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Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School

Public Grades 9-12
9th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 455 Georgia High Schools
Better than 98% of Georgia high schools
Summary

Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School is a public high school in Savannah, GA, serving 694 students in grades 9-12 within the Savannah-Chatham County district. This school has become one of the most impressive success stories in Georgia, climbing from the 65th percentile a decade ago to the 98th percentile today—ranking 9th out of 455 high schools statewide.

What makes this achievement so remarkable is that the school serves a student body where nearly 72% qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet its academic results far exceed district and state averages. On the most recent End of Course assessments, 89.6% of students scored proficient in Algebra I (compared to 32.8% district and 48.1% state), and 77.2% were proficient in Biology (vs. 42.4% district and 47.2% state). The school has also maintained a perfect 100% graduation rate for five consecutive years, while the district and state rates sit at 87.2%. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically to just 5.4%—about one-third of the district rate of 16.6%—suggesting students are genuinely engaged and showing up. The school's success spans all student groups, with African American students ranked 4th and Hispanic students ranked 2nd statewide.

The contrast with nearby schools is striking. Just 1.25 miles away, Groves High School has an Algebra I proficiency rate of only 10.3% and a 77.1% graduation rate. Even Jenkins High School (6 miles away) and Johnson High School (6.5 miles away) lag far behind, with Algebra I proficiency rates of 18.3% and 14.9%, respectively. Woodville-Tompkins even outperforms Savannah Arts Academy, a selective magnet school with far fewer economically disadvantaged students. The school's career-focused, hands-on model appears to be the key—combining high academic standards with practical training that keeps students motivated, attending, and graduating at rates that rival the best schools in the state.

694
Students ?
14.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,430
Per pupil spending ?
71.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 151 Coach Joe Turner St
       Savannah, GA  31408

(912) 395-6750

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Racial breakdown:

African American:
61.7%
Hispanic:
19.7%
White:
8.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026
Strengths
Test scores above the Georgia average (76% vs 45% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 2% of Georgia high schools
100% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school76%
District avg37%
Georgia avg45%
9th of 455
Georgia public high schools ?
Top 2%▲ up 29 pts since 2016
From top 31% (2016) to top 2% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 12High Schools in the Savannah-Chatham County
117th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202691.39 of 45598.0%★★★★★
202585.130 of 45193.3%★★★★★
202478.554 of 45488.1%★★★★☆
202372.769 of 44884.6%★★★★☆
202270.778 of 43181.9%★★★★☆
202171.653 of 41087.1%★★★★☆
201967.190 of 43879.5%★★★★☆
201861.2110 of 42874.3%★★★★☆
201749.6148 of 42064.8%★★★☆☆
201654.2133 of 42668.8%★★★☆☆
201548.0159 of 43563.4%★★★☆☆
201479.238 of 42591.1%★★★★★
201372.175 of 42582.4%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202696.84 of 37698.9%★★★★★
202591.912 of 39196.9%★★★★★
202487.927 of 38292.9%★★★★★
202382.935 of 38490.9%★★★★★
202283.339 of 37289.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202692.37 of 43198.4%★★★★★
202581.647 of 43889.3%★★★★☆
202476.761 of 43586.0%★★★★☆
202369.682 of 43381.1%★★★★☆
202258.1134 of 43068.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202698.42 of 29899.3%★★★★★
202589.617 of 31294.6%★★★★★
202490.216 of 31594.9%★★★★★
202384.029 of 30890.6%★★★★★
202279.839 of 29586.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202691.210 of 43697.7%★★★★★
202589.322 of 44295.0%★★★★★
202478.853 of 43687.8%★★★★☆
202376.057 of 43686.9%★★★★☆
202277.555 of 42787.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202595.03 of 34199.1%★★★★★
202462.7102 of 34670.5%★★★★☆
202379.146 of 34386.6%★★★★☆
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~ school
White (2025)99th percentile+6 vs school
African American (2026)99th percentile~ school
Female (2026)98th percentile~ school
Male (2026)98th percentile~ school
By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I90%+42 vs state
Biology77%+30 vs state
United States History66%+27 vs state

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Students at Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School are 62% African American, 20% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School.

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Latest Georgia data All new data »
2025–26 attendance dataAug 6, 2026
2025–26 Milestones Assessment scoresAug 6, 2026
2021–22 through 2024–25 Milestones Assessment scores (updated)Aug 6, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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