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How has West Chatham Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
796
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102002301
West Chatham Elementary School
820 Pine Barren Rd, Pooler, GA 31322 · (912) 395-3600 · Chatham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL796 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
613 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 97 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
28.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.5pp since 2021
Math
34.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.1% | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 32.4% |
| 2022-23 | 25.9% | 36.2% |
| 2021-22 | 21.6% | 24.9% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like West Chatham Elementary School
West Chatham Elementary School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Chatham Elementary School this school | 796 | 77.0% | 29.9% |
| Waldo Pafford Elementary School Hinesville | 741 | 83.1% | 33.1% |
| Hiram Elementary School Hiram | 797 | 71.5% | 28.6% |
| Joseph Martin Elementary School Hinesville | 720 | 76.0% | 31.0% |
| Birch Creek Elementary School McDonough | 745 | 74.4% | N/A |
| Rice Creek School Port Wentworth | 1,011 | 74.6% | 26.1% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where West Chatham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #804 of 1,208 | #16 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #753 of 1,215 ▲ 30 | #13 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #793 of 1,215 ▲ 37 | #16 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #223 of 1,183 | #14 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 796 | #238 of 1,324 | #6 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,013 of 1,301 | #30 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #464 of 1,301 | #16 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.0% | #762 of 1,312 | #22 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #662 of 854 | #18 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
796
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+75% since 2000-01, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 796 | 54.4 | 14.6:1 | 77% (613) |
| 2023-24 | 809 | 56 | 14.4:1 | 75% (603) |
| 2022-23 | 841 | 54 | 15.6:1 | 67% (561) |
| 2020-21 | 802 | 58 | 13.8:1 | 53% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 850 | 59 | 14.4:1 | 39% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 934 | 63 | 14.8:1 | 48% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 54 | 13.9:1 | 46% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 21 | 21.6:1 | 46% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Chatham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (850 to 796); teachers down 8% (59 to 54.4).
About West Chatham Elementary School
West Chatham Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Pooler, Georgia. It had 796 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
Within Savannah-Chatham County, West Chatham Elementary School is one of 58 schools. The district enrolls 36,355 students.
Of every 100 students at West Chatham Elementary School, about 59 are Black. It is also 15% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Chatham County's residents are about 39% Black, 20 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Chatham Elementary School is 14.6:1, based on 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Lunch program data show 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
West Chatham Elementary School is 7.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.9% versus 37.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
The county, Chatham County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,097, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 60 public schools and about 36,380 students.
Of the public schools around it, West Chatham Elementary School is closest to West Chatham Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. West Chatham Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 29.9% against a local average of 30.6%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 802 to 796, a small change.
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Chatham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
300,879
Census ACS
Median income
$71,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
36,380 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Savannah-Chatham County
- Godley Station SchoolElementary · 1,585 students
- Groves High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Jenkins High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Pulaski Elementary SChoolElementary · 1,147 students
- New Hampstead High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- New Hampstead K-8 SchoolElementary · 1,118 students
Other schools in Pooler
- West Chatham Middle SchoolMiddle · 713 students
- Pooler Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Nearby schools
- West Chatham Middle School0.2 mi · 713
- Pooler Elementary School1.9 mi · 340
- Bloomingdale Elementary School3.2 mi · 350
- New Hampstead High School3.6 mi · 1,123
- New Hampstead K-8 School4.0 mi · 1,118
- Gould Elementary School5.6 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About West Chatham Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Chatham Elementary School?
West Chatham Elementary School enrolls approximately 796 students in grades PK-05.
Is West Chatham Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Chatham Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does West Chatham Elementary School have?
West Chatham Elementary School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at West Chatham Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Chatham Elementary School are roughly 15% White, 15% Hispanic, 59% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is West Chatham Elementary School public or private?
West Chatham Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Savannah-Chatham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.