G. Smith Elementary School1.3 mi · 466
- School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low1.4 mi · 605
- Haven Elementary School1.6 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Heard Elementary SchoolHow large is Heard Elementary School?
Heard Elementary School enrolls approximately 636 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Heard Elementary School serve?
Heard Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Heard Elementary School have?
Heard Elementary School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Heard Elementary School?
Student demographics at Heard Elementary School are roughly 17% White, 6% Hispanic, 67% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Heard Elementary School in?
Heard Elementary School is part of Savannah-Chatham County.
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