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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102004291

Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School

705 E Anderson St # 31401, Savannah, GA 31401 · (912) 395-4040 · Chatham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL68 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Georgia public high schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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 high schools

Enrollment
68
High
DISTRICT 809 · STATE 1,120
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
51 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 91928%
Grade 102029%
Grade 111928%
Grade 121015%
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
1218%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
1928%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
3349%
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Two+
46%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
3551%
Female
3349%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
Math
78.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +49.5pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 49 points since 2021.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearMath
2024-2578.6%
2023-24100.0%
2022-2347.7%
2021-2229.1%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 37 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School

Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School's state test result (75.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School this school6875.0%75.9%
Elizabeth Andrews High School
Stone Mountain
16783.2%7.8%
Savannah Early College High School
Savannah
15160.9%57.5%
Second Chance
Claxton
55100.0%1.9%
EXCEL Academy
McDonough
21366.7%4.8%
Dooly County High School
Vienna
32982.4%10.5%
Matched among Georgia high 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 Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn GeorgiaIn Chatham County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
68#439 of 480#12 of 13
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
68
+14 (+26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 6.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25689.57.2:175% (51)
2023-24848.69.8:164% (54)
2022-23727.99.1:172% (52)
2020-215486.8:180% (43)
2017-18681.161.8:176% (52)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (68 to 68); teachers up 764% (1.1 to 9.5).

About Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School

A very small high school in Savannah, Georgia, Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School is part of Savannah-Chatham County. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 68 students. That is 94% below the average of about 1,120 students for high schools in Georgia.

Enrollment across the 58 schools in Savannah-Chatham County totals 36,355 students.

Black students account for 49% of enrollment at Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 28% Hispanic, 18% White, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 39% of Chatham County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.

Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School reports a ratio of 7.2 students per teacher, from 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia is 8.0 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School, 75% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Chatham County is close, at 74%.

Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 97% of Georgia public high schools.

Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School outperforms its prediction by 37.3 points. The model expects 38.6% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Georgia; the school's rate is 75.9%.

Census data for Chatham County show median household income comes to about $71,097, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 60 public schools in the county, enrolling about 36,380, Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School among them.

Savannah Classical Academy Charter School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 35.2%; Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School's is 75.9%, ranking 1st of 8.

The NCES locale for Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School is a public charter school.

Federal enrollment counts increased from 54 (2020-21) to 68 (2024-25).

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Chatham County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School
District
Savannah-Chatham County
Address
705 E Anderson St # 31401, Savannah, GA 31401
Phone
(912) 395-4040
County
Chatham County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
68
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
7.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
51 (75%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
130102004291
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School
How large is Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School?
Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School enrolls approximately 68 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School serve?
Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School is approximately 7.2:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School?
At Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 28% Hispanic, 49% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School in?
Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School is part of Savannah-Chatham County.
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