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Northside Elementary School

720 Country Club Rd, Newnan, GA 30263 · (770) 254-2890 · Coweta County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Georgia public elementary schools
  • A-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.
  • CThree-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

Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
144 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K257%
Kindergarten6317%
Grade 15415%
Grade 25816%
Grade 36317%
Grade 45114%
Grade 55214%

This year's kindergarten class (63) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (52).

Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
21860%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
4613%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
8724%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
103%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
19353%
Female
17347%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
51.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.4pp since 2021
Math
59.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.1pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2551.9%59.4%
2023-2462.3%61.4%
2022-2355.3%52.8%
2021-2256.3%59.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Northside Elementary School

Northside Elementary School's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Northside Elementary School this school36639.3%55.6%
Arbor Springs Elementary
Newnan
39539.7%72.5%
Keheley Elementary School
Marietta
39337.2%48.3%
Ellis Elementary School
Savannah
41941.5%39.7%
Matthew Arthur Elementary School
Kathleen
45036.4%72.2%
Spalding Drive Elementary
Atlanta
34431.4%63.9%
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 Northside Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn GeorgiaIn Coweta County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.6%#251 of 1,208#7 of 19
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
59.4%#255 of 1,215
▼ 25
#6 of 19
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
51.9%#245 of 1,215
▼ 90
#7 of 19
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-2.2pp#269 of 1,183#8 of 19
Enrollment
ranked largest first
366#1,152 of 1,324#15 of 20
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#692 of 1,301#11 of 20
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.2%#586 of 1,301#13 of 20
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
39.3%#1,127 of 1,312#15 of 20
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.9%#679 of 854#10 of 11
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 2024-25
Enrollment
366
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253662713.6:139% (144)
2023-243782714.0:146% (174)
2022-233782813.5:137% (141)
2020-213752912.9:132% (120)
2017-183892813.9:140% (156)
2015-164332815.5:140% (173)
2010-113642514.6:145% (163)
2000-014312716.0:132% (140)
1990-916424115.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (389 to 366); teachers down 4% (28 to 27).

About Northside Elementary School

Northside Elementary School is an elementary school in Newnan, Georgia, and it is part of Coweta County. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 366 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Georgia enroll about 605 students on average.

Coweta County (29 schools, 23,064 students) runs Northside Elementary School.

White students are 60% of those enrolled at Northside Elementary School. Other reported shares: 24% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 70% White among all Coweta County residents. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Northside Elementary School are from different groups.

A staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 39%.

On the allk12 Grade, Northside Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 61% of Georgia public elementary schools.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Northside Elementary School is 1.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 55.6%. Predicted: 57.0%.

In the wider Coweta County area, the median household earns about $95,548 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Coweta County, 31 public schools serve about 23,423 students.

Northside Elementary School is about 2.2 miles from Jefferson Parkway Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Northside Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 55.6% versus a 42.6% average.

Locale data from NCES put Northside Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 375 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 366.

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Coweta County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
152,852
Census ACS
Median income
$95,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,423 students

Quick facts

School name
Northside Elementary School
District
Coweta County
Address
720 Country Club Rd, Newnan, GA 30263
Phone
(770) 254-2890
County
Coweta County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
366
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
144 (39%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
130150000761
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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42 other US public schools in 19 states are named Northside Elementary. Northside Elementary School is the 28th largest of the 43.

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Frequently asked questions

About Northside Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-05.
Is Northside Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northside Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Northside Elementary School have?
Northside Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 13% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Northside Elementary School public or private?
Northside Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coweta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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