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Gadsden Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

919 May St, Savannah, GA 31415 · (912) 395-5940 · Part of Chatham County School District

Savannah’s School Grade C better than 27% of Georgia school districts

Directions
Students
493
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gadsden Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Savannah kids: 11 middle schools

On the path

Where Savannah kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Gadsden Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

919 May St, Savannah

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K41
Kindergarten88
Grade 171
Grade 276
Grade 375
Grade 467
Grade 575
Enrollment over time
484’20
463’21
474’22
469’23
493’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 94%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 1%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gadsden Elementary School from Savannah families.

Other schools in Chatham County School District

The district →
Godley Station School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Savannah
C+
1,585 students15:1
Pulaski Elementary SChool
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Savannah
C
1,147 students15:1
New Hampstead K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bloomingdale
1,118 students14:1
Rice Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Port Wentworth
D
1,011 students14:1
Hesse School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Savannah
C
996 students13:1
West Chatham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pooler
C
796 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Savannah’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.