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Enrollment
1,265
High
DISTRICT 809 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102000388
Jenkins High School
1800 E de Renne Ave, Savannah, GA 31406 · (912) 395-6300 · Chatham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,265 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Georgia public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.8:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
935 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 | 468 | 37% |
| Grade 10 | 286 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 284 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 227 | 18% |
Student demographics
59%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
11.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -10.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 10 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 11.6% |
| 2022-23 | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.4% |
% 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% 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 Jenkins High School
Jenkins High School's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins High School this school | 1,265 | 73.9% | 20.9% |
| Windsor Forest High School Savannah | 1,069 | 74.6% | 20.4% |
| Shaw High School Columbus | 1,162 | 81.0% | 24.9% |
| Groves High School Garden City | 1,469 | 75.2% | 13.7% |
| Stockbridge High School Stockbridge | 1,456 | 67.5% | 15.8% |
| Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School Savannah | 694 | 71.8% | 70.2% |
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 Jenkins High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #338 of 411 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #376 of 417 ▼ 12 | #9 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,265 | #192 of 480 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #130 of 413 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #160 of 413 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.9% | #207 of 425 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.5% | #45 of 226 | N/A |
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
1,265
+264 (+26%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,379
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 1,265 | 85.5 | 14.8:1 | 74% (935) |
| 2023-24 | 1,179 | 82.4 | 14.3:1 | 73% (857) |
| 2022-23 | 1,118 | 73.4 | 15.2:1 | 63% (709) |
| 2020-21 | 1,001 | 73 | 13.7:1 | 50% (501) |
| 2017-18 | 1,059 | 73.9 | 14.3:1 | 47% (499) |
| 2015-16 | 979 | 73 | 13.4:1 | 68% (665) |
| 2010-11 | 1,359 | 94 | 14.5:1 | 53% (715) |
| 2000-01 | 1,597 | 88 | 18.1:1 | 30% (484) |
| 1990-91 | 1,379 | 73 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jenkins High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (1,059 to 1,265); teachers up 16% (73.9 to 85.5).
About Jenkins High School
Jenkins High School is a mid-sized high school that serves part of Savannah, Georgia. There are 1,265 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12.
Savannah-Chatham County has 36,355 students spread across 58 schools.
Black students are 60% of those enrolled at Jenkins High School. The rest of enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 14% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Chatham County's population at about 39%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
With 85.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.8:1. The average for high schools in Georgia is about 15.2:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Jenkins High School, 74% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 74% average for public schools in Chatham County.
Jenkins High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of Georgia public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Jenkins High School ranks in the bottom 10% in Georgia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.9%, against a prediction of 39.1%.
In Chatham County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $71,097 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Chatham County number 60, with about 36,380 students.
Jenkins High School is about 0.3 miles from School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Jenkins High School at 6th of 8.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment rose 26% over 4 years, reaching 1,265 in 2024-25. The ratio was 13.7:1 in 2020-21 and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Pulaski Elementary SChoolElementary · 1,147 students
- New Hampstead High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- New Hampstead K-8 SchoolElementary · 1,118 students
- Windsor Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,069 students
Other schools in Savannah
- Godley Station SchoolElementary · 1,585 students
- Pulaski Elementary SChoolElementary · 1,147 students
- Windsor Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,069 students
- Hesse SchoolElementary · 996 students
- Beach High SchoolHigh · 973 students
- Savannah Arts AcademyHigh · 801 students
Nearby schools
- School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low0.3 mi · 605
- Myers Middle School1.1 mi · 503
- UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center1.1 mi · 69
- Heard Elementary School1.2 mi · 636
- Jacob G. Smith Elementary School1.4 mi · 466
- Johnson High School1.6 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Jenkins High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jenkins High School?
Jenkins High School enrolls approximately 1,265 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Jenkins High School serve?
Jenkins High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jenkins High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jenkins High School is approximately 14.8:1 (86 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jenkins High School?
Jenkins High School reports a student body of 14% White, 17% Hispanic, 60% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Jenkins High School?
Jenkins 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.