East Side Elementary

Set in Brownsville, Tennessee, East Side Elementary is a low-enrollment primary school, run under Haywood County. It instructs 320 students across grades 3 through 4. That puts it 32% leaner than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Across the 7 schools in Haywood County (2,422 students total), East Side Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, East Side Elementary records that 64% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 24% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 49% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Haywood County put the typical household earns roughly $50,472 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Haywood County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,422 students), East Side Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Haywood County Virtual Academy, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Side Elementary has fell 29%, going from 449 students in 2018 to 320 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 28% to 24% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.