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Otis J Brock III Elementary School
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedWhat this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Otis J Brock III Elementary School
Set in Savannah, Georgia, Otis J Brock III Elementary School is an average-sized K-5 school, operated by Savannah-Chatham County. It serves 568 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Otis J Brock III Elementary School is one of 58 schools operated by Savannah-Chatham County, a district that educates 36,355 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Otis J Brock III Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 72% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 17% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Otis J Brock III Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Otis J Brock III Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 89% of students at Otis J Brock III Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Chatham County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, Otis J Brock III Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.4%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Chatham County put median household income runs about $71,097, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Chatham County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,380 students), Otis J Brock III Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Otis J Brock III Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 32.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 566 students in 2018 compared to 568 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 93% to 72% over that span.
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