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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts

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Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts ranks 193 rd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts is a public elementary and middle school in Savannah, Georgia, serving 776 students in grades PK-8. The school is part of the Savannah-Chatham County School District, which is ranked 127 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Georgia elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 193 out of 1,238 and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, significantly outperforming the Savannah-Chatham County and Georgia state averages across most grade levels and subject areas on the Milestones Assessments. In 2024-2025, the school had 100% proficiency in Algebra I, compared to just 29% for the district and 44.9% for the state. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 39.3% in 3rd grade to 79.6% in 6th grade, far exceeding the district's 26.2% to 32.4% and the state's 34.9% to 43%. The school also outperformed the district and state in Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.

Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts stands out not only for its academic excellence but also for its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.3 to 11.7 over the past three years, compared to nearby schools with ratios ranging from 10.7 to 14.7. The school's spending per student has also increased from $9,842 in 2016-2017 to $10,592 in 2018-2019, higher than the national average but lower than some of the nearby schools. This suggests that the school is able to achieve high academic performance despite serving a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 42.82% to 51.42% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past three years.

770

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,571

Per pupil spending ?

51%

Free/discounted lunch ?

649 W Jones St
Savannah, GA 31401

(912) 395-5975

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.9%

White:

25.1%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg29%

Georgia avg41%

Elementary school

193^rd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

44^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	83.6	193 of 1238	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	206 of 1248	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	237 of 1242	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	253 of 1244	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	376 of 1214	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.8	215 of 1234	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	143 of 1209	88.2%	★★★★☆
2017	85.4	150 of 1205	87.6%	★★★★☆
2016	78.8	220 of 1233	82.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.7	257 of 1240	79.3%	★★★★☆
2014	82.6	132 of 1231	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	81.8	152 of 1225	87.6%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	148 of 1201	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	85.1	97 of 1212	92.0%	★★★★★
2010	10.1	1102 of 1183	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.7	993 of 1133	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	1066 of 1134	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.0	1107 of 1125	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.2	1078 of 1101	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	44 of 584	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	45 of 588	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	70 of 577	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	59 of 567	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	61 of 542	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	82 of 559	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	88 of 543	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	80.7	86 of 539	84.0%	★★★★☆
2016	82.0	76 of 545	86.1%	★★★★☆
2015	86.1	59 of 537	89.0%	★★★★☆
2014	86.0	4 of 521	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	86.7	2 of 527	99.6%	★★★★★
2012	86.6	3 of 508	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	86.1	15 of 504	97.0%	★★★★★

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+55 vs state

English Language Arts66%+26 vs state

Mathematics62%+19 vs state

Science62%+25 vs state

Social Studies62%+23 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, January 26, 2013

This school has not lived up to the expectations that were promised. It lacks a strong leader to drive the students and staff into a positive direction it needs to go in. It has so much potential which is being wasted on ineffective leadership. 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
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
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
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
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
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
Butler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1909 Cynthia St	Savannah	31415	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-2525	524	41	12.7	89.3%	7 (1.3%)	430 (82.1%)	72 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	15.1	1089^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.0%		26.1	913^th of 1248 public elementary schools	26.8%	176		10.1	22.4	25.8				18.0	28.4	16.4				20.9			$19,630	$1,809	$17,821
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
Otis J Brock III Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1804 Stratford St	Savannah	31415	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5300	568	40	14.2	88.7%	33 (5.8%)	409 (72.0%)	99 (17.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (3.9%)	16.3	1066^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.4	1029^th of 1248 public elementary schools	17.5%	37		10.9	19.4	22.0				26.1	37.5	15.4				15.4			$16,974	$1,687	$15,287
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts

What is the racial makeup of Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts?

Students at Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts are 51% African American, 25% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

Is Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts a good school?

Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts ranks 193^rd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 770 students attended Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts.

What district is Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts in?

Savannah-Chatham County

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