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Isle of Hope School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1092^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Isle of Hope School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Savannah, Georgia, with 613 students. 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. Isle of Hope School has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Georgia elementary schools over the past 10 years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Isle of Hope School consistently underperforms the Savannah-Chatham County and Georgia state averages across all grade levels and subject areas on the Milestones Assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 34.9% statewide, and only 20% were proficient in Math compared to 44.3% statewide. The school also has very high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 81.94% to 87.44% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Despite spending between $9,728 to $10,911 per student, which is slightly higher than the district average, Isle of Hope School continues to struggle academically.

When comparing Isle of Hope School to other nearby schools in the Savannah-Chatham County district, it is clear that Isle of Hope is an outlier in terms of academic performance. Schools like May Howard Elementary, Marshpoint Elementary, and Jacob G. Smith Elementary all significantly outperform Isle of Hope on state assessments, with proficiency rates that are 2-3 times higher in many cases. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and student/family engagement, may be playing a larger role in Isle of Hope School's performance.

569

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,502

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Parkersburg Rd
Savannah, GA 31406

(912) 395-6555

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Students who attend Isle of Hope School usually attend:

High:

Johnson High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.9%

White:

12.5%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg29%

Georgia avg41%

Elementary school

1,092^nd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

494^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	14.9	1092 of 1238	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1088 of 1248	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1034 of 1242	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	961 of 1244	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	970 of 1214	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	954 of 1234	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	912 of 1209	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.5	882 of 1205	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	1035 of 1233	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	1044 of 1240	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	53.8	690 of 1231	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.3	666 of 1225	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.8	731 of 1201	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.5	782 of 1212	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.1	847 of 1183	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.6	616 of 1133	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.7	487 of 1134	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.0	624 of 1125	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.5	455 of 1101	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	494 of 584	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	404 of 588	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	476 of 577	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	487 of 567	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	434 of 542	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	447 of 559	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	421 of 543	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	451 of 539	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	493 of 545	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	487 of 537	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	433 of 521	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.5	406 of 527	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.8	341 of 508	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.9	269 of 504	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.6	395 of 494	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies21%-18 vs state

Science20%-17 vs state

English Language Arts19%-20 vs state

Mathematics14%-29 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, August 3, 2017

This is our 3rd year with isle of hope and so far we are very please . Great teachers and love the new administration. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, November 7, 2015

Isle of Hope had a long history of being a "good school". I am not a fan of the k-8 model. My elementary students are highly influenced by middle schoolers, and it seems like behavior issues are a BIG problem school wide. I decided that my children will no longer continue their time at Isle of Hope. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 3, 2010

Both my wife and I are alumnus (63-69)(71-77). It was a wonderful school then (Principle, Montene Swann) and has continued to be a hidden favorite to all that have had the pleasure of attending or working there. My son started there in 2006 and this is my daughters first year there. I could not be happier Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 8, 2010

This is a great neighborhood school with a lot of experienced teachers. We transferred here from another school and right away you could tell that my child's teacher had a lot higher expectations than the last school. Close Quote

Schools Near Isle of Hope School

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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
Isle of Hope School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Parkersburg Rd	Savannah	31406	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6555	569	47	12.1	88.0%	71 (12.5%)	398 (69.9%)	49 (8.6%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	14.9	1092^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	11.8%		15.8	1088^th of 1248 public elementary schools	12.8%	4		16.0	11.3	29.1	22.4	25.0	12.3	20.0	11.3	16.4	11.9	14.1	12.3	26.8	14.0	21.1	$18,502	$2,074	$16,428
Hesse School	Public	PK, KG-8	9116 Whitefield Ave	Savannah	31406	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6440	996	75	13.2	70.8%	360 (36.1%)	216 (21.7%)	344 (34.5%)	23 (2.3%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.2%)	47.6	597^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.8%		43.7	639^th of 1248 public elementary schools	48.8%	42	85.0	46.3	33.0	35.1	27.1	34.3	29.8	51.4	50.0	29.2	25.5	39.4	31.0	42.7	16.7	29.8	$16,695	$1,131	$15,564
Heard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	414 Lee Blvd	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6630	636	49	12.9	72.8%	105 (16.5%)	423 (66.5%)	39 (6.1%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (7.9%)	57.8	466^th of 1238 public elementary schools	62.4%		44.6	632^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	49.4%	166		38.6	54.1	42.7				45.1	50.6	34.4				43.8			$17,754	$1,384	$16,370
White Bluff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9402 White Bluff Road	Savannah	31406	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-3325	701	49	14.4	85.3%	63 (9.0%)	456 (65.0%)	116 (16.5%)	19 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	40 (5.7%)	10.6	1173^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	5.3%		15.5	1093^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	12.4%	80		13.0	9.9	15.7				15.0	19.8	11.8				23.8			$18,326	$2,029	$16,298
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
Windsor Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	414 Briarcliff Cir	Savannah	31419	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-3353	656	47	13.9	83.8%	88 (13.4%)	370 (56.4%)	119 (18.1%)	31 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	37 (5.6%)	28.1	871^st of 1238 public elementary schools	29.6%		24.9	929^th of 1248 public elementary schools	25.6%	58		19.3	29.6	27.3				31.6	43.9	26.1				25.2			$17,051	$1,689	$15,362
May Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Wilmington Island Rd	Savannah	31410	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-3925	539	54	9.9	30.1%	403 (74.8%)	29 (5.4%)	31 (5.8%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.0%)	88.2	148^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.0%		92.4	104^th of 1248 public elementary schools	91.7%	44		61.4	55.9	62.0				78.3	68.8	57.7				62.0			$22,123	$1,435	$20,688
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
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
Marshpoint Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	135 Whitemarsh Island Rd	Savannah	31410	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-4000	603	55	11.0	51.6%	357 (59.2%)	135 (22.4%)	45 (7.5%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.0%)	84.5	188^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.8%		84.2	186^th of 1248 public elementary schools	85.1%	2		41.6	68.2	57.0				53.9	75.3	65.0				70.0			$19,637	$875	$18,762

Frequently Asked Questions about Isle of Hope School

Is Isle of Hope School a good school?

Isle of Hope School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Isle of Hope School attend?

Students who attend Isle of Hope School usually go on to attend:

High : Johnson High School

What district is Isle of Hope School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

What is the racial makeup of Isle of Hope School?

Students at Isle of Hope School are 70% African American, 12% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Isle of Hope School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Isle of Hope School.

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