Savannah Early College High, 400 Pennsylvania Ave.: grades 9-12 by application, 153 students in 2025, CCRPI 78.8, 100% graduation in 2026.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the Savannah Early College website, the district’s Choice Program site list and 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 Early College High School is a small Savannah-Chatham County Public School System high school that shares the Savannah High campus on Pennsylvania Avenue on the east side, serving ninth through 12th grade. It has no attendance zone: students apply through the district’s choice program. It is led by a head of school.
- Address: 400 Pennsylvania Ave., Savannah, GA 31404
- Phone: 912-395-2535
- Grades: 9 to 12
- Website: sec.sccpss.com
Who to call
- Savannah Early College front office: 912-395-2535
- 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
Head of School Caroline Gordon-Jelks, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
The state counted 153 students at Savannah Early College in its 2025 School Grades data. The most recent federal figure, from the NCES directory for the 2023-24 school year, is 145 students and 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.2 students per teacher.
State report card
Savannah Early College’s 2025 CCRPI single score was 78.8, 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 83.6 in 2023 and 87.5 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 Early College 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) | 64.1% | 5.1% |
| Math (algebra) | 31.9% | 6.4% |
| Science (biology) | 65.2% | 28.3% |
| Social studies (U.S. history) | 55.4% | 5.4% |
Admission
There is no zone. The school appears on the district’s Choice Program site list twice, as Early College and as Cloud Computing, and seats are filled by the choice application and lottery. According to the district’s Choice Program guide, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria before they enter the lottery, which ran in early March for 2026-27; Chatham County residents get priority over students from outside the county.
Sports and activities
Savannah Early College 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 Classical and STEAM Academy. The GHSA lists it among schools that do not play varsity football. Results: our 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 Savannah Early College
- 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 Early College High School?
Apply through the district’s Choice Program. Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria go into a lottery, held in early March.
What is Savannah Early College’s CCRPI score?
78.8 in 2025, according to the state’s School Grades data, against a Georgia high school average of 76.9. It was 87.5 in 2024.
What is Savannah Early College’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 Early College 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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