Susie King Taylor Community School, 1709 Bull St.: a free public charter, K-8, 305 students in 2025, CCRPI 62.7. Admission by lottery.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the Susie King Taylor website, its admissions and about pages, 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.
Susie King Taylor Community School is a tuition-free public charter school on Bull Street in midtown, inside the city, serving kindergarten through eighth grade. Its website says its charter is authorized by the Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education and the Georgia State Board of Education. It has no pre-K program.
- Address: 1709 Bull St., Savannah, GA 31401
- Phone: 912-395-4200
- Grades: K to 8
- Website: www.sktcs.org
Who to call
- Susie King Taylor front office: 912-395-4200
- Charter schools in the district: the district’s charter school liaison, 912-395-5582
- Admissions: the school’s admissions page, admissions@sktcs.org
- Transportation: the school’s transportation page
- District main line: 912-395-5600
- Questions about admission: the school, 912-395-4200
Enrollment and teachers
The state counted 305 students at Susie King Taylor in its 2025 School Grades data. The most recent federal figure, from the NCES directory for the 2023-24 school year, is 309 students and 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14 students per teacher.
State report card
Susie King Taylor’s 2025 CCRPI single score was 62.7, according to the state’s School Grades data. It was 53.9 in 2023 and 74.1 in 2024. For its elementary grades the 2025 score was 68.1, against 78.6 for Georgia elementary schools, and for its middle grades 46.3, against 78.4 for Georgia middle schools. The full report card, with subgroups and the parts of the score, is on the state’s Susie King Taylor 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 | 17.9% | 6.6% |
| Math | 16% | 4.7% |
| Science (fifth grade) | 8.1% | 2.7% |
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 | 15.9% | 5.8% |
| Math | 8.7% | 2.9% |
Admission
Susie King Taylor fills its seats by lottery. Its admissions page says any kindergarten to eighth-grade student who lives in Chatham County and meets the age and grade requirements may apply; kindergarteners must turn 5 on or before Sept. 1. The lottery for 2026-27 was held in March 2026, and families can apply now for the waitlist. At the school’s address, the district’s Find My School lookup lists Susie King Taylor alongside Gadsden Elementary, DeRenne Middle and Beach High.
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.
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 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times, approved by the Board of Public Education on April 8, 2026.
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 Susie King Taylor
- 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
Is Susie King Taylor Community School a public school?
Yes. It is a tuition-free public charter school for kindergarten through eighth grade.
How do you get into Susie King Taylor Community School?
By lottery, open to Chatham County residents. The 2026-27 lottery was held in March 2026; families can apply for the waitlist.
What is Susie King Taylor’s CCRPI score?
62.7 in 2025, according to the state’s School Grades data: 68.1 for its elementary grades and 46.3 for its middle grades. It was 74.1 in 2024.
What time does Susie King Taylor start?
Classes run 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.
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