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Garden City Elementary School

Q: Is Garden City Elementary School a good school?

Garden City Elementary School ranks 608 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

608^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Garden City Elementary School in Garden City, GA, serves 597 students in grades PK through 5 and is part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district, where about 9 in 10 students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

This school is on a strong upward trajectory. After ranking in the 26th percentile statewide in 2023-2024, it jumped to the 44th percentile the next year and now sits at the 50th percentile (rank 607) for 2025-2026. That places it squarely in the middle of Georgia schools—and notably ahead of most of its immediate neighbors, including Gadsden Elementary School (rank 858), Hodge Elementary School (rank 890), Butler Elementary School (rank 807), Gould Elementary School (rank 837), and Otis J Brock III Elementary School (rank 940). Only the magnet Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts ranks higher, but it serves a very different population (about 51% free/reduced lunch vs. 90%+ here).

What really sets Garden City apart is its success with specific groups of students. It earns a 4-star rating (78th percentile) for African American students and a 4-star rating (75th percentile) for English Language Learners—a standout result that makes it a potential model for other schools. Math is another clear strength: 5th-grade math proficiency (43.6%) ran 10 points above the district average, and 4th-grade math has consistently beaten both district and state averages in recent years. The school also made dramatic progress on attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism from 35.6% to 19.7%—now just slightly above the state average. All of this is achieved with a lower per-student budget ($17,250) than many peers like Haven Elementary School ($20,396) or Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School ($21,512), showing the school delivers strong results efficiently. This is a school that has clearly found a formula that works—and it keeps improving.

597

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,250

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4037 Kessler Ave
Garden City, GA 31408

(912) 395-6820

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Students who attend Garden City Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Groves High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.3%

African American:

30.3%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (50th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg38%

Georgia avg47%

608^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 38 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	45.7	608 of 1222	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.4	694 of 1238	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	915 of 1236	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	789 of 1223	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	731 of 1220	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	915 of 1214	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	661 of 1234	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	715 of 1209	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.3	985 of 1205	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	1081 of 1233	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	1040 of 1240	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.8	1061 of 1231	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.3	1065 of 1225	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	1078 of 1201	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	1087 of 1212	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.8	1035 of 1183	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	1085 of 1133	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.4	1110 of 1134	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.5	1078 of 1125	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.4	1038 of 1101	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	179 of 829	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.7	275 of 892	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.4	653 of 879	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	449 of 870	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	800 of 876	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	53 of 215	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	58.0	86 of 317	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	31.9	227 of 304	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	144 of 286	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	146 of 283	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	696 of 1189	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.7	813 of 1224	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1020 of 1223	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	703 of 1212	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	746 of 1206	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	262 of 504	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	345 of 583	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	359 of 565	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	305 of 535	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	297 of 516	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	491 of 1186	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	557 of 1225	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	737 of 1220	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	858 of 1210	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	713 of 1209	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science44%~ state avg

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 5, 2015

The teacher to student ratio is more like 25 to 1. The principal is racist to whites and hispanics. some of the teachers try to push parent of "troubled children" to have there kids "evaluated" and put on meds because they have no backbone and dont know how to set limits or handle children. Worst school in the area! There is a rampant bullying problem towards minority kids. white being the minority in the school. teachers and staff seem to not want to do anything about it at all. 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)	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 (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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	608^th of 1222 public elementary schools	50.2%		39.4	694^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.9%	86		38.3	41.7	43.6				43.6				$17,250	$1,881	$15,369
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	942^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	22.9%		16.3	1066^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.9%	124		44.1	29.7	18.3				21.1				$16,974	$1,687	$15,287
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	809^th of 1222 public elementary schools	33.8%		15.1	1089^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.0%	280		32.9	36.8	37.8				31.8				$19,630	$1,809	$17,821
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	839^th of 1222 public elementary schools	31.3%		28	874^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.4%	35		43.7	34.6	25.0				30.4				$20,594	$2,159	$18,434
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	860^th of 1222 public elementary schools	29.6%		14.4	1104^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.8%	244		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	368^th of 1222 public elementary schools	69.9%		83.6	193^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	84.4%	175	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
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	1045^th of 1222 public elementary schools	14.5%		11.3	1159^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.4%	114		28.6	37.5	15.0				15.0				$21,512	$2,113	$19,399
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
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	1185^th of 1222 public elementary schools	3.0%		17.7	1035^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.4%	150		14.3	14.6	11.5	5.8	13.8	14.8	20.0	25.9	7.4		$17,533	$2,181	$15,352
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden City Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Garden City Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Garden City Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Groves High School

What is the racial makeup of Garden City Elementary School?

Students at Garden City Elementary School are 60% Hispanic, 30% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Garden City Elementary School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

Is Garden City Elementary School a good school?

Garden City Elementary School ranks 608^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garden City Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Garden City Elementary School.

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