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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIFT COUNTY·NCES 130498001684
Northside Elementary School
1815 Chesnutt Ave, Tifton, GA 31794 · (229) 387-2425 · Tift County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- B-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
12.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
405 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 40 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
69%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.1pp since 2021
Math
32.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 21.1% | 27.7% |
| 2022-23 | 17.3% | 25.4% |
| 2021-22 | 25.9% | 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
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 Northside Elementary School
Northside Elementary School's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Elementary School this school | 405 | 100.0% | 24.5% |
| Okapilco Elementary School Moultrie | 360 | 100.0% | 29.8% |
| Whit Davis Road Elementary School Athens | 395 | 96.7% | 29.1% |
| Reese Road Leadership Academy Columbus | 387 | 100.0% | 28.9% |
| Charles Spencer Elementary School Tifton | 428 | 100.0% | 22.6% |
| Allen Elementary School Columbus | 436 | 100.0% | 20.9% |
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| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Tift County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #944 of 1,208 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #796 of 1,215 ▲ 98 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #796 of 1,215 ▲ 234 | #6 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #547 of 1,183 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #1,083 of 1,324 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #392 of 1,301 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #139 of 1,301 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #406 of 1,312 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #372 of 386 | 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
405
-39 (-9%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 405 | 32.5 | 12.5:1 | 100% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 32.3 | 13.8:1 | 100% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 34.3 | 13.2:1 | 100% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 50% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 32.3 | 12.4:1 | 97% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 95% (452) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 70% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 49% (309) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 40 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (402 to 405); teachers up 1% (32.3 to 32.5).
About Northside Elementary School
Northside Elementary School, located in Tifton, Georgia, is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school had 405 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 33% smaller than that.
The district for Northside Elementary School is Tift County, with 11 schools and 7,471 students.
Enrollment at Northside Elementary School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 41%. After that, the student body is 28% Hispanic, 23% White, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Tift County is about 30% Black. Northside Elementary School has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. That ratio is under the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Northside Elementary School is 100%. Across public schools in Tift County, the average is about the same, 97%.
Northside Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Northside Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 25.7%. Northside Elementary School scores 24.5%, 1.2 points below that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Tift County show that median household income is about $53,255, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Northside Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Tift County, which together enroll about 7,471 students.
The shortest distance from Northside Elementary School to another public school is about 1.2 miles, to G. O. Bailey Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Northside Elementary School is 8th among 9 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 9%, from 444 to 405. The ratio was 13.9:1 in 2020-21 and 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Northside Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tift County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,438
Census ACS
Median income
$53,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
7,471 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tift County
- Tift County High SchoolHigh · 2,207 students
- Eighth Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 883 students
- Annie Belle Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- G. O. Bailey Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Len Lastinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Other schools in Tifton
- Tift County High SchoolHigh · 2,207 students
- Eighth Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 883 students
- Annie Belle Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- G. O. Bailey Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Len Lastinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Other Northside Elementary schools
42 other US public schools in 19 states are named Northside Elementary. Northside Elementary School is the 23rd largest of the 43.
- Northside Elementary SchoolDallas, GA · 626 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolWarner Robins, GA · 564 students
- Northside ElementaryCedartown, GA · 531 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolAlbany, GA · 381 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolCairo, GA · 375 students
Nearby schools
- G. O. Bailey Elementary School1.2 mi · 531
- Northeast Middle School1.3 mi · 733
- Eighth Street Middle School1.4 mi · 883
- Tift County High School1.4 mi · 2,207
- Len Lastinger Elementary School1.5 mi · 448
- Charles Spencer Elementary School1.9 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Northside Elementary SchoolHow large is Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School enrolls approximately 405 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.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northside Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northside Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School reports a student body of 23% White, 28% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School is overseen by Tift County in Tift County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.