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Isle of Hope School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1038^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Isle of Hope School is a Pre-K through 8th grade school in Savannah, GA, serving 569 students in the Savannah-Chatham County district, where 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking finding is the school's "middle school effect." While the elementary grades face significant challenges—4th grade math proficiency sits at just 15.4% compared to the district's 42.6%—the middle school tells a very different story. In 8th grade, science proficiency reached 31.1%, actually exceeding the state average of 29.7%, and social studies hit 39.3%, nearly matching the state's 40.2%. Both figures dramatically outperform the district averages. The school also saw remarkable year-over-year gains in 8th grade, with science jumping 17 percentage points and social studies rising 18 points. Even more impressive, students taking Algebra I achieved 56% proficiency in 2023-2024, far surpassing both the district (29.6%) and state (44%). This suggests that students who stay through the middle grades benefit from particularly effective instruction, and that advanced math students are exceptionally well prepared.

Chronic absenteeism has also improved dramatically, dropping from 22.3% to 16.8% in the most recent year—now better than both the district and state averages. This is a notable achievement for a school with high economic disadvantage. When compared to nearby schools, Isle of Hope's middle school outperforms Hesse School in 8th grade science (31.1% vs. 25.7%) and social studies (39.3% vs. 27.9%), despite Hesse ranking higher overall. However, the elementary grades lag significantly behind schools like May Howard Elementary, which serves a more affluent population. With a favorable 12.1:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $18,502, the school has resources in place. The combination of strong middle school results and improving attendance suggests recent initiatives may be taking hold, offering hope for continued progress.

569

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,502

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Parkersburg Rd
Savannah, GA 31406

(912) 395-6555

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Students who attend Isle of Hope School usually attend:

High:

Johnson High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.9%

White:

12.5%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg32%

Georgia avg43%

Elementary school

1,038^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

344^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	1038 of 1222	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	1092 of 1238	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1082 of 1236	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1024 of 1223	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	952 of 1220	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	970 of 1214	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	954 of 1234	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	912 of 1209	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.5	882 of 1205	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	1035 of 1233	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	1044 of 1240	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	53.8	690 of 1231	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.3	666 of 1225	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.8	731 of 1201	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.5	782 of 1212	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.1	847 of 1183	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.6	616 of 1133	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.7	487 of 1134	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.0	624 of 1125	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.5	455 of 1101	58.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	686 of 829	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	825 of 892	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	785 of 879	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	756 of 870	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	609 of 876	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	971 of 1189	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	1075 of 1224	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1026 of 1223	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1034 of 1212	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	911 of 1206	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	1017 of 1186	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	1062 of 1225	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1101 of 1220	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	991 of 1210	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	983 of 1209	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	344 of 578	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.9	494 of 585	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	401 of 578	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	474 of 569	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	484 of 558	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	434 of 542	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	447 of 559	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	421 of 543	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	451 of 539	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	493 of 545	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	487 of 537	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	433 of 521	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.5	406 of 527	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.8	341 of 508	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.9	269 of 504	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.6	395 of 494	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	211 of 480	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	17.1	450 of 494	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	344 of 489	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	431 of 485	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	467 of 482	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	356 of 550	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.2	482 of 567	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	382 of 558	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	462 of 553	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	480 of 544	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	321 of 550	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.3	489 of 569	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	406 of 561	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	460 of 559	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	472 of 553	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	253 of 417	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)56th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

White (2024)39th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies39%~ state avg

Science26%-12 vs state

Mathematics23%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 3, 2017

This is our 3rd year with isle of hope and so far we are very please . Great teachers and love the new administration. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, November 7, 2015

Isle of Hope had a long history of being a "good school". I am not a fan of the k-8 model. My elementary students are highly influenced by middle schoolers, and it seems like behavior issues are a BIG problem school wide. I decided that my children will no longer continue their time at Isle of Hope. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 3, 2010

Both my wife and I are alumnus (63-69)(71-77). It was a wonderful school then (Principle, Montene Swann) and has continued to be a hidden favorite to all that have had the pleasure of attending or working there. My son started there in 2006 and this is my daughters first year there. I could not be happier Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 8, 2010

This is a great neighborhood school with a lot of experienced teachers. We transferred here from another school and right away you could tell that my child's teacher had a lot higher expectations than the last school. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
May Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Wilmington Island Rd	Savannah	31410	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-3925	539	54	9.9	30.1%	403 (74.8%)	29 (5.4%)	31 (5.8%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.0%)	80.2	222^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	81.8%		88.2	148^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.0%	74		67.6	67.5	61.4				50.0			$22,123	$1,435	$20,688
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
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
Marshpoint Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	135 Whitemarsh Island Rd	Savannah	31410	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-4000	603	55	11.0	51.6%	357 (59.2%)	135 (22.4%)	45 (7.5%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.0%)	86.9	160^th of 1222 public elementary schools	86.9%		84.5	188^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.8%	28		68.8	75.1	58.8				63.6			$19,637	$875	$18,762

Frequently Asked Questions about Isle of Hope School

Is Isle of Hope School a good school?

Isle of Hope School ranks in the bottom 15.1% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Isle of Hope School attend?

Students who attend Isle of Hope School usually go on to attend:

High : Johnson High School

What district is Isle of Hope School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

What is the racial makeup of Isle of Hope School?

Students at Isle of Hope School are 70% African American, 12% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Isle of Hope School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Isle of Hope School.

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