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West Chatham Elementary School

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West Chatham Elementary School ranks 660 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

660^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

West Chatham Elementary School in Pooler, GA, serves approximately 796 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district. The school has been on a steady upward climb, moving from the 27th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to its highest ranking in a decade—the 46th percentile—and earning a 2-star rating this year after several years at 1 star.

This improvement is especially notable given that the school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 77% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch (up from 66.7% three years ago). Despite these challenges, West Chatham now outperforms several nearby schools, including Otis J Brock III Elementary (23rd percentile), Southwest Elementary (16th), Pooler Elementary (29th), and Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School (14th). It also matches New Hampstead K-8 School (46th) and trails only Garden City Elementary (50th) and Godley Station School (48th) among its immediate neighbors. The contrast with South Effingham Elementary in the neighboring Effingham County district—which ranks in the 89th percentile with far lower poverty—highlights just how much West Chatham is accomplishing with fewer resources.

Two areas stand out as success stories. First, chronic absenteeism has been cut nearly in half, from 32.9% to 17.6%, now matching the state average. Second, 5th grade math proficiency (39%) now exceeds the district average (33.2%), and 3rd grade math jumped from 31.7% to 40.4% proficiency. The school also shows notably strong outcomes for its African American students, ranking in the 59th percentile statewide. One area for potential focus: female students rank 12 percentile points higher than male students. With per-pupil spending of $16,853—lower than several schools it outperforms—West Chatham appears to be using its resources efficiently and is well-positioned to keep climbing.

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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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg38%

Georgia avg47%

660^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Savannah-Chatham County

117^th of 201Savannah-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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	660 of 1219	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.0	808 of 1238	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	862 of 1236	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	771 of 1223	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	898 of 1220	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	336 of 828	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	482 of 892	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	539 of 879	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	565 of 870	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	663 of 876	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	590 of 1186	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.7	893 of 1224	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	886 of 1223	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	778 of 1212	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	866 of 1206	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	210 of 583	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	350 of 565	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	237 of 535	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	283 of 516	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	730 of 1183	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	734 of 1225	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	829 of 1220	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	748 of 1210	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	897 of 1209	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	376 of 565	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	418 of 487	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	73.4	76 of 455	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	30.3	288 of 415	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	586 of 769	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	693 of 772	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	478 of 775	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	667 of 779	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile~ school

White (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science40%-4 vs state

Mathematics40%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 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%)	40.9	660^th of 1219 public elementary schools	45.9%		32	808^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.7%	148		40.4	39.5	39.0				40.0				$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%)	27.6	868^th of 1219 public elementary schools	28.8%		26.3	902^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	27.1%	34		35.8	35.8	24.6				32.8				$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%)	37.8	701^st of 1219 public elementary schools	42.5%		39.8	688^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.4%	13		32.7	41.5	39.6				39.5				$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%)	40.9	661^st of 1219 public elementary schools	45.8%		24	941^st of 1238 public elementary schools	24.0%	280		42.0	40.4	44.3	20.3	14.7	34.9	45.6	38.9	18.3		$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%)	29.8	837^th of 1219 public elementary schools	31.3%		28	874^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.4%	37		43.7	34.6	25.0				30.4				$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%)	45.7	607^th of 1219 public elementary schools	50.2%		39.4	694^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.9%	87		38.3	41.7	43.6				43.6				$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%)	43.7	634^th of 1219 public elementary schools	48.0%		39.4	697^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.7%	63	100.0	42.8	40.0	39.9	31.3	25.9	33.9	44.9	13.5	40.0	87.8	$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%)	17.4	1043^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	14.4%		11.3	1159^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.4%	116		28.6	37.5	15.0				15.0				$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%)	18.4	1021^st of 1219 public elementary schools	16.2%		22.7	964^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.1%	57		30.7	34.6	20.9				19.4				$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%)	23.5	940^th of 1219 public elementary schools	22.9%		16.3	1066^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.9%	126		44.1	29.7	18.3				21.1				$16,974	$1,687	$15,287

Frequently Asked Questions about West Chatham Elementary School

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 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

Is West Chatham Elementary School a good school?

West Chatham Elementary School ranks 660^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is West Chatham Elementary School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

How many students attend West Chatham Elementary School?

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

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