Savannah Classical Academy, 705 E. Anderson St.: a free public charter, K-12, 441 students in 2025, CCRPI 83.5 (K-8) and 92.4 (9-12).

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the Savannah Classical Academy website, its 2026-27 lottery page, the district’s charter schools 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 and the federal NCES school directory.

Savannah Classical Academy is a tuition-free public charter school authorized by the Savannah-Chatham County Board of Public Education, on East Anderson Street in midtown, inside the city, serving kindergarten through 12th grade. Its website says it serves Chatham County residents; it also lists a pre-K program. The state reports it as two schools, a K-8 and a high school.

Who to call

  • Savannah Classical Academy front office: 912-395-4040
  • Charter schools in the district: the district’s charter school liaison, 912-395-5582
  • Apply or join the waitlist: the school’s online application
  • Transportation: the district’s bell schedule lists no bus times for charter schools; ask the school
  • District main line: 912-395-5600
  • Questions about admission: the school, 912-395-4040

Enrollment and teachers

The state counted 370 students at Savannah Classical Academy in its 2025 School Grades data. The most recent federal figure, from the NCES directory for the 2023-24 school year, is 365 students and 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.2 students per teacher. That count is for kindergarten through eighth grade. The state counted another 71 students at the high school, and the federal directory 84, with 8 teachers.

State report card

The state scores the two parts separately. In its 2025 School Grades data, the K-8 school’s CCRPI single score was 83.5 (79.3 for the elementary grades and 96.6 for the middle grades), against a state average of 78.0 for all schools; it was 93.2 in 2024. The high school’s score was 92.4 in both 2024 and 2025, against a Georgia high school average of 76.9. The state did not publish a 2025 graduation rate for the high school because the class was too small; the district’s figure for the class of 2026 is 93.8%, according to its graduation announcement. The full report cards are on the state’s site for the K-8 school and the high school. The full report card, with subgroups and the parts of the score, is on the state’s Savannah Classical 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-grade tests in grades three to five, 2025, share of tested students scoring at the Proficient and Distinguished levels:

Subject Proficient Distinguished
English language arts 59% 13%
Math 48% 21%
Science (fifth grade) 43.8% 21.9%

Georgia Milestones end-of-grade tests in grades six to eight, 2025, share of tested students scoring at the Proficient and Distinguished levels:

Subject Proficient Distinguished
English language arts 53.8% 21.3%
Math 51.3% 28.8%
Science (eighth grade) 40.9% 54.6%
Social studies (eighth grade) 68.2% 22.7%

Admission

Savannah Classical Academy fills its seats by lottery. Its 2026-27 lottery page says the lottery for this school year is closed, and families can apply to join the waitlist through its online application.

The district’s charter schools page says each charter school defines its attendance area in its charter contract and must first offer seats to students who live there; leftover seats can go to students anywhere in the district. If more students apply than there are seats, the school must hold a public, random lottery.

Sports and activities

Savannah Classical plays in Region 3-A of the Georgia High School Association for 2026-27, according to the GHSA region alignment, with Claxton, Emanuel County Institute, McIntosh County Academy, Montgomery County, Portal, Savannah Early College and STEAM Academy. The GHSA lists it among schools that do not play varsity football. Results: our scoreboard.

Calendar

The school posts its own calendar on its website. For reference, the district’s 2026-27 calendar, approved May 7, 2025, has these dates:

  • 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 3:15 p.m. for kindergarten to eighth grade and 7:35 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. for ninth to 12th, according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times, approved by the Board of Public Education on April 8, 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Savannah Classical Academy a public school?

Yes. It is a tuition-free public charter school authorized by the Savannah-Chatham County Board of Public Education, serving kindergarten through 12th grade.

How do you get into Savannah Classical Academy?

By lottery. The 2026-27 lottery is closed, and families can apply online to join the waitlist.

What is Savannah Classical Academy’s CCRPI score?

83.5 for the K-8 school and 92.4 for the high school in 2025, according to the state’s School Grades data.

What time does Savannah Classical Academy start?

Kindergarten to eighth grade runs 7:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and ninth to 12th grade 7:35 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.