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Rice Creek School

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Rice Creek School ranks 751 st of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

751^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Rice Creek School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Port Wentworth, Georgia, which is part of the Savannah-Chatham County School District. The school has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 979 out of 1209 Georgia elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 751 out of 1238 in 2024-2025, with a 2-star rating.

Rice Creek School's test scores on the Milestones Assessment are consistently lower than the Savannah-Chatham County and Georgia state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 36.8% of 3rd graders at Rice Creek were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 26.2% for the district and 34.9% for the state. Additionally, Rice Creek School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 71.72% in 2022-2023 to 73.35% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's spending per student has been relatively low, and it has a higher student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools in the Effingham County district.

When comparing Rice Creek School to nearby schools in the Savannah-Chatham County district, it consistently underperforms on test scores and has higher rates of economically disadvantaged students. However, the performance gap is even more pronounced when looking at schools in the neighboring Effingham County district, such as Marlow Elementary, Ebenezer Elementary, and South Effingham Elementary, which significantly outperform Rice Creek School on test scores and have lower rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients.

1,011

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,552

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Mulberry Ave
Port Wentworth, GA 31407

(912) 395-4100

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Students who attend Rice Creek School usually attend:

High:

Groves High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.2%

Hispanic:

20.7%

White:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2018 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 20 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Georgia avg41%

Elementary school

751^st of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 20 pts since 2018

From bottom 19% (2018) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

428^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 16 pts since 2018

From bottom 11% (2018) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 32Elementary Schools in the Savannah-Chatham County

127^th of 206Savannah-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
2025	35.1	751 of 1238	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	909 of 1248	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1018 of 1242	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1162 of 1244	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1104 of 1214	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1070 of 1234	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	979 of 1209	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	428 of 584	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	479 of 588	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	477 of 577	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	471 of 567	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	518 of 542	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	503 of 559	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	483 of 543	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-10 vs state

Mathematics29%-14 vs state

Science27%-10 vs state

Social Studies19%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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
Rice Creek School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Mulberry Ave	Port Wentworth	31407	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-4100	1,011	74	13.6	74.6%	115 (11.4%)	599 (59.2%)	209 (20.7%)	22 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	61 (6.0%)	35.1	751^st of 1238 public elementary schools	39.3%		26.3	909^th of 1248 public elementary schools	27.2%	158		36.8	29.7	31.0	29.7	23.8	27.5	36.0	43.6	28.0	14.5	23.8	31.9	33.0	20.9	18.7	$16,552	$1,604	$14,948
Godley Station School	Public	PK, KG-8	2135 Benton Blvd	Savannah	31407	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6000	1,585	107	14.8	60.8%	295 (18.6%)	734 (46.3%)	303 (19.1%)	130 (8.2%)	8 (0.5%)	10 (0.6%)	105 (6.6%)	39.4	697^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.7%		45.5	618^th of 1248 public elementary schools	50.5%	79	92.0	24.6	37.2	37.6	35.5	46.4	39.9	28.4	43.3	32.5	17.5	32.2	31.4	46.2	14.2	24.8	$15,372	$1,042	$14,330
Blandford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 McCall Rd	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 826-4200	987	72	13.6	50.9%	505 (51.2%)	221 (22.4%)	159 (16.1%)	35 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.5%)	83	200^th of 1238 public elementary schools	83.8%		84.8	180^th of 1248 public elementary schools	85.6%	20		50.8	49.0	58.9				62.3	72.4	58.6				60.0			$14,089	$297	$13,792
South Effingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	767 Kolic Helmey Rd	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 728-3801	863	64	13.5	33.4%	521 (60.4%)	116 (13.4%)	117 (13.6%)	54 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (5.9%)	91.7	111^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.0%		90.5	127^th of 1248 public elementary schools	89.8%	16		51.3	66.7	63.4				66.5	85.0	71.2				71.2			$14,355	$300	$14,055
Rincon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1703 Fort Howard Road	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 826-5523	1,033	72	14.2	57.1%	526 (50.9%)	243 (23.5%)	134 (13.0%)	28 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	99 (9.6%)	83.5	195^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.2%		79	242^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	80.6%	47		46.9	56.4	57.1				66.9	69.9	58.2				59.3			$14,605	$617	$13,988
Pooler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	308 Holly Ave	Pooler	31322	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-3625	340	31	11.1	85.6%	99 (29.1%)	122 (35.9%)	88 (25.9%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	26.3	902^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	27.1%		31.8	810^th of 1248 public elementary schools	35.1%	92		31.9	26.6	28.3				21.3	27.9	27.9				27.9			$20,367	$1,493	$18,874
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%)	39.4	694^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.9%		25.8	919^th of 1248 public elementary schools	26.4%	225		24.3	23.4	30.1				33.9	57.4	40.2				37.9			$17,250	$1,881	$15,369
Ebenezer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1198 Ebenezer Rd	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 754-5522	995	72	13.8	49.1%	644 (64.7%)	154 (15.5%)	118 (11.9%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.9%)	81.5	225^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.8%		77.4	257^th of 1248 public elementary schools	79.4%	32		50.3	56.6	52.1				64.2	75.2	52.8				55.8			$14,535	$297	$14,238
West Chatham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Pine Barren Rd	Pooler	31322	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-3600	796	54	14.6	77.0%	118 (14.8%)	466 (58.5%)	117 (14.7%)	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (8.7%)	32	808^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.7%		29.4	866^th of 1248 public elementary schools	30.6%	58		25.0	27.5	31.3				31.7	36.3	34.8				30.4			$16,853	$1,507	$15,346
Marlow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5160 Ga Highway 17 S	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 728-3262	670	59	11.3	46.1%	488 (72.8%)	57 (8.5%)	85 (12.7%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.3%)	86.5	166^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.6%		82	211^th of 1248 public elementary schools	83.1%	45		58.3	53.4	57.4				55.2	78.4	66.7				66.7			$18,049	$308	$17,741

Frequently Asked Questions about Rice Creek School

What schools do graduates of Rice Creek School attend?

Students who attend Rice Creek School usually go on to attend:

High : Groves High School

Is Rice Creek School a good school?

Rice Creek School ranks 751^st of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Rice Creek School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

How many students attend Rice Creek School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,011 students attended Rice Creek School.

What is the racial makeup of Rice Creek School?

Students at Rice Creek School are 59% African American, 21% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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