📍 220 E 49th St, Savannah, Chatham County, 31405
Ellis Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Savannah, Chatham County. The school has 441 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ellis Elementary School enrolls 441 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 35% Black or African American and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 218 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 156 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 7.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
178 of the school's 441 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Ellis 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.
Ellis 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 441 students, Ellis 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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