State/Public Elementary Open

Garden City Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 4037 Kessler Ave, Garden City, Chatham County, 31408

561
Pupils
15.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Garden City Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garden City, Chatham County. The school has 561 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Savannah-Chatham County

Enrollment & staffing

Garden City Elementary School enrolls 561 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.

Male students
270 (48%)
Female students
291 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student-teacher ratio
15.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and 7.3% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino29653%
Black or African American18733%
White417.3%
Two or more races264.6%
Asian61.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

493 of the school's 561 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 448 qualify for free lunch and 45 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Garden City Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 162.

School district: Savannah-Chatham County

Garden City 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 561 students, Garden City Elementary School is close to the district average of about 616 students per school.

35,744
District students
58
Schools
2,675
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

15%
Reading proficient
29%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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