West Chatham Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Pooler, Georgia
West Chatham Middle School in Pooler, Georgia enrolled 713 students in 2024-25 with 56.1 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Georgia middle-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 18% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 17% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 22%
953 students in 2022-23, 943 students in 2023-24, 713 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 72.1 to 56.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 953 | 72.1 | 13.2 |
| 2023-24 | 943 | 78.1 | 12.1 |
| 2024-25 | 713 | 56.1 | 12.7 |
12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 Georgia middle schools
Among the 475 Georgia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 322 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Chatham Middle School enrolled 967 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 127 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 322 of the 967 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions127
- Chronically absent44.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.0% of students were Black, 24.8% Hispanic, 18.9% White in 2024-25.
- Black48.0%
- Hispanic24.8%
- White18.9%
- Two or more races4.9%
- Asian3.1%
- American Indian0.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at West Chatham Middle School scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 18% | 25% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 17% | 22% (2021-22) | 38.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about West Chatham Middle School
- South Effingham Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 8.0 miles away: 1,161 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
- Richmond Hill Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 17 miles away: 2,022 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare West Chatham Middle School with South Effingham Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Savannah-Chatham County spends per student$15,342 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,342
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaWest Chatham Middle School is the number 255 by size of 475 Georgia middle schools open in 2024-25.#255 of 475
- Georgia schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.9 for middle schools.12.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about West Chatham Middle School
How many students attend West Chatham Middle School?
713 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 953 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Pooler, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Chatham Middle School?
12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for middle schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West Chatham Middle School a Title I school?
West Chatham Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West Chatham Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at West Chatham Middle School scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is West Chatham Middle School in?
Savannah-Chatham County, NCES district ID 1301020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130102002242 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.