Northwest Elementary School

Northwest Elementary School, a mid-sized primary school in Chatsworth, Georgia, one of the schools within Murray County, hosts 557 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Murray County comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,585 students; Northwest Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Northwest Elementary School shows that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 21% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Northwest Elementary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Northwest Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northwest Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 46.4%, a residual of +20.8 points.

In the surrounding community, Murray County reports that median household income runs about $69,253, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Murray County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,585 students), Northwest Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Eton Elementary School, around 3.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northwest Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 33.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 589 students in 2018 compared to 557 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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