I love West Chatham Elem. The teachers are awesome and the staff is accommodating. I have my children on restricted release due to fear of their father taking them out of school without my knowledge, and they have been very strict about who my children can be released to. My only complaint has nothing
... Read more to do with the school directly, it is with the buses and their scheduling difficulties. But the principle has been very pro-active about getting that straight. We are not a rich family by any means, and the staff at the school have been very accepting of that matter. They have helped us with uniforms and last Christmas my children's names were placed on the Angel Tree. The volunteers who buy the gifts for the children were the angels. Without them my children wouldn't have had a Christmas because I couldn't afford it. Thank God 4 them! Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/20/09
have been involved in pta and as a volunteer since my oldest son started there six years ago,now my liile one is in second grade and we still love it....our principal and teachers are excellent trying to help everychild to acchieve their best .....parent/school communication is awesome ...a happy
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
I've always thought highly of West Chatham. The teachers and staff have all been very accommodating and professional. Students seem to really get a good education, especially in 3rd grade. Tammy and the other teachers seem to really know their work and try hard to make it interesting for students
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Posted by a parent on 04/24/09
I have to say that we really like West Chatham Elementary. My son is a vegetarian and brings his own lunch and he is never told he can't bring his beloved PB&J (where he gets his daily protein). The staff and administration have always been super pleasant and understanding. His teachers so far have
... Read more been top drawer. We took our son out of private school and put him here so that he wasn't part of the elitest cliques in town. He gets a more realistic and diverse background at West Chatham. He is also in the gifted program at school and loves it. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/12/09
I'm not impressed with this school at all. The only thing that i can say i love is my childs teacher. She is the only reason i have not took on another job to put my child in a private school. Saftey is only used when it benefits someone other than the student. Saftey is only used when the faculty
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Posted by a parent on 02/04/09
Do not send your child here with Food Allergies. They are more worried about a child's right to eat peanut butter than a childs right to live. We had to get a lawyer involved and have a 504 plan just to protect our son. We didnt ask that kids couldnt bring PB&J from home, just that they didnt have it
... Read more on the menu because of cross contamination. They refused so we lived all year sending my sons food and worrying about is he would have a reaction. It was as if they had never had a food allergy in the school. We moved to Effingham County and WITHOUT EVEN ASKING they took peanut products off the the menu! His teacher also made his classroom a peanut free Zone and does not allow parents to send peanut products for parties. Something else Chatham County/West Chatham Elem would not do. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/13/08
I was not very impressed with this school at all. In the beginning I was excited that my child would be attending this school. It looked like it would be a great school. My child was in special ed, and it was the most miserable experience of my life. We had to fight for any services that he received,
... Read more when he did receive services, they would gradually take them away from him. I don't think I was expecting too much, it's not too much to ask that he be able to read by third grade. He was supposed to be getting OT, and the last year he was there they didn't even have an OT for the majority of the year. He attended from K-3. There was no encouragement for parental involvement whatsoever. We finally got tired of fighting with them and moved him into the magnet program. What a relief! Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/27/07
So far, we have been very satisfied with WCES. Our family has lived in the area before and returned last year; there have always been horror stories floating around about the quality of Chatham County Schools. Thankfully, we have had a very positive experience so far. Our daughter has had a very good
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Posted by a parent on 06/06/07
This school is wonderful! The teachers are excellent and very hardworking! They go above and beyond for those students! Sometimes i drive past in the evenings and see teachers' cars at the school until 6:00 or 7:00 in the evenings! They are very dedicated and it definitely shows. The students love
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Posted by a parent on 05/02/07
My child has been going to West Chatham for 2 years now and overall I am satisfied, not impressed. School safety could be tightend up a bit. The teacher invovlment however is excellent!Also the principal is very involved with the children. I have never been to a school where the principal is involved
... Read more as much as Ms. Creech is, including the schools I went to. Parent involvement could be better. Overall acedemics wise the school is great. My child was diagnosed with ADHD and the teacher has rolled with it and helped my child through his struggles. Which in turn has made it easier for me to tackle knowing that my childs teacher is there to help. Read less
* In 2007-2008 Georgia administered the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) in reading, English language arts and math in grades 1 through 8 and in science and social studies in grades 3 through 8. The CRCT is a standards-based assessment, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Georgia. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.
Student enrollment:
828
Students per teacher:
20
Full-time teachers:
42
Number of classrooms:
45
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Special Education
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
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Pooler schools — West Chatham Elementary School is located at 820 Pine Barren Rd, Pooler GA 31322. 820 Pine Barren Rd is in the 31322 ZIP code in Pooler, GA The school district for West Chatham Elementary School is the Savannah - Chatham County School District. West Chatham Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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