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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 31405

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At a glance

Schools

3,077

Students

Top rankedJacob G. Smith Elementary School368^th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School up 116 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ellis Elementary School 9.7 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 31405 in Savannah, Georgia, is home to seven elementary schools within the Savannah-Chatham County district, serving roughly 3,077 students across grades PK-5 (with Ellis Elementary School extending through 8th grade).

Jacob G. Smith Elementary School is the clear standout, ranking in the 70th percentile statewide with a 3-star rating, and it leads the cohort in both 5th-grade math (52.4% proficient) and science (59% proficient). Its chronic absenteeism rate of 7.9% is the second-lowest in the group, and its free/reduced lunch rate of 47.42% is also the second-lowest. At the other end of the spectrum, Haven Elementary School faces the most significant challenges, ranking in the 8th percentile with a 0-star rating, a 29.4% chronic absenteeism rate (nearly double the district average), and a 97.78% free/reduced lunch rate. Its 5th-grade math proficiency of 10.6% is nearly five times lower than Jacob G. Smith's. Gould Elementary School and Hodge Elementary School also struggle, ranking in the 31st and 27th percentiles respectively, with high poverty rates above 92%. Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School ranks in the 14th percentile despite its alternative model, and its 5th-grade science proficiency of 15% is the lowest in the cohort.

Attendance and poverty strongly track with performance. The two schools with the lowest chronic absenteeism—Ellis (6.1%) and Jacob G. Smith (7.9%)—are the top performers, while Haven has the highest absenteeism and lowest rankings. Interestingly, Ellis Elementary School shows remarkable middle school gains: its 8th-grade math proficiency (64.6%) is more than double its 5th-grade rate (25%), and its 8th-grade science (51.6%) exceeds district averages by wide margins. Heard Elementary School outperforms Gould and Hodge despite a similar poverty rate (72.8%), ranking in the 46th percentile. Notably, per-student spending does not correlate with outcomes—Ellis spends the most ($22,316) and Heard the least ($17,754), yet both rank in the 46th percentile, while top-performing Jacob G. Smith spends below the cohort average. For parents, this data suggests that school-level factors like attendance and instructional quality matter more than funding levels, and the choice of school within this zip code can significantly impact a child's academic trajectory.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 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
Heard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	414 Lee Blvd	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6630	636	49	12.9	72.8%	105 (16.5%)	423 (66.5%)	39 (6.1%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (7.9%)	41.3	655^th of 1219 public elementary schools	46.3%		57.8	466^th of 1238 public elementary schools	62.4%	189	46.3	55.2	27.3				27.3			$17,754	$1,384	$16,370
Gould Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4910 Pineland Dr	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5400	559	52	10.7	92.7%	59 (10.6%)	234 (41.9%)	213 (38.1%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	29.8	837^th of 1219 public elementary schools	31.3%		28	874^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.4%	37	43.7	34.6	25.0				30.4			$20,594	$2,159	$18,434
Jacob G. Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5330 Montgomery Street	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
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
Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5111 Dillon Ave	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6501	361	30	12.0	97.8%	5 (1.4%)	317 (87.8%)	28 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	12.3	1119^th of 1219 public elementary schools	8.2%		9	1198^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.2%	79	29.3	13.0	10.6				25.5			$20,396	$2,169	$18,227
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
Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	301 Buckhalter Rd	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-4070	216	13	17.1	73.1%	73 (33.8%)	79 (36.6%)	43 (19.9%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	17.4	1043^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	14.4%		11.3	1159^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.4%	116	28.6	37.5	15.0				15.0			$21,512	$2,113	$19,399

Cities Near Zip Code 31405

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Savannah	0.77 mi	51	238^th
Garden City	3.89 mi	3	310^th
Pooler	8.24 mi	3	290^th
Bloomingdale	11.25 mi	3	219^th
Port Wentworth	12.71 mi	1	240^th

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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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