Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0Port Wentworth’s public schools score below 73% of Georgia districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 22% of Port Wentworth’s students scored proficient, below the Georgia average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Port Wentworth, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.
From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Port Wentworth’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 221 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Port Wentworth’s, its schools beat 14%, lower than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 40% and 37% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,758 per student, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then 13 high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Port Wentworth’s grade
C: better than 27% of Georgia school districts, #189 of 260 Georgia towns. Graduation is above the Georgia average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Port Wentworth, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Port Wentworth
Rice Creek School
Grades PK–8 · 1,011 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Port Wentworth
Rice Creek School
Grades PK–8 · 1,011 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Port Wentworth
Rice Creek School
Grades PK–8 · 1,011 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Port Wentworth
Rice Creek School
Grades PK–8 · 1,011 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Port Wentworth
Rice Creek School
Grades PK–8 · 1,011 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Port Wentworth
Rice Creek School
Grades PK–8 · 1,011 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Port Wentworth
Rice Creek School
Grades PK–8 · 1,011 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Port Wentworth
Rice Creek School
Grades PK–8 · 1,011 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Port Wentworth
Rice Creek School
Grades PK–8 · 1,011 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Port Wentworth
Rice Creek School
Grades PK–8 · 1,011 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Port Wentworth’s public schools are run by Chatham County School District, which also serves Bloomingdale, Garden City, Pooler and Savannah and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Port Wentworth vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Port Wentworth’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Port Wentworth | C | Chatham County |
| Savannah | C | Chatham County |
| Garden City | C | Chatham County |
All 2 neighbors share Chatham County with Port Wentworth, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Port Wentworth
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Port Wentworth’s schools
Are Port Wentworth’s schools good?
On Georgia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Port Wentworth children attend score below 73% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #189 of 260 Georgia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Port Wentworth in?
Chatham County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 35,744 students in 57 schools (2024–25).
Where do Port Wentworth kids go to high school?
One of 13 high schools, depending on your address: Groves High School, Jenkins High School, New Hampstead High School, Windsor Forest High School, Beach High School, Savannah Arts Academy, Johnson High School, Islands High School, Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School, School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low, The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High, Savannah Early College High School and UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center.
What is Port Wentworth’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Chatham County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.
How much does Port Wentworth spend per student?
$17,758 in Chatham County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Port Wentworth families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Port Wentworth → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.