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Northwest Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 110 McEntire Cir, Chatsworth, Murray County, 30705

593
Pupils
14.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Northwest Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chatsworth, Murray County. The school has 593 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Murray County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a rural setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Murray County

Enrollment & staffing

Northwest Elementary School enrolls 593 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.

Male students
322 (54%)
Female students
271 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student-teacher ratio
14.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White45376%
Hispanic or Latino12221%
Two or more races111.9%
Black or African American61%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

455 of the school's 593 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 452 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Northwest Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 54, state house district 6.

School district: Murray County

Northwest Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Murray County, based in Chatsworth, Georgia. The district serves 6,585 students district-wide and employs 476 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 593 students, Northwest Elementary School is close to the district average of about 599 students per school.

6,585
District students
11
Schools
476
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
29%
Math proficient
21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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