Thunderbolt Elementary School
3313 Louis St Savannah GA, 31404, Chatham County Phone: 912-303-6655 Ranking:  (1,554 out of 1,747, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Chatham County School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 37 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 45 | 53 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 428 | 469 | 448 | 414 | 518 | 518 | 621 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 63 | 14.7% | 70 | 14.9% | 67 | 15.0% | 58 | 14.0% | 60 | 11.6% | 59 | 11.4% | 39 | 6.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 66 | 15.4% | 71 | 15.1% | 76 | 17.0% | 62 | 15.0% | 79 | 15.3% | 77 | 14.9% | 92 | 14.8% |
| Grade 1: | 65 | 15.2% | 70 | 14.9% | 55 | 12.3% | 56 | 13.5% | 73 | 14.1% | 74 | 14.3% | 94 | 15.1% |
| Grade 2: | 60 | 14.0% | 63 | 13.4% | 50 | 11.2% | 55 | 13.3% | 82 | 15.8% | 81 | 15.6% | 84 | 13.5% |
| Grade 3: | 56 | 13.1% | 64 | 13.6% | 63 | 14.1% | 62 | 15.0% | 84 | 16.2% | 70 | 13.5% | 119 | 19.2% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 15.0% | 63 | 13.4% | 64 | 14.3% | 66 | 15.9% | 65 | 12.5% | 75 | 14.5% | 98 | 15.8% |
| Grade 5: | 54 | 12.6% | 68 | 14.5% | 73 | 16.3% | 55 | 13.3% | 75 | 14.5% | 82 | 15.8% | 95 | 15.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 231 | 54.0% | 249 | 53.1% | 220 | 49.1% | 196 | 47.3% | 266 | 51.4% | 250 | 48.3% | 303 | 48.8% |
| Female: | 197 | 46.0% | 220 | 46.9% | 228 | 50.9% | 218 | 52.7% | 252 | 48.6% | 252 | 48.6% | 304 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 11 | 2.1% | 5 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.7% | 15 | 2.9% | 15 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 372 | 86.9% | 396 | 84.4% | 384 | 85.7% | 350 | 84.5% | 453 | 87.5% | 448 | 86.5% | 569 | 91.6% |
| White: | 22 | 5.1% | 37 | 7.9% | 30 | 6.7% | 29 | 7.0% | 42 | 8.1% | 35 | 6.8% | 28 | 4.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 4.7% | 23 | 4.9% | 22 | 4.9% | 20 | 4.8% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 384 | 89.7% | 410 | 87.4% | 389 | 86.8% | 350 | 84.5% | 469 | 90.5% | 437 | 84.4% | 489 | 78.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 5.8% | 28 | 6.0% | 25 | 5.6% | 17 | 4.1% | 31 | 6.0% | 41 | 7.9% | 51 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.57 | 12.34 | 12.44 | 10.35 | 11.91 | 11.60 | 11.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 73.8% | 80% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 74.9% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 80.3% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 80.1% | 84% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 83% | 87% |
| 2006 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 86.4% | 90% |
| 2007 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 73.1% | 82.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 68% | 80.1% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 80.6% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79.3% | 85% |
| 2006 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 84.5% | 87% |
| 2007 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 85% | 90.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 86.6% | 90.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 86.7% | 90.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 90.3% | 93% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 77.3% | 83% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 74.7% | 83.7% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 77% | 84.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.6% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 80.7% | 85% |
| 2006 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 81.9% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 70.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 79.3% | 85.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 81.1% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 82.5% | 86% |
| 2006 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 85.8% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 86% | 91.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 88.6% | 92% |
| 2009 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 88.1% | 91.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 89.1% | 91% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 80.1% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 81.6% | 85.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 82.1% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 82.6% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 84.8% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.6% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 87.9% | 91% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 85.7% | 88.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 88.7% | 91% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 86.3% | 90.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 59.3% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 69.3% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 72.9% | 79% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 72.9% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 71% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 68.8% | 78.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 80% | 82% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 80.5% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 81.4% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 82.9% | 88% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 87.8% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 87.2% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 87.6% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 91.8% | 92.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 79.7% | 85% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 58.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 66.5% | 74.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 72.9% | 79.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73.3% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 73.7% | 80.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 70.3% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 71.6% | 78.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 85.9% | 88% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 84.4% | 88.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 85.4% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 68.8% | 76.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.3% | 79% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.4% | 81% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 75.3% | 81% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 77.7% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 72.7% | 79% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 79.3% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 83.5% | 86.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 83.7% | 87% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 83.7% | 88% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 89.2% | 90% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 86.7% | 90.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 71.1% | 79% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 69.4% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 57.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 66% | 74.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 68.1% | 77% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 73.4% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 70.7% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.0% | 76.0% | 84.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 74.5% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 79.5% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 81.4% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 84.7% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 85.4% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 84.4% | 87.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 89.6% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 89.9% | 92.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 81.9% | 88% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 61.7% | 71.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 62.3% | 73.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 69.4% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 69.9% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 69.4% | 79% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 71.6% | 81% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 73.2% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 84.4% | 90% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 84.8% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 85.1% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 64% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 64.8% | 74% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 66.2% | 77.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 68.3% | 79% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 71.6% | 81.3% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 82.5% | 85% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 82.3% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 85.6% | 89.9% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 87.5% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.8% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 91.3% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93.1% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.1% | 94.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 86.7% | 88% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 82.3% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 60.5% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 71.9% | 79.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 75.1% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.1% | 86.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 78% | 84% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 84.6% | 89.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 77.4% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 80.1% | 85.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 82.8% | 87.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82.5% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 86.3% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 87.4% | 90.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.7% | 91% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 93.3% | 92.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 86.3% | 89% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 54.5% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 63.9% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 65.7% | 76% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.7% | 77% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 69% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 68.5% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 70.6% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 88.3% | 91% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 82.9% | 88.4% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 84.9% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 60.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 60.9% | 72% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 61.5% | 71.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 65.9% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 70.8% | 80.5% |
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* Thunderbolt Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.