SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the GA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 80%Projected 80%

Savannah Arts Academy Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the GA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the GA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 64%GA 40%

English proficiency

School 87%GA 37%

Science proficiency

School 89%GA 38%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

100%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

58%

Students in at least one AP course. 24 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

9%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes9%
AP courses offered24
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

11%
4%

AP computer science

4%
1%

AP math

10%
2%

Gold marks the GA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

D

50.77 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

D+

5.79 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

D

32.42 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$67,227

GA average $85,989

Median home value

$398,596

GA average $295,153

Median rent

$1,372 /mo

GA average $1,429

Unemployment rate

6.2%

GA average 5.2%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 91.5%GA 88.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

15:1

GA average 13:1

Teachers

61

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$84,093

All teachers in Savannah-chatham County.

Student to counselor ratio GA average 455:1302:1
Support staff5
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 90%GA 93%

Experienced teachers

School 63%GA 67%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days17
Out-of-school suspension days5
Total days missed to suspension35
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$8750 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$7.08

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

62%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

7%

Black

14%

Latino

9%

Multiracial

8%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged9%
Students with disabilities3%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented1%
Foster care0%
Military connected9%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Savannah Arts Academy

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Savannah-chatham E-learning Academy

  • Actual: 18%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 1.5 mi
Beach High School

  • Actual: 23%
  • Projected: 22%
  • Distance: 1.5 mi
Jenkins High School

  • Actual: 22%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 1.7 mi
The School Of Liberal Studies At Savannah High

  • Actual: 10%
  • Projected: 21%
  • Distance: 2.4 mi
Woodville-tompkins Technical And Career High School

  • Actual: 71%
  • Projected: 40%
  • Distance: 4.4 mi
Islands High School

  • Actual: 38%
  • Projected: 70%
  • Distance: 5.0 mi
Windsor Forest High School

  • Actual: 19%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 5.9 mi
Groves High School

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 30%
  • Distance: 6.0 mi
New Hampstead High School

  • Actual: 34%
  • Projected: 38%
  • Distance: 13.5 mi
May River High

  • Actual: 52%
  • Projected: 62%
  • Distance: 13.7 mi