Savannah Arts Academy, 500 Washington Ave.: grades 9-12 by audition, 803 students in 2025, CCRPI 92.9, 100% graduation rate in 2026.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the Savannah Arts Academy website, its athletics page, the district’s Choice Program guide, 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.
Savannah Arts Academy is the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System’s visual and performing arts high school, on Washington Avenue in midtown, serving ninth through 12th grade. It has no attendance zone: students apply through the district’s choice program and audition. Its teams are the Panthers.
- Address: 500 Washington Ave., Savannah, GA 31405
- Phone: 912-395-5000
- Grades: 9 to 12
- Website: saa.sccpss.com
Who to call
- Savannah Arts Academy front office: 912-395-5000
- 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 Anna Belue, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
The state counted 803 students at Savannah Arts Academy in its 2025 School Grades data. The most recent federal figure, from the NCES directory for the 2023-24 school year, is 853 students and 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.5 students per teacher.
State report card
Savannah Arts Academy’s 2025 CCRPI single score was 92.9, 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 85.3 in 2023 and 85.7 in 2024. Its four-year graduation rate was 100% in 2025, against 87.2% for Georgia and for the district. The district’s own figure for the class of 2026 is 100%, according to its graduation announcement. The full report card, with subgroups and the parts of the score, is on the state’s Savannah Arts Academy 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) | 56.8% | 30.8% |
| Math (algebra) | 41.9% | 32.4% |
| Science (biology) | 51% | 38.4% |
| Social studies (U.S. history) | 56.8% | 32.7% |
Admission
There is no zone. Savannah Arts Academy fills its seats through the district’s Choice Program application. According to the district’s Choice Program guide, applicants must first meet the academic requirements, then audition in the arts area they choose; a panel scores each audition from 1 to 100, and students are seated or waitlisted by that ranking in each arts area, with no sibling preference and no lottery. Applications for 2026-27 opened Jan. 10, 2026, and families heard results March 6, 2026. Students who are not already in the district upload report cards, test scores, attendance and discipline records with the application.
Sports and activities
Savannah Arts Academy plays in Region 3-AA of the Georgia High School Association for 2026-27, according to the GHSA region alignment, with Bryan County, Calvary Day School, Metter, Savannah High, Savannah Christian, Screven County, St. Vincent’s Academy and Woodville-Tompkins. The GHSA lists it among schools that do not play varsity football. Results: our scoreboard.
The school’s athletics page lists cross country, flag football, soccer, tennis, track and field and volleyball, with golf and swimming through district teams.
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 7:40 a.m. to 2:40 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 7:10 a.m., breakfast is served from 7:10 to 7:30 a.m., and buses leave at 2:50 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 Savannah Arts Academy
- 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
How do you get into Savannah Arts Academy?
Apply through the district’s Choice Program, meet the academic requirements and audition in an arts area. Seats go by audition ranking, not by lottery.
What is Savannah Arts Academy’s CCRPI score?
92.9 in 2025, according to the state’s School Grades data, against a Georgia high school average of 76.9. It was 85.7 in 2024.
What is Savannah Arts Academy’s graduation rate?
100% for the class of 2026, according to the district, and 100% in the state’s 2025 data.
What time does Savannah Arts Academy start?
Classes run 7:40 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. in 2026-27, according to the district’s approved bell times.
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