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Enrollment
752
High
DISTRICT 809 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102003978
Islands High School
170 Whitemarsh Island Rd, Savannah, GA 31410 · (912) 395-2000 · Chatham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Georgia public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
285 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 205 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 187 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 185 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 175 | 23% |
Student demographics
55%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 DistinguishedMath
29.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +16.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 16 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% |
| 2022-23 | 17.4% |
| 2021-22 | 13.1% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Islands High School
Islands High School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islands High School this school | 752 | 37.9% | 44.3% |
| Temple High School Temple | 868 | 36.8% | 34.2% |
| Schley Middle High School Ellaville | 649 | 45.1% | 59.4% |
| Bowdon High School Bowdon | 428 | 40.4% | 41.9% |
| Harlem High School Harlem | 1,318 | 42.2% | 45.9% |
| Morgan County High School Madison | 1,117 | 45.6% | 62.9% |
Matched among Georgia high 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 Islands High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #165 of 411 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #268 of 417 ▼ 64 | #6 of 11 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #314 of 480 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #76 of 413 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #212 of 413 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #362 of 425 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #14 of 168 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
752
-227 (-23%) vs 2020
+38% since 2010-11, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 752 | 54.9 | 13.7:1 | 38% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 814 | 53.9 | 15.1:1 | 41% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 862 | 55.4 | 15.6:1 | 29% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 979 | 59 | 16.6:1 | 24% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 1,019 | 57.8 | 17.6:1 | 22% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 983 | 58 | 16.9:1 | 30% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 23% (123) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Islands High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (1,019 to 752); teachers down 5% (57.8 to 54.9).
About Islands High School
At 170 Whitemarsh Island Rd in Savannah, Georgia, Islands High School operates as a small high school. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 752 students. Enrollment is 33% lower than the average for high schools in Georgia, which is about 1,120.
Islands High School reports to Savannah-Chatham County, which has 58 schools and 36,355 students.
At 64%, White students outnumber all other groups at Islands High School combined. It is also 16% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Chatham County's residents are about 47% White, 17 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Islands High School comes in at 55%.
Islands High School counts 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.7 students for each one. The 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia is higher than this school's figure. About 38% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. On average, public schools in Chatham County report 74%.
Islands High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of Georgia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 57.8% for a school in Georgia with Islands High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Islands High School posts 44.3%.
Chatham County has about 300,879 residents, and median household income is about $71,097, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 60 public schools in Chatham County, with a combined enrollment of about 36,380.
Nearest public school: Marshpoint Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Islands High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 38.5% on proficiency, and Islands High School is above that at 44.3%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 979 in 2020-21 and 752 in 2024-25, a decrease of 227 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.7:1) than in 2020-21 (16.6:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Islands High School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Marshpoint Elementary School0.3 mi · 603
- Coastal Middle School0.4 mi · 486
- May Howard Elementary School2.4 mi · 539
- Johnson High School3.0 mi · 762
- Savannah Early College High School3.4 mi · 151
- The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High3.4 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Islands High SchoolHow large is Islands High School?
Islands High School enrolls approximately 752 students in grades 09-12.
Is Islands High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Islands High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Islands High School have?
Islands High School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Islands High School?
At Islands High School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 8% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Islands High School?
Islands High School is overseen by Savannah-Chatham County in Chatham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.