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White Bluff Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1113^th

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of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

White Bluff Elementary School in Savannah, GA, serves 701 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district. The school currently ranks in the bottom 10% of elementary schools statewide, though it has shown notable improvement in student attendance over the past few years.

Academically, White Bluff faces significant challenges, particularly in 5th-grade math, where only 14.5% of students met proficiency standards—less than half the district average (33.2%) and about one-third of the state average (44.1%). However, performance is not uniformly low across all grades: 4th-grade math proficiency (29.2%) was nearly double that of 5th grade, suggesting that specific cohorts or grade-level dynamics play a role. Nearby schools like Jacob G. Smith Elementary (70th percentile) and Heard Elementary (46th percentile) outperform White Bluff by wide margins, while Windsor Forest Elementary (40th percentile) and Hodge Elementary (27th percentile) also rank higher despite serving similar student populations.

One of the most encouraging trends is the school's progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, which has dropped from 41.0% in 2021-2022 to 21.5% today—a nearly 50% reduction. Still, this rate remains higher than nearby schools like Ellis Elementary (6.1%) and Hesse School (9.4%). Additionally, White Bluff spends $18,326 per student, which is less than several peers with similar economic profiles, including Ellis ($22,316) and Haven Elementary ($20,396). With 85.31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a high-needs community, and its challenges appear consistent across all student groups rather than isolated to any one demographic.

701

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,326

Per pupil spending ?

85.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9402 White Bluff Road
Savannah, GA 31406

(912) 395-3325

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Students who attend White Bluff Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Jenkins High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.0%

Hispanic:

16.5%

White:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (22% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg38%

Georgia avg47%

1,113^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Savannah-Chatham County

117^th of 202Savannah-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	13.2	1113 of 1222	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	1173 of 1238	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1087 of 1236	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1065 of 1223	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1001 of 1220	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	985 of 1214	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	904 of 1234	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	941 of 1209	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	1007 of 1205	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	1062 of 1233	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	1010 of 1240	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.6	1017 of 1231	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.2	981 of 1225	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	1071 of 1201	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.0	1067 of 1212	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.9	875 of 1183	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.4	914 of 1133	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	976 of 1134	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	912 of 1125	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.8	892 of 1101	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	747 of 829	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	834 of 892	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	788 of 879	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	735 of 870	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	646 of 876	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	174 of 215	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	304 of 317	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	1076 of 1189	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	1144 of 1224	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1078 of 1223	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1073 of 1212	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1002 of 1206	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	394 of 504	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	512 of 583	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	388 of 565	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	1074 of 1186	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	1161 of 1225	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1051 of 1220	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1002 of 1210	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	966 of 1209	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics23%-25 vs state

Science20%-25 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)	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 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
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%)	13.2	1113^th of 1222 public elementary schools	8.9%		10.6	1173^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	5.3%	60		24.8	29.2	14.5				19.6			$18,326	$2,029	$16,298
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%)	36	737^th of 1222 public elementary schools	39.7%		28.1	871^st of 1238 public elementary schools	29.6%	134		31.3	53.0	31.7				28.2			$17,051	$1,689	$15,362
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%)	36.4	726^th of 1222 public elementary schools	40.6%		47.6	597^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.8%	129	100.0	50.0	46.2	30.1	25.3	29.0	48.6	26.6	25.7	27.9	$16,695	$1,131	$15,564
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	843^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	31.0%		29.5	841^st of 1238 public elementary schools	32.1%	2		33.1	36.1	32.8	19.0	16.5	20.6	38.0	20.6	19.1	$16,336	$1,345	$14,991
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%)	41.4	656^th of 1222 public elementary schools	46.3%		57.8	466^th of 1238 public elementary schools	62.4%	190		46.3	55.2	27.3				27.3			$17,754	$1,384	$16,370
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	1122^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	8.2%		9	1198^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.2%	76		29.3	13.0	10.6				25.5			$20,396	$2,169	$18,227
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	369^th of 1222 public elementary schools	69.8%		69.1	334^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.0%	35		48.6	52.6	52.4				59.0			$19,365	$1,031	$18,333
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%)	17.6	1038^th of 1222 public elementary schools	15.1%		14.9	1092^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	11.8%	54		31.4	15.4	16.7	29.2	18.3	25.8	20.9	31.1	39.3	$18,502	$2,074	$16,428
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	892^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	27.0%		37.5	718^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.0%	174		27.8	43.3	20.4				31.5			$20,087	$2,343	$17,743
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	665^th of 1222 public elementary schools	45.6%		40.8	677^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.3%	12		51.1	33.3	25.0	31.5	46.9	64.6	45.5	51.6	48.4	$22,316	$746	$21,571

Frequently Asked Questions about White Bluff Elementary School

Is White Bluff Elementary School a good school?

White Bluff Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of White Bluff Elementary School?

Students at White Bluff Elementary School are 65% African American, 17% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend White Bluff Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 701 students attended White Bluff Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of White Bluff Elementary School attend?

Students who attend White Bluff Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Jenkins High School

What district is White Bluff Elementary School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

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