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What's one thing Eastside Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
735
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRADY COUNTY·NCES 130246001936
Eastside Elementary School
1201 20th St NE, Cairo, GA 39828 · (229) 377-8441 · Grady County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL735 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
735 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 73 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Grady County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
26.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.8pp since 2021
Math
33.7%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.7% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 41.1% |
| 2022-23 | 16.1% | 33.8% |
| 2021-22 | 23.9% | 35.9% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Eastside Elementary School
Eastside Elementary School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside Elementary School this school | 735 | 100.0% | 28.8% |
| Whitehead Road Elementary School Athens | 632 | 99.1% | 34.1% |
| Birney Elementary School Marietta | 725 | 100.0% | 30.8% |
| Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School Athens | 563 | 100.0% | 28.0% |
| Mableton Elementary School Mableton | 945 | 100.0% | 21.7% |
| Kilpatrick Elementary School Jonesboro | 637 | 99.4% | 20.7% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Eastside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #838 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #768 of 1,215 ▼ 193 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #833 of 1,215 ▲ 128 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #732 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 735 | #317 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #666 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #294 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #260 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #221 of 386 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
735
+92 (+14%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 735 | 54.6 | 13.5:1 | 100% (735) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 47.1 | 13.7:1 | 93% (599) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 44.3 | 14.0:1 | 100% (620) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 100% (643) |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 45.6 | 14.9:1 | 90% (612) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 89% (578) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 77% (538) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 64% (368) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 32 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (678 to 735); teachers up 20% (45.6 to 54.6).
About Eastside Elementary School
Eastside Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Georgia, with an address in Cairo. The school counted 735 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 21% above the average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Eastside Elementary School is part of a district of 7 schools: Grady County, with 4,790 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Eastside Elementary School is Hispanic, with 46% of students. Other groups make up 31% Black, 19% White, and 2% multiracial. Grady County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
The school lists 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is similar, at 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, Eastside Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 36% of Georgia public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Eastside Elementary School, the prediction is 25.7% and the result is 28.8%.
For Grady County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $58,980 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in Grady County number 7, with about 4,790 students.
A public school about 1.3 miles away, Cairo High School, is the closest to Eastside Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Eastside Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 643 to 735, a 14% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.6:1 to 13.5:1.
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Grady County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,108
Census ACS
Median income
$58,980
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
4,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grady County
- Cairo High SchoolHigh · 1,317 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Shiver Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Whigham Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other schools in Cairo
- Cairo High SchoolHigh · 1,317 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other Eastside Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Eastside Elementary. Eastside Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 25.
- Eastside Elementary SchoolRockmart, GA · 764 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolSenoia, GA · 602 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolDalton, GA · 579 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolDouglas, GA · 575 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolDouglasville, GA · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Cairo High School1.3 mi · 1,317
- Northside Elementary School1.5 mi · 375
- Southside Elementary School1.5 mi · 610
- Washington Middle School2.5 mi · 631
- Shiver Elementary School8.2 mi · 579
- Whigham Elementary School8.6 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Eastside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Eastside Elementary School?
Eastside Elementary School enrolls approximately 735 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Eastside Elementary School serve?
Eastside Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastside Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eastside Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eastside Elementary School?
At Eastside Elementary School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 46% Hispanic, 31% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Eastside Elementary School in?
Eastside Elementary School is part of Grady County.
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