1
Alumni: what's one memory from The STEM Academy at Bartlett that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
625
Middle
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102000393
The STEM Academy at Bartlett
207 Montgomery Xrd, Savannah, GA 31406 · (912) 395-3500 · Chatham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL625 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Georgia public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
307 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 209 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 210 | 34% |
Student demographics
67%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
61.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.9pp since 2021
Math
53.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.2% | 53.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.3% | 48.3% |
| 2022-23 | 58.4% | 50.3% |
| 2021-22 | 60.3% | 53.5% |
% 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 The STEM Academy at Bartlett
The STEM Academy at Bartlett's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The STEM Academy at Bartlett this school | 625 | 49.1% | 54.2% |
| Aaron Cohn Middle School Midland | 525 | 53.3% | 47.3% |
| Awtrey Middle School Kennesaw | 593 | 48.1% | 43.0% |
| Flat Rock Middle School Tyrone | 800 | 49.3% | 55.2% |
| Villa Rica Middle Temple | 481 | 47.8% | 28.4% |
| Pine Mountain Middle School Kennesaw | 506 | 55.5% | 49.3% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 The STEM Academy at Bartlett ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #89 of 470 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #119 of 474 ▲ 21 | #1 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #47 of 474 ▲ 6 | #1 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #376 of 465 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 625 | #312 of 487 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #102 of 471 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #64 of 471 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #378 of 479 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #140 of 305 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
625
-53 (-8%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,045
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 625 | 49.1 | 12.7:1 | 49% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 53.1 | 13.1:1 | 56% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 52.1 | 12.9:1 | 46% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 32% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 47.3 | 14.9:1 | 28% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 40% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 924 | 67 | 13.8:1 | 72% (664) |
| 2000-01 | 844 | 55 | 15.3:1 | 52% (438) |
| 1990-91 | 1,045 | 69 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The STEM Academy at Bartlett.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (703 to 625); teachers up 4% (47.3 to 49.1).
About The STEM Academy at Bartlett
The STEM Academy at Bartlett is a small middle-grades school in Savannah, Georgia, under Savannah-Chatham County. The school serves 625 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Savannah-Chatham County counts 58 schools and 36,355 students, including The STEM Academy at Bartlett.
At The STEM Academy at Bartlett, the largest share of students is Black, at 47%. The remaining shares are 29% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Chatham County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school's share is higher. The STEM Academy at Bartlett's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
The STEM Academy at Bartlett counts 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.7 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. About 49% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 74% for public schools in Chatham County.
The STEM Academy at Bartlett is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Chatham County, the median household income is $71,097, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 60 public schools in Chatham County, enrolling about 36,380 students in all.
White Bluff Elementary School is located about 0.7 miles from The STEM Academy at Bartlett. The five-mile area around The STEM Academy at Bartlett holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 28.8% proficiency; The STEM Academy at Bartlett posts 54.2%.
Under the NCES locale system, The STEM Academy at Bartlett is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment declined 8% from its 2020-21 level of 678. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.7:1 to 12.7:1.
To ask about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- White Bluff Elementary School0.7 mi · 701
- Hodge Elementary School1.4 mi · 420
- Largo-Tibet Elementary School1.4 mi · 611
- Hesse School1.4 mi · 996
- UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center1.5 mi · 69
- Heard Elementary School1.7 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About The STEM Academy at BartlettHow large is The STEM Academy at Bartlett?
The STEM Academy at Bartlett enrolls approximately 625 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does The STEM Academy at Bartlett serve?
The STEM Academy at Bartlett serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does The STEM Academy at Bartlett have?
The STEM Academy at Bartlett employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at The STEM Academy at Bartlett?
At The STEM Academy at Bartlett, the student body is approximately 29% White, 12% Hispanic, 47% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees The STEM Academy at Bartlett?
The STEM Academy at Bartlett 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.