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Gadsden Elementary School

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Gadsden Elementary School ranks 858 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

858^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Gadsden Elementary School serves 493 students in grades PK-5 in Savannah's historic downtown area, operating within the Savannah-Chatham County district, where approximately 99% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Gadsden is showing genuine momentum. The school's overall state ranking jumped from the 11th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 30th percentile in 2025-2026—its best performance in at least a decade. This improvement outpaces several nearby schools like Andrea B Williams Elementary (14th percentile) and Susie King Taylor Community School (3rd percentile). The school also demonstrates notable strength with its African American students, ranking in the 50th percentile statewide for this subgroup. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 30.2% in 2023-2024 to 22.5% in 2025-2026, though it remains above the state average of 17.7% and higher than nearby Ellis Elementary (6.1%) and Jacob G. Smith Elementary (7.9%).

One striking pattern is the "5th grade cliff." In 2025-2026, 3rd grade math proficiency was 39.2% and 4th grade math reached 44.1%—actually exceeding the district average of 42.6%—but 5th grade math plummeted to 20.3%. This pattern has persisted for years, with 5th grade math at just 1.5% in 2023-2024. The school spends $19,668 per student, more than Otis J Brock III Elementary ($16,974) and Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts ($17,571), yet outcomes still trail those schools. Notably, Savannah Classical Academy Charter School, just 1.25 miles away, achieves an 88th percentile ranking despite serving a similarly high-poverty population—suggesting that instructional models, not poverty alone, drive results. Gadsden's recent gains are encouraging, but sustaining improvement in upper elementary grades will be critical.

493

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,668

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

919 May St
Savannah, GA 31415

(912) 395-5940

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Students who attend Gadsden Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

DeRenne Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.3%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Science scores 24 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg38%

Georgia avg47%

858^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 31Elementary Schools in the Savannah-Chatham County

117^th of 201Savannah-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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	858 of 1219	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	1104 of 1238	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1097 of 1236	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1030 of 1223	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1058 of 1220	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1106 of 1214	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1143 of 1234	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1118 of 1209	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	1093 of 1205	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	1115 of 1233	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	1096 of 1240	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.9	1038 of 1231	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.7	1101 of 1225	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.2	1112 of 1201	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.9	1098 of 1212	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.2	960 of 1183	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	966 of 1133	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.6	1018 of 1134	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.4	1102 of 1125	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	975 of 1101	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	417 of 828	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.6	700 of 892	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	718 of 879	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	555 of 870	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	654 of 876	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	850 of 1186	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	979 of 1224	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1062 of 1223	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	930 of 1212	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1029 of 1206	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	821 of 1183	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	10.2	1165 of 1225	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1124 of 1220	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1100 of 1210	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1069 of 1209	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)50th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics36%-12 vs state

Science20%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (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	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 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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	28.3	858^th of 1219 public elementary schools	29.6%		14.4	1104^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.8%	246		39.2	44.1	20.3				20.4				$19,668	$2,005	$17,663
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%)	66	367^th of 1219 public elementary schools	69.9%		83.6	193^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	84.4%	174	76.8	46.7	62.8	42.2	62.1	60.9	60.4	42.7	50.0	63.3	64.6	$17,571	$758	$16,814
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%)	7.1	1182^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	3.0%		17.7	1035^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.4%	147		14.3	14.6	11.5	5.8	13.8	14.8	20.0	25.9	7.4		$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
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%)	31.8	807^th of 1219 public elementary schools	33.8%		15.1	1089^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.0%	282		32.9	36.8	37.8				31.8				$19,630	$1,809	$17,821
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%)	87.7	152^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	87.5%		93.7	88^th of 1238 public elementary schools	92.9%	64		64.9	75.5	70.6	47.1	52.0	83.8	94.1	80.7	87.1		$24,894	$322	$24,571
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%)	40.4	664^th of 1219 public elementary schools	45.5%		40.8	677^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.3%	13		51.1	33.3	25.0	31.5	46.9	64.6	45.5	51.6	48.4		$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%)	26.3	890^th of 1219 public elementary schools	27.0%		37.5	718^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.0%	172		27.8	43.3	20.4				31.5				$20,087	$2,343	$17,743
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%)	16.7	1048^th of 1219 public elementary schools	14.0%		11.8	1149^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.2%	101		23.1	24.8	16.1				32.4				$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%)	23.5	940^th of 1219 public elementary schools	22.9%		16.3	1066^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.9%	126		44.1	29.7	18.3				21.1				$16,974	$1,687	$15,287

Frequently Asked Questions about Gadsden Elementary School

What district is Gadsden Elementary School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

What schools do graduates of Gadsden Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gadsden Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : DeRenne Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Gadsden Elementary School?

Students at Gadsden Elementary School are 94% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Gadsden Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Gadsden Elementary School.

Is Gadsden Elementary School a good school?

Gadsden Elementary School ranks 858^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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