Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRADY COUNTY·NCES 130246001081
Northside Elementary School
985 1st St NW, Cairo, GA 39828 · (229)377-2422 · Grady County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
316 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
53%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.
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 2023-24 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
31.8%
GA avg 41.8% . +2.8pp since 2021
Math
41.2%
GA avg 42.9% . +9.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 42 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 41.2% |
| 2022-23 | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 31.7% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Northside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #739 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #602 of 1,215 ▲ 230 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #667 of 1,215 ▲ 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #1,139 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #109 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #707 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.3% | #655 of 1,312 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
375
-39 (-9%) vs 2017
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 336
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 15.3:1
% White
8%
was 6%
% Hispanic
63%
was 61%
% Black
26%
was 31%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 375 | 32.5 | 11.5:1 | 84% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 31.5 | 10.9:1 | 100% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 100% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 90% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 89% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 28 | 13.1:1 | 93% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 87% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 336 | 24 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (414 to 375); teachers up 20% (27 to 32.5).
About Northside Elementary School
Northside Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Cairo, Georgia. The school serves 375 students in pre-K through 5 in 2023-24. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students.
Grady County has a total of 7 schools and 4,790 students, Northside Elementary School among them.
Northside Elementary School's enrollment is 63% Hispanic. Next come 26% Black and 8% White. That compares with about 13% Hispanic among all Grady County residents. By the diversity index, Northside Elementary School comes in at 53%.
Federal staffing data show 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Northside Elementary School and a ratio of 10.9:1. That ratio is under the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 84% of students. On average, public schools in Grady County report 93%.
Northside Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.3%, compared with a predicted 33.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Grady County show that median household income is about $58,980, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. A total of 7 public schools operate in Grady County, serving about 4,790 students.
The shortest distance from Northside Elementary School to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Southside Elementary School. The five-mile area around Northside Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 33.5%, higher than Northside Elementary School's 32.3%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The number of students dropped from 414 to 375 over 6 years. Over the same years, the Black share fell from 31% to 26%. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.3 to 11.5 over 6 years.
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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
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Shiver Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Whigham Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
Other schools in Cairo
- Cairo High SchoolHigh · 1,317 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
Other Northside Elementary schools
42 other US public schools in 19 states are named Northside Elementary. Northside Elementary School is the 26th largest of the 43.
- Northside Elementary SchoolDallas, GA · 626 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolWarner Robins, GA · 564 students
- Northside ElementaryCedartown, GA · 531 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolTifton, GA · 405 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolAlbany, GA · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Southside Elementary School1.1 mi · 610
- Cairo High School1.2 mi · 1,317
- Washington Middle School1.2 mi · 631
- Eastside Elementary School1.5 mi · 735
- Whigham Elementary School7.0 mi · 543
- Shiver Elementary School8.1 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Northside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School enrolls approximately 375 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Northside Elementary School serve?
Northside Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Northside Elementary School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Northside Elementary School.
How diverse is Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School reports a student body of 8% White, 63% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Northside Elementary School public or private?
Northside Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grady County.
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