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Enrollment
1,011
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102004185
Rice Creek School
100 Mulberry Ave, Port Wentworth, GA 31407 · (912) 395-4100 · Chatham County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,011 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Georgia public elementary 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.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
754 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 | 46 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 131 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 39% larger than its 8th grade class (94).
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 DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +16.2pp since 2021
Math
29.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +17.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 16 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.9% | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 24.4% |
| 2022-23 | 19.5% | 17.5% |
| 2021-22 | 13.7% | 11.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Rice Creek School
Rice Creek School's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Creek School this school | 1,011 | 74.6% | 26.1% |
| Brumby Elementary School Marietta | 963 | 78.3% | 22.4% |
| Norton Elementary School Snellville | 1,042 | 81.2% | 32.2% |
| Rosebud Elementary School Loganville | 1,042 | 80.2% | 51.1% |
| Lovin Elementary School Lawrenceville | 856 | 72.4% | 48.7% |
| Hiram Elementary School Hiram | 797 | 71.5% | 28.6% |
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 Rice Creek School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #901 of 1,208 | #20 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #874 of 1,215 ▲ 82 | #18 of 33 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #719 of 1,215 ▲ 170 | #13 of 33 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.1pp | #21 of 1,183 | #4 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,011 | #75 of 1,324 | #4 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #719 of 1,301 | #22 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #524 of 1,301 | #17 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.6% | #783 of 1,312 | #24 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.1% | #151 of 386 | #5 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
1,011
+216 (+27%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 1,011 | 74.1 | 13.6:1 | 75% (754) |
| 2023-24 | 1,167 | 78 | 15.0:1 | 73% (856) |
| 2022-23 | 1,167 | 73.5 | 15.9:1 | 72% (837) |
| 2020-21 | 795 | 60 | 13.3:1 | 59% (469) |
| 2017-18 | 894 | 58 | 15.4:1 | 59% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 38 | 17.6:1 | 67% (448) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rice Creek School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (894 to 1,011); teachers up 28% (58 to 74.1).
About Rice Creek School
The public elementary school Rice Creek School is located in Port Wentworth, Georgia. There are 1,011 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Georgia enroll around 605, and this school is 67% larger than that mark.
District-wide, Savannah-Chatham County has 58 schools and 36,355 students.
Of every 100 students at Rice Creek School, about 59 are Black. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Chatham County, the Black share is about 39%. The diversity index for Rice Creek School is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Rice Creek School reports a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher, from 74.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Lunch program data show 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Chatham County average a similar 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Rice Creek School lands at C-, ahead of 21% of Georgia public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Rice Creek School is 12.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
Chatham County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $71,097 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Rice Creek School shares Chatham County with 59 other public schools.
Rice Creek School's closest public school neighbor is Godley Station School, about 3.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Rice Creek School is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 216 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback at Rice Creek 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
Nearby schools
- Godley Station School3.9 mi · 1,585
- Blandford Elementary School4.1 mi · 987
- South Effingham Elementary School5.0 mi · 863
- Rincon Elementary School5.4 mi · 1,033
- Pooler Elementary School7.6 mi · 340
- Groves High School8.0 mi · 1,469
Frequently asked questions
About Rice Creek SchoolHow many students attend Rice Creek School?
Rice Creek School enrolls approximately 1,011 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Rice Creek School serve?
Rice Creek School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Rice Creek School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Rice Creek School.
How diverse is Rice Creek School?
Rice Creek School reports a student body of 11% White, 21% Hispanic, 59% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Rice Creek School in?
Rice Creek School is part of Savannah-Chatham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.