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Rice Creek School

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Rice Creek School ranks 637 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Rice Creek School in Port Wentworth, GA, is a PK-8 school serving 1,011 students in the Savannah-Chatham County district. This school has become one of the region's most compelling improvement stories, climbing from the 7th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 48th percentile in 2025-2026—a 41-point jump that now places it in the top half of Georgia elementary schools.

What makes this progress especially noteworthy is that Rice Creek serves a predominantly low-income population, with about 75% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Despite this, the school has achieved remarkable results with its African American students, ranking in the 79th percentile statewide for this group—far exceeding its overall ranking. The school has also made extraordinary strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting it from 28.4% in 2021-2022 to just 8.3% in 2024-2025, dramatically better than both the district (23.5%) and state (19.5%) averages. In 8th grade science, Rice Creek now surpasses the state average (30.9% vs. 29.7% proficient), and its Algebra I results from 2023-2024 nearly doubled the district average (57.9% vs. 29.6%).

Compared to nearby Godley Station School, a similar PK-8 school just under four miles away, Rice Creek matches its overall ranking (48th percentile) while serving a higher percentage of low-income students. Rice Creek outperforms Godley Station in 8th grade science (30.9% vs. 13.5%) but trails in social studies (17.2% vs. 40%). The school also spends less per student ($16,552) than comparable Savannah-Chatham schools like Garden City Elementary ($17,250) and West Chatham Elementary ($16,853) while outperforming most of them academically. Areas for continued focus include social studies, middle school math, and Hispanic student performance, but the overall trajectory suggests systemic, sustainable improvement.

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 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 23 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg32%

Georgia avg43%

Elementary school

637^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 29 pts since 2018

From bottom 19% (2018) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

380^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 23 pts since 2018

From bottom 11% (2018) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 31Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	637 of 1219	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	751 of 1238	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	905 of 1236	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1009 of 1223	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1143 of 1220	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1104 of 1214	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1070 of 1234	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	979 of 1209	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	178 of 828	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	55.3	324 of 892	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	590 of 879	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	642 of 870	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	833 of 876	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	557 of 1186	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.0	689 of 1224	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	829 of 1223	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	982 of 1212	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1086 of 1206	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	319 of 503	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	362 of 583	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	347 of 565	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	444 of 535	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	491 of 516	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	698 of 1183	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	798 of 1225	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	945 of 1220	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1012 of 1210	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1162 of 1209	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	27.5	328 of 455	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	344 of 415	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	512 of 772	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.7	715 of 775	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	775 of 779	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	380 of 578	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.7	428 of 585	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	476 of 578	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	475 of 569	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	467 of 558	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	518 of 542	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	503 of 559	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	483 of 543	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	230 of 480	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.0	295 of 494	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	358 of 489	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	356 of 485	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	358 of 482	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	392 of 550	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	425 of 567	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	468 of 558	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	444 of 553	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	463 of 544	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	258 of 374	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.7	306 of 400	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	328 of 381	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	317 of 380	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	292 of 367	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	354 of 550	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.3	421 of 569	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	454 of 561	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	471 of 559	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	466 of 553	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	16.0	141 of 163	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	275 of 437	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	325 of 429	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	308 of 431	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	20.9	352 of 417	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	427 of 429	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	391 of 425	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)79th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile-11 vs school

White (2024)34th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2023)28th percentile+10 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2024)37th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-6 vs school

White (2024)16th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)13th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics36%-9 vs state

Science35%-3 vs state

Social Studies17%-23 vs state

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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
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%)	43.3	637^th of 1219 public elementary schools	47.7%		35.1	751^st of 1238 public elementary schools	39.3%	114		41.9	54.9	36.4	23.7	28.3	30.8	39.1	30.9	17.2		$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%)	43.7	634^th of 1219 public elementary schools	48.0%		39.4	697^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.7%	63	100.0	42.8	40.0	39.9	31.3	25.9	33.9	44.9	13.5	40.0	87.8	$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%)	81.4	209^th of 1219 public elementary schools	82.9%		83	200^th of 1238 public elementary schools	83.8%	9		56.1	67.4	64.6				61.7				$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%)	89.8	129^th of 1219 public elementary schools	89.4%		91.7	111^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.0%	18		71.1	71.7	65.0				69.2				$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%)	79.4	225^th of 1219 public elementary schools	81.5%		83.5	195^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.2%	30		71.1	58.6	56.2				57.5				$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%)	27.6	868^th of 1219 public elementary schools	28.8%		26.3	902^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	27.1%	34		35.8	35.8	24.6				32.8				$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%)	45.7	607^th of 1219 public elementary schools	50.2%		39.4	694^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.9%	87		38.3	41.7	43.6				43.6				$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%)	76.4	255^th of 1219 public elementary schools	79.1%		81.5	225^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.8%	30		64.1	57.6	56.6				55.2				$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%)	40.9	660^th of 1219 public elementary schools	45.9%		32	808^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.7%	148		40.4	39.5	39.0				40.0				$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%)	75.4	268^th of 1219 public elementary schools	78.0%		86.5	166^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.6%	102		57.3	65.4	58.6				50.8				$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 637^th of 1219 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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