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If you could change one rule at Eastside Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COFFEE COUNTY·NCES 130135001883
Eastside Elementary School
603 McDonald Ave N, Douglas, GA 31533 · (912) 384-3187 · Coffee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
15.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
575 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 38 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Eastside Elementary School→Coffee Middle School
Based on grade levels within Coffee County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
27.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.4pp since 2021
Math
22.7%
GA avg 44.6% . -6.6pp 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 23 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.4% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 26.4% |
| 2022-23 | 28.2% | 28.9% |
| 2021-22 | 25.1% | 29.2% |
% 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
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 (23.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside Elementary School this school | 575 | 100.0% | 23.5% |
| Rocky Plains Elementary School Covington | 576 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| Russell Elementary School Warner Robins | 576 | 100.0% | 47.4% |
| Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School Vidalia | 622 | 100.0% | 25.4% |
| Mattie Lively Elementary School Statesboro | 607 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
| Shirley Hills Elementary School Warner Robins | 565 | 100.0% | 46.6% |
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 | In Coffee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #961 of 1,208 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #1,012 of 1,215 ▼ 95 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #808 of 1,215 ▲ 185 | #6 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #275 of 1,183 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #668 of 1,324 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,088 of 1,301 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #247 of 1,301 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #133 of 1,312 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #255 of 854 | N/A |
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
575
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 575 | 38.4 | 15.0:1 | 100% (575) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 39.6 | 14.9:1 | 100% (591) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 38.1 | 14.5:1 | 96% (533) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 98% (596) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 42.2 | 16.9:1 | 90% (637) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 41 | 16.4:1 | 90% (603) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 36 | 16.5:1 | 73% (434) |
| 2000-01 | 593 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 57% (337) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | 40 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (711 to 575); teachers down 9% (42.2 to 38.4).
About Eastside Elementary School
Eastside Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Douglas, Georgia. Enrollment is 575 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Eastside Elementary School is one school in a 12-school district, Coffee County, which enrolls 7,640 students.
Eastside Elementary School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 47%. The remaining students are 30% White, 16% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Coffee County, the Black share is about 28%. Eastside Elementary School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Eastside Elementary School is 38.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.0:1. That is higher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The school counts 575 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. For comparison, public schools in Coffee County average 100%.
The allk12 Grade for Eastside Elementary School is C-. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Eastside Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (23.5%) and its predicted rate (25.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Coffee County, the median household income is $50,683, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Besides Eastside Elementary School, Coffee County has 11 other public schools.
George Washington Carver Freshman Campus is the public school closest to Eastside Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Eastside Elementary School ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 23.5% against a local average of 36.0%.
NCES describes the area around Eastside Elementary School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 610 in 2020-21 to 575 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Eastside Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Coffee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,347
Census ACS
Median income
$50,683
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
7,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coffee County
- Coffee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,591 students
- Coffee County High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- Indian Creek ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Satilla Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- George Washington Carver Freshman CampusHigh · 493 students
Other schools in Douglas
- Coffee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,591 students
- Coffee County High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- Indian Creek ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Satilla Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- George Washington Carver Freshman CampusHigh · 493 students
Other Eastside Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Eastside Elementary. Eastside Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 25.
- Eastside Elementary SchoolRockmart, GA · 764 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolCairo, GA · 735 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolSenoia, GA · 602 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolDalton, GA · 579 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolDouglasville, GA · 433 students
Nearby schools
- George Washington Carver Freshman Campus1.3 mi · 493
- Westside Elementary School1.4 mi · 625
- Wiregrass Regional College and Career Academy1.5 mi · 215
- Coffee Middle School1.8 mi · 1,591
- Coffee County High School2.9 mi · 1,373
- Indian Creek Elementary3.0 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Eastside Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Eastside Elementary School?
Eastside Elementary School enrolls approximately 575 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Eastside Elementary School serve?
Eastside Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Eastside Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Eastside Elementary School.
How diverse is Eastside Elementary School?
Eastside Elementary School reports a student body of 30% White, 16% Hispanic, 47% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Eastside Elementary School in?
Eastside Elementary School is part of Coffee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.