Pooler Elementary School

Pooler Elementary School is an elementary campus of modestly sized scale in Pooler, Georgia, operated by Savannah-Chatham County, instructing 340 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Pooler Elementary School sits 44% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 58 schools in Savannah-Chatham County (36,355 students total), Pooler Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Pooler Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 29% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Chatham County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Chatham County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pooler Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.7%.

In the surrounding community, Chatham County reports that median household income runs about $71,097, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Pooler Elementary School is one of 60 public schools in Chatham County (combined enrollment of about 36,380 students).

Nearest neighbor: West Chatham Elementary School, around 1.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pooler Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 29.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pooler Elementary School has contracted 27%, going from 466 students in 2018 to 340 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 46% to 29%. Class-load math has fell: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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