Eastside Elementary School

Eastside Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus in Dalton, Georgia, part of Whitfield County. The school instructs 579 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Whitfield County runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 11,942 students. Eastside Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Eastside Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (83%). The remainder reads as 15% White. By comparison, Whitfield County as a whole is about 37% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Eastside Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Whitfield County (around 83%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Eastside Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Whitfield County put median household income runs about $67,070, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Whitfield County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,570 students), of which Eastside Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Eastbrook Middle School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Eastside Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 24.7%.

Eastside Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eastside Elementary School has ticked down 3%, going from 595 students in 2018 to 579 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.