Sol C. Johnson High, 3012 Sunset Blvd.: grades 9-12, 833 students in 2025, CCRPI 78.3, IB Diploma program, 92.9% graduation rate in 2026.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the Johnson High website, its IB program page, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System’s map of schools, bell times and 2026-27 calendar, the district’s Find My School lookup, the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement’s 2025 School Grades data, the Georgia High School Association and the federal NCES school directory.
Sol C. Johnson High School is a Savannah-Chatham County Public School System high school on Sunset Boulevard on the east side, serving ninth through 12th grade. It has a Savannah mailing address, but the Census Bureau’s geocoder places the campus inside the town of Thunderbolt. Its teams are the Atom Smashers, and it runs the district’s International Baccalaureate Diploma program.
- Address: 3012 Sunset Blvd., Savannah, GA 31404
- Phone: 912-395-6400
- Grades: 9 to 12
- Website: johnson.sccpss.com
Who to call
- Johnson High front office: 912-395-6400
- Register a new student: the district’s online registration, or the Student and Family Service Center, 400 E. Broad St., 912-395-5584
- Bus routes: the district’s Transportation Department, 912-395-5591; find a stop with Find My School
- District main line: 912-395-5600
- Is this your school? Enter an address in Find My School
Principal
Principal Jemeela Brown, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
The state counted 833 students at Johnson High in its 2025 School Grades data. The most recent federal figure, from the NCES directory for the 2023-24 school year, is 797 students and 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.7 students per teacher.
State report card
Johnson High’s 2025 CCRPI single score was 78.3, according to the state’s School Grades data. The Georgia average for high schools was 76.9 and the district’s was 68.6. It was 65.0 in 2023 and 74.0 in 2024. Its four-year graduation rate was 84.1% in 2025, against 87.2% for Georgia and for the district. The district’s own figure for the class of 2026 is 92.9%, according to its graduation announcement. The full report card, with subgroups and the parts of the score, is on the state’s Johnson High report card.
CCRPI is the Georgia Department of Education’s “comprehensive school improvement, accountability, and communication platform,” according to GaDOE. The single score runs from 0 to 100 and is built from content mastery, progress, closing gaps and readiness, plus graduation rate for high schools. Georgia does not publish an A-to-F letter grade for schools in its 2025 data.
Georgia Milestones end-of-course tests, 2025, share of tested students scoring at the Proficient and Distinguished levels:
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English (American literature) | 22.5% | 2.8% |
| Math (algebra) | 14.4% | 6.1% |
| Science (biology) | 24.6% | 6% |
| Social studies (U.S. history) | 29.5% | 14.5% |
Attendance zone
We ran 900 Savannah homes, chosen at random from Chatham County’s parcel records for the city, through the district’s Find My School lookup on Oct. 6, 2026. 46 of them (5.1%) were zoned for Johnson High. Those homes were zoned for these schools at the other levels (share of the homes):
- Sixth to eighth grade: Myers Middle (91%) and Isle of Hope K-8 (9%)
- Elementary school: Juliette Gordon Low Elementary (91%)
The homes zoned for Johnson were on the east side. At Isle of Hope, outside the city, the lookup also pairs Isle of Hope K-8 with Johnson. Check any address in Find My School.
Johnson hosts the district’s International Baccalaureate Diploma choice program. The school’s IB page says the program culminates in the junior and senior years and that 2026-27 is its 20th year at Johnson; the contact is Amanda Fanelli, 912-395-6400.
Sports and activities
Johnson plays in Region 3-AAA of the Georgia High School Association for 2026-27, according to the GHSA region alignment, with Appling County, Beach, Brantley County, Islands, Pierce County, Tattnall County and Toombs County. Schedules and results: our Friday night football page and the scoreboard.
Calendar
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar, approved May 7, 2025 (all dates on the district calendar page):
- Thursday, Oct. 8: staff planning day, no school for students
- Friday, Oct. 9: fall holiday
- Monday, Oct. 12: Columbus Day, no school
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: remote-learning half-day; students learn from home
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21-31: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, 2027, is a staff planning day with no school for students
- March 26 to April 2, 2027: spring break
- Friday, May 21, 2027: last day of school
Bell times
Classes run 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times, approved by the Board of Public Education on April 8, 2026. Buses arrive at 7 a.m., breakfast is served from 7 to 7:20 a.m., and buses leave at 2:40 p.m.
More
- The school’s website
- The district’s map of schools, with every Savannah-Chatham County Public School System school
- The state’s report card for Johnson High
- Every public school that serves Savannah, with zones and scores: our Savannah public schools guide
- District calendar, registration, graduation rates and the school board: our Savannah schools guide
Frequently asked questions
Which middle school feeds Johnson High School?
Myers Middle. In our sample of Savannah homes zoned for Johnson, 91% were zoned for Myers Middle and Juliette Gordon Low Elementary.
What is Johnson High School’s CCRPI score?
78.3 in 2025, according to the state’s School Grades data, against a Georgia high school average of 76.9. It was 74.0 in 2024 and 65.0 in 2023.
Does Johnson High School have the IB program?
Yes. Johnson hosts the district’s International Baccalaureate Diploma choice program, open to students across the county by application and lottery.
What time does Johnson High School start?
Classes run 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in 2026-27, according to the district’s approved bell times.
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