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Ellis Elementary School

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Ellis Elementary School ranks 677 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

677^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Ellis Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Savannah, Georgia, with 428 students enrolled. It is part of the Savannah-Chatham County School District, which is ranked 127 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the district's lower ranking, Ellis Elementary consistently outperforms the Savannah-Chatham County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments across multiple grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 58.1% of 7th graders at Ellis were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30% for the district and 40.7% for the state. In math, 58.6% of 8th graders at Ellis were proficient or better, compared to 28.2% for the district and 47% for the state. While Ellis is only rated 2 stars by SchoolDigger, its statewide ranking has fluctuated between the 400s and 700s out of over 1,200 Georgia elementary schools in recent years, placing it in the top half to top third of elementary schools in the state.

Factors that may contribute to Ellis Elementary's academic success include its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.5 to 10.7 students per teacher in recent years, and its higher per-student spending, ranging from $10,668 to $12,297 per student, compared to nearby schools. Other high-performing schools in the area, such as Jacob G. Smith Elementary and Savannah Classical Academy Charter School, also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting pockets of excellence within the Savannah-Chatham County school system.

419

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,316

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 E 49th St
Savannah, GA 31405

(912) 395-5470

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

African American:

32.2%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!Social Studies scores 25 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg29%

Georgia avg41%

Elementary school

677^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

180^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 32Elementary Schools in the Savannah-Chatham County

127^th of 206Savannah-Chatham County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	677 of 1238	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	668 of 1248	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	632 of 1242	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	708 of 1244	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	567 of 1214	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	444 of 1234	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	484 of 1209	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.8	542 of 1205	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.7	543 of 1233	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.1	446 of 1240	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.7	320 of 1231	74.0%	★★★★☆
2013	73.3	330 of 1225	73.1%	★★★★☆
2012	69.3	402 of 1201	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.7	496 of 1212	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.3	561 of 1183	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.3	577 of 1133	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.3	559 of 1134	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.4	452 of 1125	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.6	528 of 1101	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	180 of 584	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	199 of 588	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	248 of 577	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	220 of 567	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.6	133 of 542	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	225 of 559	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	210 of 543	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.6	216 of 539	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.6	270 of 545	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.4	139 of 537	74.1%	★★★★☆
2014	74.4	106 of 521	79.7%	★★★★☆
2013	78.8	65 of 527	87.7%	★★★★☆
2012	77.1	88 of 508	82.7%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	87 of 504	82.7%	★★★★☆
2010	77.7	74 of 494	85.0%	★★★★☆
2009	64.1	165 of 466	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.9	169 of 462	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	76.6	70 of 445	84.3%	★★★★☆
2006	81.0	51 of 420	87.9%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%+5 vs state

Mathematics35%-9 vs state

Science31%-7 vs state

Social Studies14%-25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, September 3, 2010

Ellis (Charles Ellis Montessori Academy) has recently become an application only school. It's an old school, very charming. My children have been going for 3 years now. They embrace all of the cultures that are a part of the school and include plenty of opportunities for the school community to get together. I chose to apply for Ellis after learning about the Montessori way of learning. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	220 E 49th St	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-5470	419	43	9.7	41.5%	207 (49.4%)	135 (32.2%)	27 (6.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.5%)	40.8	677^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.3%		41.6	668^th of 1248 public elementary schools	46.5%	9		41.7	43.5	31.0	55.9	58.1	48.3	41.7	28.3	19.0	14.7	54.8	58.6	23.8	41.4	13.8	$22,316	$746	$21,571
Jacob G. Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Lamara Dr	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6530	466	38	12.2	47.4%	173 (37.1%)	209 (44.8%)	32 (6.9%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.2%)	69.1	334^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.0%		79.1	241^st of 1248 public elementary schools	80.7%	93		41.0	52.9	62.5				44.6	57.4	45.8				48.6			$19,365	$1,031	$18,333
Susie King Taylor Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1709 Bull St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	No	(912) 395-4200	284	21	13.5	85.9%	29 (10.2%)	227 (79.9%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	17.7	1035^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.4%		17.6	1048^th of 1248 public elementary schools	16.0%	13		32.5	17.6	24.3	18.8	18.5		20.0	26.5	18.9	6.3	14.8		10.8			$17,533	$2,181	$15,352
Hodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	975 Clinch Street	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5200	420	30	14.2	95.2%	14 (3.3%)	366 (87.1%)	21 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.6%)	37.5	718^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.0%		36.7	745^th of 1248 public elementary schools	40.3%	27		19.0	37.7	32.3				33.3	47.2	32.3				37.7			$20,087	$2,343	$17,743
Savannah Classical Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 E Anderson St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-4040	349	32	11.0	93.1%	71 (20.3%)	175 (50.1%)	67 (19.2%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	93.7	88^th of 1238 public elementary schools	92.9%		91.4	117^th of 1248 public elementary schools	90.6%	29		75.0	68.8	69.7	77.8	66.7	81.8	66.7	75.0	63.6	74.1	70.0	100.0	66.7	95.5	90.9	$24,894	$322	$24,571
Gadsden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	919 May St	Savannah	31415	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5940	493	39	12.6	99.0%	4 (0.8%)	465 (94.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	14.4	1104^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.8%		14.6	1104^th of 1248 public elementary schools	11.5%			13.5	21.1	9.9				27.0	33.8	11.1				14.6			$19,668	$2,005	$17,663
Andrea B Williams Elementary School	Public	1-5	1150 Wheaton St	Savannah	31404	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-2500	414	39	10.6	93.0%	10 (2.4%)	365 (88.2%)	25 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)	11.8	1149^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.2%		14.1	1116^th of 1248 public elementary schools	10.6%	33		10.6	17.3	17.6				18.6	23.5	12.2				20.3			$20,839	$3,241	$17,597
Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5111 Dillon Ave	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6501	361	30	12.0	97.8%	5 (1.4%)	317 (87.8%)	28 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	9	1198^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.6	1198^th of 1248 public elementary schools	4.0%			5.9	6.7	22.7				7.8	11.1	18.2				20.5			$20,396	$2,169	$18,227
Henderson E Formey Junior Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	400 E Broad St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5500	324	27	12.2	96.0%	12 (3.7%)	268 (82.7%)	31 (9.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)																	$27,956	$1,532	$26,425
Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	649 W Jones St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-5975	770	67	11.5	51.0%	193 (25.1%)	392 (50.9%)	73 (9.5%)	31 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (10.4%)	83.6	193^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	84.4%		82.3	206^th of 1248 public elementary schools	83.5%	13	100.0	39.3	48.1	57.1	79.6	77.6	76.5	54.1	67.9	57.1	71.3	60.7	59.2	61.5	63.2	62.2	$17,571	$758	$16,814

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellis Elementary School

What district is Ellis Elementary School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

How many students attend Ellis Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Ellis Elementary School.

Is Ellis Elementary School a good school?

Ellis Elementary School ranks 677^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ellis Elementary School?

Students at Ellis Elementary School are 49% White, 32% African American, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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