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Enrollment
713
Middle
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102002242
West Chatham Middle School
800 Pine Barren Rd, Pooler, GA 31322 · (912) 395-3650 · Chatham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL713 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Georgia public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
557 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 247 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 244 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 222 | 31% |
Student demographics
67%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
18.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.8pp since 2021
Math
18.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.7% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.7% | 15.4% |
| 2022-23 | 16.1% | 14.6% |
| 2021-22 | 15.9% | 14.5% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Middle School
West Chatham Middle School's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Chatham Middle School this school | 713 | 78.1% | 18.0% |
| Stockbridge Middle School Stockbridge | 673 | 81.6% | 17.3% |
| Yeager Middle School Douglasville | 529 | 79.2% | 36.7% |
| Chestnut Log Middle School Douglasville | 719 | 84.0% | 26.9% |
| Southwest Middle School Savannah | 528 | 80.9% | 15.6% |
| Mason Creek Middle School Winston | 853 | 68.5% | 46.2% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #411 of 470 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #404 of 474 ▼ 3 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #422 of 474 ▼ 11 | #4 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #284 of 465 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 713 | #258 of 487 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #98 of 471 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #74 of 471 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.1% | #259 of 479 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #108 of 305 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
713
-258 (-27%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 972
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 713 | 56.1 | 12.7:1 | 78% (557) |
| 2023-24 | 943 | 78.1 | 12.1:1 | 66% (621) |
| 2022-23 | 953 | 72.1 | 13.2:1 | 72% (686) |
| 2020-21 | 971 | 68 | 14.3:1 | 63% (614) |
| 2017-18 | 833 | 63.1 | 13.2:1 | 62% (516) |
| 2015-16 | 895 | 65 | 13.8:1 | 68% (605) |
| 2010-11 | 1,037 | 74 | 14.0:1 | 57% (593) |
| 2000-01 | 972 | 55 | 17.7:1 | 47% (459) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Chatham Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (833 to 713); teachers down 11% (63.1 to 56.1).
About West Chatham Middle School
West Chatham Middle School is a middle-grades school located in Pooler, Georgia, in Chatham County. Enrollment stands at 713 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Savannah-Chatham County, which runs West Chatham Middle School, has 58 schools and 36,355 students.
Of every 100 students at West Chatham Middle School, about 48 are Black, the largest group. After that, the student body is 25% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Chatham County is about 39% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at West Chatham Middle School totals 56.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. Federal data show 78% of students (557) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
West Chatham Middle School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 7% of Georgia public middle schools.
West Chatham Middle School scores 19.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 18.0% actual versus 37.0% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Chatham County, median household income comes to about $71,097, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 60, with about 36,380 students.
West Chatham Middle School's nearest public school is West Chatham Elementary School (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 32.1%; West Chatham Middle School's is 18.0%, ranking 9th of 9.
NCES describes the area around West Chatham Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 971 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 713 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.7 students per teacher, compared with 14.3 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to West Chatham Middle School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 796 students
- Pooler Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Nearby schools
- West Chatham Elementary School0.2 mi · 796
- Pooler Elementary School1.9 mi · 340
- Bloomingdale Elementary School3.4 mi · 350
- New Hampstead High School3.8 mi · 1,123
- New Hampstead K-8 School4.2 mi · 1,118
- Gould Elementary School5.4 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About West Chatham Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Chatham Middle School?
West Chatham Middle School enrolls approximately 713 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does West Chatham Middle School serve?
West Chatham Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does West Chatham Middle School have?
West Chatham Middle School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Chatham Middle School?
At West Chatham Middle School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 25% Hispanic, 48% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is West Chatham Middle School in?
West Chatham Middle School is part of Savannah-Chatham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.