Creekside School

Located at 8403 Ga Highway 315, in Cataula, Georgia, Creekside School is a mid-tier middle school that serves 780 students (grades 5 through 6), overseen by Harris County.

Within Harris County, which oversees 7 schools and 5,663 students, Creekside School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Creekside School reports that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Creekside School higher than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Creekside School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.5%, the actual is 58.8%, a residual of +1.2 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $97,302, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Creekside School is one of 7 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 5,663 students).

Mulberry Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Creekside School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 786 students in 2018 compared to 780 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.