📍 210 Lamara Dr, Savannah, Chatham County, 31405
Jacob G. Smith Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Savannah, Chatham County. The school has 460 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jacob G. Smith Elementary School enrolls 460 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 39% White and 7.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 208 | 45% |
| White | 179 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
219 of the school's 460 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 172 qualify for free lunch and 47 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jacob G. Smith Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-10, state senate district 2, state house district 163.
Jacob G. Smith Elementary School is one of 58 schools in Savannah-Chatham County, based in Savannah, Georgia. The district serves 35,744 students district-wide and employs 2,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 460 students, Jacob G. Smith Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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