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West Chatham Elementary School

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West Chatham Elementary School ranks 808 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

808^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

West Chatham Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 809 students in grades PK-5 in Pooler, Georgia, which is part of the Savannah-Chatham County School District. However, the school consistently underperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, ranking in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools for the past 10 years.

West Chatham Elementary's test scores lag significantly behind nearby schools like Pooler Elementary and Bloomingdale Elementary. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 34.9%. The school's highest proficiency rate was 36.3% in 4th grade math, still well below the state average of 49%. This underperformance is reflected in West Chatham Elementary's 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Factors that may contribute to the school's challenges include high poverty rates, with 66-75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as lower per-student spending and a relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools. In contrast, the high-performing South Effingham Elementary School in the Effingham County district has over 60% proficiency in English Language Arts and math, showcasing the stark difference in student outcomes. Addressing the unique needs of West Chatham Elementary will be crucial to improving educational opportunities for its students.

796

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,853

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 Pine Barren Rd
Pooler, GA 31322

(912) 395-3600

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Students who attend West Chatham Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Chatham Middle School
High:	New Hampstead High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.5%

White:

14.8%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg33%

Georgia avg42%

808^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 32Elementary Schools in the Savannah-Chatham County

127^th of 206Savannah-Chatham County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	808 of 1238	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	866 of 1248	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	776 of 1242	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	907 of 1244	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	875 of 1214	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	893 of 1234	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	700 of 1209	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.0	701 of 1205	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.7	820 of 1233	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.2	843 of 1240	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.9	554 of 1231	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.6	560 of 1225	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.0	596 of 1201	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.9	733 of 1212	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.5	761 of 1183	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.4	631 of 1133	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.4	494 of 1134	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.5	484 of 1125	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.3	403 of 1101	63.4%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics34%-11 vs state

Science30%-13 vs state

English Language Arts28%-11 vs state

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Schools Near West Chatham Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Chatham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Pine Barren Rd	Pooler	31322	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-3600	796	54	14.6	77.0%	118 (14.8%)	466 (58.5%)	117 (14.7%)	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (8.7%)	32	808^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.7%		29.4	866^th of 1248 public elementary schools	30.6%	58		25.0	27.5	31.3				31.7	36.3	34.8				30.4			$16,853	$1,507	$15,346
Pooler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	308 Holly Ave	Pooler	31322	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-3625	340	31	11.1	85.6%	99 (29.1%)	122 (35.9%)	88 (25.9%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	26.3	902^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	27.1%		31.8	810^th of 1248 public elementary schools	35.1%	92		31.9	26.6	28.3				21.3	27.9	27.9				27.9			$20,367	$1,493	$18,874
Bloomingdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Highgate Blvd	Savannah	31302	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-3680	350	31	11.2	76.0%	156 (44.6%)	80 (22.9%)	88 (25.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	39.8	688^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.4%		48	584^th of 1248 public elementary schools	53.2%	104		24.4	42.5	39.6				33.3	30.0	33.3				39.6			$24,483	$2,617	$21,867
New Hampstead K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Highgate Blvd	Bloomingdale	31302	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6200	1,118	78	14.3	78.5%	132 (11.8%)	431 (38.6%)	460 (41.1%)	19 (1.7%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.4%)	24	941^st of 1238 public elementary schools	24.0%		53.9	520^th of 1248 public elementary schools	58.3%	421	47.6	15.8	28.6	26.4	23.8	31.9	20.7	28.8	44.9	23.2	12.2	25.2	19.7	29.6	22.3	14.0	$15,696	$1,425	$14,271
Gould Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4910 Pineland Dr	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5400	559	52	10.7	92.7%	59 (10.6%)	234 (41.9%)	213 (38.1%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	28	874^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.4%		11.9	1158^th of 1248 public elementary schools	7.2%	284		23.8	22.4	22.4				29.8	32.4	23.9				44.1			$20,594	$2,159	$18,434
Garden City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4037 Kessler Ave	Garden City	31408	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6820	597	45	13.2	90.6%	33 (5.5%)	181 (30.3%)	360 (60.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	39.4	694^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.9%		25.8	919^th of 1248 public elementary schools	26.4%	225		24.3	23.4	30.1				33.9	57.4	40.2				37.9			$17,250	$1,881	$15,369
Godley Station School	Public	PK, KG-8	2135 Benton Blvd	Savannah	31407	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6000	1,585	107	14.8	60.8%	295 (18.6%)	734 (46.3%)	303 (19.1%)	130 (8.2%)	8 (0.5%)	10 (0.6%)	105 (6.6%)	39.4	697^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.7%		45.5	618^th of 1248 public elementary schools	50.5%	79	92.0	24.6	37.2	37.6	35.5	46.4	39.9	28.4	43.3	32.5	17.5	32.2	31.4	46.2	14.2	24.8	$15,372	$1,042	$14,330
Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	301 Buckhalter Rd	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-4070	216	13	17.1	73.1%	73 (33.8%)	79 (36.6%)	43 (19.9%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	11.3	1159^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.4%		21.7	985^th of 1248 public elementary schools	21.1%	174		15.6	21.7	19.2				9.4	13.0	19.2				11.5			$21,512	$2,113	$19,399
Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6020 Ogeechee Rd	Savannah	31419	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-3300	769	49	15.6	78.4%	85 (11.1%)	377 (49.0%)	205 (26.7%)	28 (3.6%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (8.5%)	22.7	964^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.1%		22.1	980^th of 1248 public elementary schools	21.5%	16		16.8	23.8	19.7				38.1	34.9	22.1				21.5			$15,546	$1,445	$14,102
Otis J Brock III Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1804 Stratford St	Savannah	31415	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5300	568	40	14.2	88.7%	33 (5.8%)	409 (72.0%)	99 (17.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (3.9%)	16.3	1066^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.4	1029^th of 1248 public elementary schools	17.5%	37		10.9	19.4	22.0				26.1	37.5	15.4				15.4			$16,974	$1,687	$15,287

Frequently Asked Questions about West Chatham Elementary School

How many students attend West Chatham Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 796 students attended West Chatham Elementary School.

Is West Chatham Elementary School a good school?

West Chatham Elementary School ranks 808^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Chatham Elementary School?

Students at West Chatham Elementary School are 59% African American, 15% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is West Chatham Elementary School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

What schools do graduates of West Chatham Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Chatham Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Chatham Middle School
High : New Hampstead High School

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