Savannah Standard

There were 5,538 fourth grade students enrolled in Chatham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Godley Station School welcomed the largest number of fourth grade students among county schools, registering 268 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Chatham County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, Chatham County ranked ninth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 68,856 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked ninth the year before.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	# of 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Godley Station School	268	12.1%	2,208
Gould Elementary School	262	16.8%	1,557
Rice Creek School	249	11.1%	2,244
Southwest Elementary School	228	16.3%	1,397
School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low	227	19.1%	1,187
White Bluff Elementary School	222	18.1%	1,229
West Chatham Elementary School	221	14.9%	1,481
Shuman Elementary School	217	21.2%	1,022
Hesse School	215	11%	1,950
Andrea B. Williams Elementary School	207	22.7%	913
Heard Elementary School	185	15.7%	1,181
New Hampstead K-8 School	184	11.3%	1,635
Marshpoint Elementary School	182	15.4%	1,180
Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts	176	11.9%	1,485
Garden City Elementary School	171	16.4%	1,041
Otis J. Brock III Elementary School	170	16.9%	1,003
Largo-Tibet Elementary School	164	15%	1,094
Pooler Elementary School	155	20.1%	772
Pulaski Elementary SChool	154	13.7%	1,121
May Howard Elementary School	153	15.8%	968
Gadsden Elementary School	150	17.4%	860
Jacob G. Smith Elementary School	150	17.2%	871
Butler Elementary School	138	16.4%	843
Hodge Elementary School	121	16.8%	719
Windsor Forest Elementary School	118	14.6%	810
Isle of Hope School	116	10.1%	1,149
Haven Elementary School	104	14.3%	725
Tybee Island Maritime Academy School	99	11.9%	835
Ellis Elementary School	91	11.5%	788
Bloomingdale Elementary School	84	15.6%	537
Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy	82	5.8%	1,416
Georgetown School	81	7.9%	1,019
Savannah Classical Academy Charter School	73	11%	666
Susie King Taylor Community School	72	12.1%	594
Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School	49	11.1%	443
Henderson E. Formey Jr. Early Learning Center	0	0%	373
UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center	0	0%	44