Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts

Regular School · Savannah, GA

Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts is a regular school school in Savannah, Georgia, serving grades PK–08 with 770 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

770

Teachers (FTE)

66.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	392	51%
White	193	25%
Two or more races	80	10%
Hispanic/Latino	73	9%
Asian	31	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	770	273M / 497F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	39.0% +2.6pp	36.4%	242
Reading Proficiency	53.0% +13.6pp	39.4%	247
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	65

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.42 grade levels

Math

-0.27 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

306 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

2.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	770	100%

Contact & Location

649 W Jones St

Savannah, GA 31401

Phone: (912)395-5975

District

Savannah-Chatham County

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,842

District enrollment: 36,326

Other Schools in District

Andrea B Williams Elementary School Elementary
Bloomingdale Elementary School Elementary
Butler Elementary School Elementary
Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School Elementary
Ellis Elementary School Elementary
Gadsden Elementary School Elementary
Garden City Elementary School Elementary
Georgetown School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 31401) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130102002152

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD