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High Schools in Savannah-Chatham County

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At a glance

DistrictSavannah-Chatham County117^th of 201 Georgia districtsFull district overview →

Schools

9,702

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedSavannah Classical Academy Charter High School5^th of 455 Georgia high schools

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Biggest riser

Islands High School up 65 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High 10.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Savannah-Chatham County is home to 12 high schools serving grades 9-12, a diverse mix of traditional comprehensive schools, magnet programs, early college options, technical academies, and charter schools that together rank 117th out of 201 Georgia districts with a 2-star rating.

This district offers a striking contrast in outcomes. The top tier is led by Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School, ranked #5 in the state with 95.6% Algebra I proficiency despite serving 75% free/reduced lunch students and spending just $2,613 per pupil. Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School (#9) and Savannah Arts Academy (#25) both boast 100% graduation rates, while Savannah Early College High School (#35) achieves 87.1% Biology proficiency. These four 5-star schools all keep chronic absenteeism below 10%. Meanwhile, the traditional high schools struggle significantly: Groves High School (#389) has a 77.1% graduation rate and 33.7% chronic absenteeism, while The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High (#403) spends the most per student ($21,265) yet posts the weakest scores, with just 4.1% US History proficiency. Windsor Forest High School (#385), Beach High School (#376), and Johnson High School (#329) all rank in the bottom 30% of Georgia schools.

For parents, the key takeaway is that poverty does not determine outcomes—Woodville-Tompkins and Savannah Classical prove high-poverty schools can excel. However, access matters: the top schools are selective or specialized, while Islands High School (#111) offers the strongest traditional option with a 94% graduation rate and improving Algebra I scores. New Hampstead High School (#204) and Jenkins High School (#286) sit in the middle. The most urgent issue across struggling schools is chronic absenteeism—exceeding 23% at five schools—making attendance the most actionable lever for improvement. Higher spending does not guarantee better results, as the district's lowest-performing school spends eight times more per student than its highest performer.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beach High School	Public	9-12	3001 Hopkins St	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5330	973	65	14.8	85.2%	38 (3.9%)	783 (80.5%)	109 (11.2%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.1%)	17.1	376^th of 455 public high schools	17.4%		23.7	339^th of 451 public high schools	24.8%	37	24.6	18.8	22.3	$17,542	$2,316	$15,226
Johnson High School	Public	9-12	3012 Sunset Blvd	Savannah	31404	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6400	762	65	11.6	83.2%	25 (3.3%)	627 (82.3%)	68 (8.9%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.7%)	23.9	329^th of 455 public high schools	27.7%		28.7	306^th of 451 public high schools	32.2%	23	14.9	33.7	24.7	$18,448	$1,587	$16,861
Jenkins High School	Public	9-12	1800 E de Renne Ave	Savannah	31406	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6300	1,265	86	14.7	73.9%	177 (14.0%)	759 (60.0%)	213 (16.8%)	61 (4.8%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (3.9%)	30	286^th of 455 public high schools	37.1%		24.9	329^th of 451 public high schools	27.1%	43	18.3	35.2	33.7	$15,993	$1,488	$14,505
Groves High School	Public	9-12	100 Priscilla D. Thomas way	Garden City	31408	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-2520	1,469	74	19.7	75.2%	119 (8.1%)	887 (60.4%)	367 (25.0%)	26 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	64 (4.4%)	15.2	389^th of 455 public high schools	14.5%		12.2	409^th of 451 public high schools	9.3%	20	10.3	34.2	20.0	$14,705	$1,457	$13,248
Windsor Forest High School	Public	9-12	12419 Largo Dr	Savannah	31419	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-3400	1,069	70	15.3	74.6%	101 (9.4%)	692 (64.7%)	197 (18.4%)	20 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (5.3%)	16.2	385^th of 455 public high schools	15.4%		17.9	369^th of 451 public high schools	18.2%	16	14.5	22.7	23.7	$16,462	$1,863	$14,599
Savannah Arts Academy	Public	9-12	500 Washington Ave	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-5000	801	60	13.3	19.6%	450 (56.2%)	134 (16.7%)	97 (12.1%)	59 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.6%)	84.9	25^th of 455 public high schools	94.5%		94	8^th of 451 public high schools	98.2%	17	52.8	83.8	73.6	$17,660	$768	$16,892
The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High	Public	9-12	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Savannah	31404	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5050	575	54	10.5	85.0%	21 (3.7%)	518 (90.1%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	12.5	403^rd of 455 public high schools	11.4%		7.5	426^th of 451 public high schools	5.5%	23	12.3	25.0	13.9	$21,265	$2,671	$18,595
Islands High School	Public	9-12	170 Whitemarsh Island Rd	Savannah	31410	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-2000	752	55	13.6	37.9%	483 (64.2%)	121 (16.1%)	61 (8.1%)	26 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.8%)	60	111^th of 455 public high schools	75.6%		48	176^th of 451 public high schools	61.0%	65	39.6	55.6	48.3	$17,797	$1,128	$16,669
Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School	Public	9-12	151 Coach Joe Turner St	Savannah	31408	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6750	694	48	14.4	71.8%	62 (8.9%)	428 (61.7%)	137 (19.7%)	28 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	91.3	9^th of 455 public high schools	98.0%		85.1	30^th of 451 public high schools	93.3%	21	89.6	77.2	65.9	$16,430	$798	$15,632
New Hampstead High School	Public	9-12	2451 Little Neck Rd	Bloomingdale	31302	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6789	1,123	76	14.8	59.5%	181 (16.1%)	578 (51.5%)	256 (22.8%)	33 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.6%)	43.6	204^th of 455 public high schools	55.2%		47.7	179^th of 451 public high schools	60.3%	25	26.4	39.2	48.3	$15,439	$1,128	$14,311
Savannah Early College High School	Public	9-12	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Savannah	31404	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-2535	151	12	12.4	60.9%	18 (11.9%)	97 (64.2%)	21 (13.9%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.9%)	81.7	35^th of 455 public high schools	92.3%		83.2	38^th of 451 public high schools	91.6%	3	42.1	87.1	76.7	$18,236	$753	$17,484
Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	705 E Anderson St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	No	(912) 395-4040	68	10	7.1	75.0%	12 (17.6%)	33 (48.5%)	19 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	94.5	5^th of 455 public high schools	98.9%		80.5	48^th of 451 public high schools	89.4%	43	95.6		84.4	$2,613	$113	$2,500

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bryan County	5.5 mi	12	18^th
Department of Juvenile Justice	6.93 mi	32
Effingham County	15.92 mi	13	21^st
Liberty County	17.5 mi	14	129^th
Bulloch County	30.45 mi	15	75^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.