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Savannah Arts Academy

Public Grades 9-12

25^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 95% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Savannah Arts Academy is a public arts-focused high school in Savannah, GA, serving 801 students in grades 9-12 within the Savannah-Chatham County district. This school stands out as one of Georgia's elite high schools, consistently earning 5-star ratings and ranking in the top 5-10% of schools statewide for over a decade.

The most remarkable achievement is the school's 100% graduation rate—a full 13 percentage points above the district and state averages. Students here are highly engaged, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.7%, compared to 16.6% for the district and 17.7% statewide. This represents a dramatic improvement from 19.8% just four years ago. Academically, the school excels across subjects: 83.8% of students are proficient in Biology (nearly double the district rate), 73.6% in U.S. History, and 52.8% in Algebra I. The school also ranks 3rd out of 298 schools statewide for Hispanic student performance, and earns 5-star ratings across every demographic group, including African American, White, and male and female students. While Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School outperforms in Algebra I, Savannah Arts Academy shows more balanced strength across subjects.

Compared to nearby comprehensive high schools like Beach High School and Jenkins High School, the difference is striking—Savannah Arts Academy's Biology proficiency is more than four times higher than Beach's. The school also spends less per student ($17,660) than several lower-performing schools in the district, demonstrating exceptional efficiency. It's worth noting that this is a selective-admissions arts magnet school, which attracts motivated students and families. Still, the combination of a 100% graduation rate, near-perfect attendance, and top-tier test scores makes Savannah Arts Academy a standout choice for families seeking a rigorous, arts-integrated education.

801

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,660

Per pupil spending ?

19.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Washington Ave
Savannah, GA 31405

(912) 395-5000

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

African American:

16.7%

Hispanic:

12.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (75% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Georgia high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg37%

Georgia avg45%

25^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 5%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 12High 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	84.9	25 of 455	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	94.0	8 of 451	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	41 of 454	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	31 of 448	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	28 of 431	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	9 of 410	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	7 of 438	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	18 of 428	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	83.8	27 of 420	93.6%	★★★★★
2016	85.3	25 of 426	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	76.9	40 of 435	90.8%	★★★★★
2014	87.6	8 of 425	98.1%	★★★★★
2013	91.3	3 of 425	99.3%	★★★★★
2012	92.2	1 of 396	99.7%	★★★★★
2011	90.8	5 of 402	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	92.4	4 of 384	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	90.6	6 of 372	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	88.6	13 of 370	96.5%	★★★★★
2007	92.2	3 of 358	99.2%	★★★★★
2006	91.6	3 of 335	99.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	35 of 376	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	99.7	2 of 391	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	35 of 382	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	37 of 384	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	37 of 372	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	27 of 431	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	95.2	7 of 438	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	42 of 435	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	36 of 433	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	36 of 430	91.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	96.0	3 of 298	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.6	9 of 312	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	78.8	39 of 315	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	52 of 308	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	25 of 295	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	86.6	24 of 436	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	19 of 442	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	37 of 436	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	24 of 436	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	22 of 427	94.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	81.0	26 of 158	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	32 of 126	74.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	21 of 334	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	9 of 341	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	78.4	50 of 346	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	33 of 343	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	23 of 339	93.2%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

African American (2026)91st percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)84th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology84%+37 vs state

United States History74%+35 vs state

Algebra I53%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 9, 2015

Excellent school, I think you can grade a school based upon graduation rate, college readiness, What schools are the graduates attending, and SAT/ACT test scores. Savannah Arts excels on all of these levels and more, my daughter was admitted to multiple top 25 universities and is at Emory University now. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (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 Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Savannah Arts Academy	Public	9-12	500 Washington Ave	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-5000	801	60	13.3	19.6%	450 (56.2%)	134 (16.7%)	97 (12.1%)	59 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.6%)	84.9	25^th of 455 public high schools	94.5%		94	8^th of 451 public high schools	98.2%	17	52.8	83.8	73.6	$17,660	$768	$16,892
Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	705 E Anderson St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	No	(912) 395-4040	68	10	7.1	75.0%	12 (17.6%)	33 (48.5%)	19 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	94.5	5^th of 455 public high schools	98.9%		80.5	48^th of 451 public high schools	89.4%	43	95.6		84.4	$2,613	$113	$2,500
Beach High School	Public	9-12	3001 Hopkins St	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5330	973	65	14.8	85.2%	38 (3.9%)	783 (80.5%)	109 (11.2%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.1%)	17.1	376^th of 455 public high schools	17.4%		23.7	339^th of 451 public high schools	24.8%	37	24.6	18.8	22.3	$17,542	$2,316	$15,226
Jenkins High School	Public	9-12	1800 E de Renne Ave	Savannah	31406	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6300	1,265	86	14.7	73.9%	177 (14.0%)	759 (60.0%)	213 (16.8%)	61 (4.8%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (3.9%)	30	286^th of 455 public high schools	37.1%		24.9	329^th of 451 public high schools	27.1%	43	18.3	35.2	33.7	$15,993	$1,488	$14,505
Johnson High School	Public	9-12	3012 Sunset Blvd	Savannah	31404	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6400	762	65	11.6	83.2%	25 (3.3%)	627 (82.3%)	68 (8.9%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.7%)	23.9	329^th of 455 public high schools	27.7%		28.7	306^th of 451 public high schools	32.2%	23	14.9	33.7	24.7	$18,448	$1,587	$16,861
The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High	Public	9-12	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Savannah	31404	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5050	575	54	10.5	85.0%	21 (3.7%)	518 (90.1%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	12.5	403^rd of 455 public high schools	11.4%		7.5	426^th of 451 public high schools	5.5%	23	12.3	25.0	13.9	$21,265	$2,671	$18,595
Savannah Early College High School	Public	9-12	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Savannah	31404	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-2535	151	12	12.4	60.9%	18 (11.9%)	97 (64.2%)	21 (13.9%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.9%)	81.7	35^th of 455 public high schools	92.3%		83.2	38^th of 451 public high schools	91.6%	3	42.1	87.1	76.7	$18,236	$753	$17,484
DJJ Chatham Multi Service Center	Public	6-12	1149 Cornell Ave	Savannah	31406	Chatham County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(912) 303-1930	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	191 Carl Griffin Dr	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 652-3879	25	4	6.2	72.0%	6 (24.0%)	18 (72.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School	Public	9-12	151 Coach Joe Turner St	Savannah	31408	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6750	694	48	14.4	71.8%	62 (8.9%)	428 (61.7%)	137 (19.7%)	28 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	91.3	9^th of 455 public high schools	98.0%		85.1	30^th of 451 public high schools	93.3%	21	89.6	77.2	65.9	$16,430	$798	$15,632

Frequently Asked Questions about Savannah Arts Academy

Is Savannah Arts Academy a good school?

Yes. Savannah Arts Academy ranks in the top 5.5% of Georgia high schools.

How many students attend Savannah Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended Savannah Arts Academy.

What district is Savannah Arts Academy in?

Savannah-Chatham County

What is the racial makeup of Savannah Arts Academy?

Students at Savannah Arts Academy are 56% White, 17% African American, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

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