Largo-Tibet Elementary School

Largo-Tibet Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Savannah, Georgia, overseen by Savannah-Chatham County, educates 611 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Savannah-Chatham County, which oversees 58 schools and 36,355 students, Largo-Tibet Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Largo-Tibet Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 69% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 14% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Chatham County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Largo-Tibet Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Chatham County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Largo-Tibet Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 34.7%; actual is 18.4%, a gap of -16.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Chatham County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,097 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chatham County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,380 students), Largo-Tibet Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

White Bluff Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Largo-Tibet Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Largo-Tibet Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 32.2%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 6 years. Largo-Tibet Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 666 (now 611). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 77% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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