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How has Pulaski Elementary SChool changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,147
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102000386
Pulaski Elementary SChool
1001 Tibet Ave, Savannah, GA 31419 · (912) 395-6466 · Chatham County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,147 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
904 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 52 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 139 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 142 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 147 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 153 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is 88% larger than its 8th grade class (74).
Student demographics
64%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
24.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.4pp since 2021
Math
25.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -11.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 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 down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.3% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 43.8% |
| 2022-23 | 31.2% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.6% | 36.9% |
% 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Pulaski Elementary SChool
Pulaski Elementary SChool's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski Elementary SChool this school | 1,147 | 78.8% | 28.7% |
| Brumby Elementary School Marietta | 963 | 78.3% | 22.4% |
| Magill Elementary School Loganville | 1,259 | 76.3% | 34.4% |
| New Hampstead K-8 School Bloomingdale | 1,118 | 78.5% | 31.0% |
| Norton Elementary School Snellville | 1,042 | 81.2% | 32.2% |
| Rice Creek School Port Wentworth | 1,011 | 74.6% | 26.1% |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 Pulaski Elementary SChool ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #842 of 1,208 | #18 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #962 of 1,215 ▼ 438 | #23 of 33 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #889 of 1,215 ▼ 433 | #19 of 33 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #51 of 1,183 | #1 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,147 | #35 of 1,324 | #2 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #969 of 1,301 | #29 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #337 of 1,301 | #12 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #734 of 1,312 | #18 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +66.2% | #12 of 386 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
1,147
+549 (+92%) vs 2020
+121% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 1,147 | 79.1 | 14.5:1 | 79% (904) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 43.5 | 13.2:1 | 65% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 42.8 | 14.3:1 | 71% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 59% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 48 | 14.4:1 | 59% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 50 | 14.6:1 | 71% (514) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 49 | 11.8:1 | 67% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 70% (380) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 36 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pulaski Elementary SChool.
Since 2017-18: students up 66% (690 to 1,147); teachers up 65% (48 to 79.1).
About Pulaski Elementary SChool
Pulaski Elementary SChool sits in Savannah, Georgia, and is classified as an elementary school. The school counted 1,147 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8. That is 90% bigger than the average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
Besides Pulaski Elementary SChool, Savannah-Chatham County runs 57 other schools. The district enrolls 36,355 students.
The student body at Pulaski Elementary SChool has no majority group. Black students lead at 50%. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 39% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
There are 79.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pulaski Elementary SChool, giving a ratio of 14.5:1. Elementary schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 13.3:1. By family income, 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pulaski Elementary SChool falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 28.7% actual against 36.6% predicted.
In Chatham County, the median household earns about $71,097 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Chatham County, 60 public schools serve about 36,380 students.
Pulaski Elementary SChool's nearest public school is Largo-Tibet Elementary School (about 0.9 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Pulaski Elementary SChool ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Pulaski Elementary SChool is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 598 in 2020-21 and 1,147 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.
This page is set up for the Pulaski Elementary SChool community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- 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
- Jenkins High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Windsor Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,069 students
- Hesse SchoolElementary · 996 students
- Beach High SchoolHigh · 973 students
- Savannah Arts AcademyHigh · 801 students
Other Pulaski Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pulaski Elementary. Pulaski Elementary SChool is the largest of the 5.
- Pulaski Elementary SchoolSomerset, KY · 535 students
- Pulaski ElementaryPulaski, VA · 472 students
- Pulaski ElementaryPulaski, TN · 471 students
- PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPULASKI, NY · 422 students
Nearby schools
- Largo-Tibet Elementary School0.9 mi · 611
- Windsor Forest High School1.4 mi · 1,069
- Windsor Forest Elementary School1.6 mi · 656
- White Bluff Elementary School1.7 mi · 701
- The STEM Academy at Bartlett2.3 mi · 625
- Hodge Elementary School2.8 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Pulaski Elementary SChoolHow large is Pulaski Elementary SChool?
Pulaski Elementary SChool enrolls approximately 1,147 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Pulaski Elementary SChool serve?
Pulaski Elementary SChool serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pulaski Elementary SChool?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pulaski Elementary SChool is approximately 14.5:1 (79 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pulaski Elementary SChool?
At Pulaski Elementary SChool, the student body is approximately 11% White, 31% Hispanic, 50% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pulaski Elementary SChool in?
Pulaski Elementary SChool is part of Savannah-Chatham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.