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Susie King Taylor Community School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1182^nd

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of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Susie King Taylor Community School is a K-8 school in Savannah, GA, serving 284 students in the Savannah-Chatham County district, where about 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academic performance at Susie King Taylor remains a significant concern. In the most recent testing cycle, math proficiency rates ranged from just 5.8% in 6th grade to 14.8% in 8th grade, compared to state averages of 40.7% and 46.3% respectively—a gap of roughly 30-35 percentage points. The school ranks in the bottom 3% of Georgia elementary schools, and its subgroup rankings are particularly low, placing in the 1st percentile for both female and African American students statewide. One bright spot is 8th grade science, where 25.9% of students are proficient—actually exceeding the district average of 22.7%. However, the transition to middle school grades appears especially challenging, with 6th grade math proficiency dropping to the lowest level of any grade, and in 2022-2023 both 6th and 8th grade math proficiency were at 0%.

There are some encouraging signs. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has improved dramatically, falling from 23.3% in 2021-2022 to 13.6% in 2025-2026—now better than both the district (16.6%) and state (17.7%) averages, and far better than nearby Gadsden Elementary (22.5%) and Hodge Elementary (21.7%). The school also spends significantly more per student ($17,533) than the state average and maintains a favorable 13.5:1 student-teacher ratio. Yet nearby Savannah Classical Academy Charter School, serving a similarly high-poverty population, ranks in the 88th percentile with math proficiency rates of 64.9-83.8%, showing that funding alone doesn't explain the performance gap. While attendance improvements are promising, the school has substantial work ahead in raising academic outcomes for its students.

284

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,533

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1709 Bull St
Savannah, GA 31401

(912) 395-4200

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.9%

White:

10.2%

Hispanic:

5.3%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2019 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (14% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg32%

Georgia avg43%

Elementary school

1,182^nd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 11% (2019) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

498^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 8 pts since 2023

From bottom 5% (2023) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	7.1	1182 of 1219	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	1035 of 1238	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1042 of 1236	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1058 of 1223	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	925 of 1220	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	936 of 1214	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1101 of 1234	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	817 of 828	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	790 of 892	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	713 of 879	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	783 of 870	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	729 of 876	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	1176 of 1186	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	1033 of 1224	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1052 of 1223	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1089 of 1212	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	896 of 1206	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	1049 of 1183	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	959 of 1225	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1025 of 1220	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	897 of 1210	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	908 of 1209	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	498 of 578	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	541 of 585	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	459 of 578	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	538 of 569	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	440 of 480	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	453 of 494	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	287 of 489	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.3	433 of 485	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	456 of 550	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	528 of 567	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2026)11th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Female (2026)17th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science23%-16 vs state

Mathematics12%-33 vs state

Social Studies7%-33 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, January 8, 2022

Unprofessional environment especially the principal of the school Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, April 27, 2020

Horrible communication all around! No way of seeing upcoming assignments so you can keep your child on track, no update on progress until it's Almost too late... Then when you email someone it takes Days for them to respond. Really Wanted to like this school but.... Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Wonderful teachers who keep the school together. Without them, the school would fall apart. Very disorganized at their school board level and at the administration level. 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	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
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	1182^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	3.0%		17.7	1035^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.4%	147		14.3	14.6	11.5	5.8	13.8	14.8	20.0	25.9	7.4		$17,533	$2,181	$15,352
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	858^th of 1219 public elementary schools	29.6%		14.4	1104^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.8%	246		39.2	44.1	20.3				20.4				$19,668	$2,005	$17,663
Savannah Classical Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 E Anderson St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-4040	349	32	11.0	93.1%	71 (20.3%)	175 (50.1%)	67 (19.2%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	87.7	152^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	87.5%		93.7	88^th of 1238 public elementary schools	92.9%	64		64.9	75.5	70.6	47.1	52.0	83.8	94.1	80.7	87.1		$24,894	$322	$24,571
Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	220 E 49th St	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-5470	419	43	9.7	41.5%	207 (49.4%)	135 (32.2%)	27 (6.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.5%)	40.4	664^th of 1219 public elementary schools	45.5%		40.8	677^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.3%	13		51.1	33.3	25.0	31.5	46.9	64.6	45.5	51.6	48.4		$22,316	$746	$21,571
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	367^th of 1219 public elementary schools	69.9%		83.6	193^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	84.4%	174	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
Henderson E Formey Junior Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	400 E Broad St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5500	324	27	12.2	96.0%	12 (3.7%)	268 (82.7%)	31 (9.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)												$27,956	$1,532	$26,425
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	890^th of 1219 public elementary schools	27.0%		37.5	718^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.0%	172		27.8	43.3	20.4				31.5				$20,087	$2,343	$17,743
Andrea B Williams Elementary School	Public	1-5	1150 Wheaton St	Savannah	31404	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-2500	414	39	10.6	93.0%	10 (2.4%)	365 (88.2%)	25 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)	16.7	1048^th of 1219 public elementary schools	14.0%		11.8	1149^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.2%	101		23.1	24.8	16.1				32.4				$20,839	$3,241	$17,597
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	807^th of 1219 public elementary schools	33.8%		15.1	1089^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.0%	282		32.9	36.8	37.8				31.8				$19,630	$1,809	$17,821
Jacob G. Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Lamara Dr	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6530	466	38	12.2	47.4%	173 (37.1%)	209 (44.8%)	32 (6.9%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.2%)	66	368^th of 1219 public elementary schools	69.8%		69.1	334^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.0%	34		48.6	52.6	52.4				59.0				$19,365	$1,031	$18,333

Frequently Asked Questions about Susie King Taylor Community School

How many students attend Susie King Taylor Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Susie King Taylor Community School.

What is the racial makeup of Susie King Taylor Community School?

Students at Susie King Taylor Community School are 80% African American, 10% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Susie King Taylor Community School a good school?

Susie King Taylor Community School ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Susie King Taylor Community School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

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2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

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