Savannah Standard

There were 5,387 fifth grade students enrolled in Chatham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Godley Station School welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 253 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.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 15:1, which is better than the national average of 16:1. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

School name	# of 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Godley Station School	253	11.5%	2,208
Rice Creek School	249	11.1%	2,244
Gould Elementary School	245	15.7%	1,557
Hesse School	221	11.3%	1,950
Shuman Elementary School	213	20.8%	1,022
West Chatham Elementary School	211	14.2%	1,481
White Bluff Elementary School	208	16.9%	1,229
Southwest Elementary School	201	14.4%	1,397
School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low	187	15.8%	1,187
Heard Elementary School	186	15.7%	1,181
Andrea B. Williams Elementary School	183	20%	913
New Hampstead K-8 School	182	11.1%	1,635
Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts	182	12.3%	1,485
Garden City Elementary School	179	17.2%	1,041
Marshpoint Elementary School	176	14.9%	1,180
Pulaski Elementary SChool	164	14.6%	1,121
Largo-Tibet Elementary School	156	14.3%	1,094
Gadsden Elementary School	152	17.7%	860
Otis J. Brock III Elementary School	148	14.8%	1,003
May Howard Elementary School	147	15.2%	968
Isle of Hope School	146	12.7%	1,149
Butler Elementary School	132	15.7%	843
Windsor Forest Elementary School	128	15.8%	810
Haven Elementary School	125	17.2%	725
Jacob G. Smith Elementary School	123	14.1%	871
Georgetown School	123	12.1%	1,019
Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy	100	7.1%	1,416
Tybee Island Maritime Academy School	99	11.9%	835
Pooler Elementary School	96	12.4%	772
Hodge Elementary School	95	13.2%	719
Ellis Elementary School	90	11.4%	788
Bloomingdale Elementary School	85	15.8%	537
Susie King Taylor Community School	72	12.1%	594
Savannah Classical Academy Charter School	69	10.4%	666
Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School	61	13.8%	443
Henderson E. Formey Jr. Early Learning Center	0	0%	373
UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center	0	0%	44