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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Oglethorpe Charter School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
567
Middle
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102002303
Oglethorpe Charter School
7202 Central Ave, Savannah, GA 31406 · (912) 395-5075 · Chatham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
498 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 158 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 156 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 253 | 45% |
Student demographics
26%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
18.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.3pp since 2021
Math
22.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.9% | 21.1% |
| 2022-23 | 16.3% | 11.6% |
| 2021-22 | 17.5% | 15.3% |
% 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% 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 Oglethorpe Charter School
Oglethorpe Charter School's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe Charter School this school | 567 | 87.8% | 18.1% |
| Hubert Middle School Savannah | 471 | 91.1% | 9.1% |
| DeRenne Middle School Savannah | 484 | 94.0% | 9.9% |
| Myers Middle School Savannah | 503 | 93.2% | 9.9% |
| Belair Middle School Augusta | 776 | 82.5% | N/A |
| Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet Albany | 478 | 96.0% | 79.2% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 Oglethorpe Charter School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #410 of 470 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #375 of 474 ▼ 18 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #416 of 474 ▼ 24 | #3 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.1pp | #240 of 465 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #339 of 487 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #122 of 471 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.9% | #413 of 471 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #212 of 479 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #223 of 305 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
567
-36 (-6%) vs 2020
+85% since 2000-01, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 567 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 88% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 44.1 | 13.2:1 | 87% (507) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 45.1 | 13.4:1 | 82% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 69% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 41.1 | 14.6:1 | 54% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 57% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 37% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 33 | 9.3:1 | 21% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oglethorpe Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (599 to 567); teachers up 7% (41.1 to 44).
About Oglethorpe Charter School
Oglethorpe Charter School is a middle school in Savannah, Georgia, reachable at (912) 395-5075. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 567 students. The school is 26% below the average for middle schools in Georgia.
Savannah-Chatham County has 36,355 students in 58 schools, and Oglethorpe Charter School is one of those schools.
The share of Black students at Oglethorpe Charter School is 86%. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. Chatham County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
With 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.9:1. Middle schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 14.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Oglethorpe Charter School, 88% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Chatham County average 74%.
Oglethorpe Charter School is in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.0%. The school's actual rate is 18.1%, 13.8 points lower.
For Chatham County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $71,097 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Chatham County number 60, with about 36,380 students.
Oglethorpe Charter School's nearest public school is Isle of Hope School (about 1.3 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Oglethorpe Charter School. Oglethorpe Charter School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Oglethorpe Charter School is City: Mid-size. Oglethorpe Charter School is one of the charter schools in Georgia.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decrease, from 603 to 567. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.4:1 to 12.9:1.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Oglethorpe Charter School. 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
Nearby schools
- Isle of Hope School1.3 mi · 569
- UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center1.7 mi · 69
- Jenkins High School1.9 mi · 1,265
- Hesse School2.0 mi · 996
- School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low2.1 mi · 605
- Heard Elementary School2.2 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About Oglethorpe Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oglethorpe Charter School?
Oglethorpe Charter School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Oglethorpe Charter School serve?
Oglethorpe Charter School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Oglethorpe Charter School have?
Oglethorpe Charter School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oglethorpe Charter School?
At Oglethorpe Charter School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 86% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Oglethorpe Charter School in?
Oglethorpe Charter School is part of Savannah-Chatham County.
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