Summary:
Zip code 31405 in Savannah, Georgia is home to three high schools serving grades 5 through 12: Beach High School, Savannah Arts Academy, and Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center, with a combined enrollment of 1,799 students.
These schools could not be more different in their missions and outcomes. Savannah Arts Academy is the clear standout, earning a 5-star rating and ranking 25th in the state (95th percentile). It boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate and exceptional test scores, with 83.8% of students proficient in Biology and 73.6% in U.S. History—roughly double the state averages. Only 19.6% of its students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and its chronic absenteeism rate is a low 3.7%. In stark contrast, Beach High School holds a 1-star rating, ranking 376th in the state (17th percentile). Its proficiency rates range from 18.8% in Biology to 24.6% in Algebra I, all well below district and state averages. Beach also struggles with a 34.5% chronic absenteeism rate—more than double the district average—and serves a student body where 85.2% qualify for free/reduced lunch. The Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center serves just 25 students in the juvenile justice system with a very low 6.2:1 student-teacher ratio, though it lacks comparable ranking and test score data.
Both traditional schools belong to Savannah-Chatham County, which ranks in the 42nd percentile statewide. Interestingly, per-student spending is nearly identical—about $17,500 at Beach and $17,660 at Savannah Arts—yet outcomes diverge dramatically. Beach's test scores have also declined year-over-year across all subjects, while Savannah Arts saw mixed changes. For parents, this zip code illustrates how school selectivity and student demographics can shape results far more than funding alone. The detention center falls under the Department of Juvenile Justice.
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