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Gould Elementary School

Q: Is Gould Elementary School a good school?

Gould Elementary School ranks 837 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

837^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Gould Elementary School in Savannah, GA, serves 559 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district.

Gould is a school on the rise. After several years ranking in the bottom 15% of Georgia elementary schools, it has climbed to the 31st percentile statewide—a 24-point jump in just two years. This is especially notable because about 93% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a measure of economic need. The school has also cut chronic absenteeism in half, from 32.2% in 2021-2022 to 15.5% now—a rate that is actually better than both the district (16.6%) and state (17.7%) averages. Nearby, Haven Elementary still struggles with a 29.4% absenteeism rate, while Jacob G. Smith Elementary has a lower rate at 7.9%. Gould also stands out for its strong results with African American students, ranking in the 58th percentile for that subgroup—well above its overall ranking. The school invests heavily in its students, spending $20,594 per child and maintaining a low 10.7:1 student-teacher ratio, the lowest among nearby schools.

Academically, the picture is mixed but improving. Third grade math proficiency jumped 14 points in one year to 43.7%, now above the district average. However, math proficiency declines as students move up—dropping to 34.6% in 4th grade and 25% in 5th grade—a pattern seen at several neighboring schools. Science is a clear strength: 5th grade science proficiency soared from 14.9% to 44.1% in one year, beating the district and nearly matching the state average. While the most recent science score (30.4%) pulled back, it still outpaces Gadsden Elementary (20.4%) and Susie King Taylor Community School (20%). English Language Learner students also perform modestly above the school's overall ranking. Gould is clearly building momentum, and its recent gains in attendance, early-grade math, and science suggest the school is heading in the right direction.

559

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,594

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4910 Pineland Dr
Savannah, GA 31405

(912) 395-5400

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Students who attend Gould Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

West Chatham Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.9%

Hispanic:

38.1%

White:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Science scores 14 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg38%

Georgia avg47%

837^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th 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	29.8	837 of 1219	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	874 of 1238	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1150 of 1236	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1055 of 1223	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1052 of 1220	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1124 of 1214	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	961 of 1234	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	947 of 1209	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	981 of 1205	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	1044 of 1233	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	1013 of 1240	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.7	881 of 1231	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.3	898 of 1225	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.0	932 of 1201	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	952 of 1212	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.9	923 of 1183	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	867 of 1133	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.1	923 of 1134	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.9	723 of 1125	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.0	594 of 1101	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	350 of 828	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.3	514 of 892	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	714 of 879	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	803 of 870	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	666 of 876	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	137 of 214	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	218 of 317	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	293 of 304	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	246 of 286	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	258 of 283	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	954 of 1186	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	815 of 1224	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1114 of 1223	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1072 of 1212	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1074 of 1206	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	351 of 503	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	424 of 583	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	553 of 565	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	496 of 535	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	500 of 516	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	693 of 1183	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.7	901 of 1225	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1137 of 1220	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	979 of 1210	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1020 of 1209	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	43.9	222 of 455	51.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	2.0	768 of 772	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	670 of 775	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2023)51st percentile+37 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile-12 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics35%-13 vs state

Science30%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 20, 2018

A school that supports the students, parents, and teachers for continued success in all areas. Kind and supportive environment. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, December 2, 2016

Severe bullying issue, complete lack of supervision from the staff and absolutely poor ability to handle children. Worse experience ever! My children had to be removed from the school because of the threats of bodily harm from the other students. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 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
Gould Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4910 Pineland Dr	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5400	559	52	10.7	92.7%	59 (10.6%)	234 (41.9%)	213 (38.1%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	29.8	837^th of 1219 public elementary schools	31.3%		28	874^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.4%	37	43.7	34.6	25.0				30.4			$20,594	$2,159	$18,434
Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	301 Buckhalter Rd	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-4070	216	13	17.1	73.1%	73 (33.8%)	79 (36.6%)	43 (19.9%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	17.4	1043^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	14.4%		11.3	1159^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.4%	116	28.6	37.5	15.0				15.0			$21,512	$2,113	$19,399
Garden City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4037 Kessler Ave	Garden City	31408	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6820	597	45	13.2	90.6%	33 (5.5%)	181 (30.3%)	360 (60.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	45.7	607^th of 1219 public elementary schools	50.2%		39.4	694^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.9%	87	38.3	41.7	43.6				43.6			$17,250	$1,881	$15,369
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
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%)	12.3	1119^th of 1219 public elementary schools	8.2%		9	1198^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.2%	79	29.3	13.0	10.6				25.5			$20,396	$2,169	$18,227
Pulaski K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1001 Tibet Ave	Savannah	31419	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6466	1,147	79	14.5	78.8%	130 (11.3%)	571 (49.8%)	354 (30.9%)	25 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	58 (5.1%)	29.7	841^st of 1219 public elementary schools	31.0%		29.5	841^st of 1238 public elementary schools	32.1%		33.1	36.1	32.8	19.0	16.5	20.6	38.0	20.6	19.1	$16,336	$1,345	$14,991
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
Otis J Brock III Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1804 Stratford St	Savannah	31401	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
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
Jacob G. Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5330 Montgomery Street	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%)	66	368^th of 1219 public elementary schools	69.8%		69.1	334^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.0%	34	48.6	52.6	52.4				59.0			$19,365	$1,031	$18,333

Frequently Asked Questions about Gould Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Gould Elementary School?

Students at Gould Elementary School are 42% African American, 38% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Gould Elementary School a good school?

Gould Elementary School ranks 837^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gould Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Gould Elementary School.

What district is Gould Elementary School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

What schools do graduates of Gould Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Chatham Middle School

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