Moving to Pooler, GA (Atlanta, Savannah: for sale, crime, house)

[georgiamom]

Hello, I am looking for anyone with information about Pooler, GA and West Chatham Elementary School. Moving there this summer and hoping it will be a good move for the fam. Thanks!

[lavendergirl]

Check greatschools.net a very informative website.

[Leaving Pooler]

I live in Bridgewater, right across from West Chatham Elementary. Actually my wife teaches there. Our house is for sale and we are on our way out. Have been here for 2 years. Reply and I'll give you more info. Why did you choose this place? Where are you going to live?

[teachercane]

Hi Leaving Pooler. We are going to look at a house in Bridgewater. Can you tell me about it?

Thanks.

[cpowers21]

Georgia mom what would you like to know? Anything specific or just general?

[critter54]

I have lived in Pooler for 6 years. Pooler was once a small community with a country flavor. It has fast become one strip mall after another, taking away many of our woodlands. It is so sad to see what some call progress. Although Pooler retains much of the small town feel it is starting to feel like a suburb of Savannah. To be fair I have to say all-in-all Pooler is a nice place to live. We have a Super Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Sams Club and plenty of places to eat out. The Airport is right here too which makes it convenient when traveling by air. Be prepared to stop in Atlanta when flying anywhere to change planes. There are a few direct fights to some destinations.

I have a co-worker who has two children, one in elementry school and the other in middle school at West Chatham. From what I hear, the elementry school is good but the middle school could be better. Check out the website provided by lavendergirl for schools. Many people opt to send their kids to private schools because most of the Chatam country schools are so bad.

There are some nice housing developments here in Pooler and some are fairly reasonable. Let me know if you have more questions.

[bgnzsavnh]

West Chatham Middle

West Chatham Middle School
Gifted Education Program
West Chatham Middle School

Public Alternatives:

Magnet:

Mercer Middle School, Savannah, GA

Mercer Middle School has recently been re-certified as a Georgia Lighthouse School to Watch, a distinction currently held by only eleven middle schools throughout the state.

Charter:

Oglethorpe Charter School

Oglethorpe Charter School students exceeded national and state averages in all test sections in all three grade levels.

Montessori charter school promises to cure what ails traditional public schools | SavannahNow.com
Also a Montessori Charter School is being built

The good Private Alternatives

college preparatory school
The Savannah Country Day School Overview Page (broken link)

Religous college preparatory school
Savannah Christian Preparatory School


For Public High School:
Savannah Arts Academy, Savannah, GA

100% of students receive a College Prep Diploma, with some earning an additional seal for College Prep with Distinction, and with Communication Arts students earning an additional Tech Prep seal. Therefore, some of our students graduate with three seals on their diplomas.
SAT and ACT scores exceed the state and national averages.
100% of the members of the Class of 2006 were eligible for the HOPE scholarship.

[Timber11]

HELLO .. WHY ARE YOU LEAVING POOLER .. Is there something not good there? I was thinking of moving there and thought it would be good for family .. please help with any information you can give .. thanks

Originally Posted by Leaving Pooler

I live in Bridgewater, right across from West Chatham Elementary. Actually my wife teaches there. Our house is for sale and we are on our way out. Have been here for 2 years. Reply and I'll give you more info. Why did you choose this place? Where are you going to live?

[Timber11]

Hello .. Can anyone tell me about Pooler please? Thanks

Originally Posted by critter54

I have lived in Pooler for 6 years. Pooler was once a small community with a country flavor. It has fast become one strip mall after another, taking away many of our woodlands. It is so sad to see what some call progress. Although Pooler retains much of the small town feel it is starting to feel like a suburb of Savannah. To be fair I have to say all-in-all Pooler is a nice place to live. We have a Super Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Sams Club and plenty of places to eat out. The Airport is right here too which makes it convenient when traveling by air. Be prepared to stop in Atlanta when flying anywhere to change planes. There are a few direct fights to some destinations.

I have a co-worker who has two children, one in elementry school and the other in middle school at West Chatham. From what I hear, the elementry school is good but the middle school could be better. Check out the website provided by lavendergirl for schools. Many people opt to send their kids to private schools because most of the Chatam country schools are so bad.

There are some nice housing developments here in Pooler and some are fairly reasonable. Let me know if you have more questions.

[bgnzsavnh]

How Is Pooler To Live With Family And Is There Crime

Pooler is a great place for a family to live and not a crime problem