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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102003975
Shuman Elementary School
415 Goebel Ave, Savannah, GA 31404 · (912) 395-4500 · Chatham County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
448 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 25% |
This year's 1st grade class (86) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).
Student demographics
42%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
18.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +9.2pp since 2021
Math
23.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.2pp 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 24 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.7% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.8% | 29.9% |
| 2022-23 | 13.9% | 19.1% |
| 2021-22 | 9.5% | 10.6% |
% 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
25.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Shuman Elementary School
Shuman Elementary School's state test result (25.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuman Elementary School this school | 482 | 92.9% | 25.5% |
| International Studies Elementary Charter School Albany | 470 | 96.4% | 34.5% |
| North Douglas Elementary School Douglasville | 537 | 88.3% | 28.7% |
| Pointe South Elementary School Riverdale | 508 | 100.0% | 13.9% |
| Otis J Brock III Elementary School Savannah | 568 | 88.7% | 21.4% |
| Lee Street Elementary School Jonesboro | 515 | 100.0% | 9.6% |
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 Shuman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #914 of 1,208 | #21 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #987 of 1,215 ▼ 145 | #24 of 33 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #1,047 of 1,215 ▼ 121 | #26 of 33 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.2pp | #96 of 1,183 | #9 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #898 of 1,324 | #22 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #887 of 1,301 | #24 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #921 of 1,301 | #26 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #547 of 1,312 | #7 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.6% | #47 of 854 | #1 of 22 |
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
482
-67 (-12%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 482 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 93% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 39 | 12.4:1 | 85% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 96% (486) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 83% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 51 | 14.7:1 | 84% (628) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 52 | 14.6:1 | 95% (719) |
| 2010-11 | 672 | 52 | 12.9:1 | 92% (617) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shuman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (749 to 482); teachers down 33% (51 to 34).
About Shuman Elementary School
Shuman Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Savannah-Chatham County, located in Savannah, Georgia. A total of 482 students attend the school, which covers grades 1 through 5. Against the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 20% lower.
The district, Savannah-Chatham County, operates 58 schools serving 36,355 students.
By race and ethnicity, Shuman Elementary School is 73% Black. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic and 3% White. That compares with about 39% Black among all Chatham County residents. Shuman Elementary School has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1, with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 13.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Shuman Elementary School is 93%. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Chatham County.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Shuman Elementary School's results are 3.8 points below predicted: 25.5% against 29.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Chatham County, median household income is about $71,097, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 60 public schools operate in Chatham County, serving about 36,380 students.
The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Shuman Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 482 was 12% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 549. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.2:1, from 16.1:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Shuman Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High0.6 mi · 575
- Savannah Early College High School0.6 mi · 151
- Andrea B Williams Elementary School0.6 mi · 414
- Hubert Middle School1.1 mi · 471
- Savannah Classical Academy Charter School1.2 mi · 349
- Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School1.2 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Shuman Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shuman Elementary School?
Shuman Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades 01-05.
Is Shuman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shuman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Shuman Elementary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Shuman Elementary School.
How diverse is Shuman Elementary School?
Shuman Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 20% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Shuman Elementary School?
Shuman Elementary School is overseen by Savannah-Chatham County in Chatham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.