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West Chatham Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
820 Pine Barren Rd
Pooler, GA 31322
Phone
(912) 395-3600
District
Savannah-Chatham County
County
CHATHAM COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
809
Classroom Teachers
56

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.6% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

West Chatham Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
42%
26%
38%
41%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
43%
27%
37%
34%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
44%
30%
48%
20%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 96 11.9%
Kindergarten 118 14.6%
Grade 1 120 14.8%
Grade 2 131 16.2%
Grade 3 106 13.1%
Grade 4 130 16.1%
Grade 5 108 13.3%
Total 809 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 20.2% 20.6% 36.9%
Black 60.9% 59.9% 38.0%
Hispanic 15.2% 16.4% 19.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.6% 2.6% 5.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.5% 71.9% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 66.1% 64.4% 58.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.4% 7.5% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 298,143 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 689.0 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.2% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.4% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 16.4% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 119,241 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 9.7% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.2% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.8% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.9% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.4% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.7% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.8% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.8% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 9.5% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,883 $317,857,000 51.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $928 $33,214,000 5.4%
Staff $680 $24,317,000 3.9%
General Administration $331 $11,854,000 1.9%
School Administration $923 $33,036,000 5.3%
Operation $1,452 $51,948,000 8.4%
Transportation $836 $29,916,000 4.8%
Other $322 $11,506,000 1.9%
Total Support $5,472 $195,791,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,939 $105,169,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $17,295 $618,817,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,135 $14,234,567,000 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $818 $1,431,313,000 5.5%
Staff $707 $1,236,496,000 4.7%
General Administration $212 $370,592,000 1.4%
School Administration $821 $1,435,711,000 5.5%
Operation $1,010 $1,767,938,000 6.8%
Transportation $616 $1,077,949,000 4.1%
Other $478 $836,750,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,662 $8,156,749,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,138 $3,740,459,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $14,935 $26,131,775,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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