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Northside Elementary School

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Summary

Northside Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Grady County, Georgia. With 344 students, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state averages, ranking in the bottom half of Northside Elementary schools in Georgia over the past decade.

Key challenges facing Northside Elementary include significantly lower test scores than the state average, with only 28-38% of students scoring proficient or better in core subjects. The school also has a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a high-poverty student population. While Northside spends more per student than the state average, its performance lags behind nearby Shiver Elementary and Whigham Elementary, which are also in the Grady County district.

Despite these challenges, Northside Elementary's small class sizes and higher per-student spending could be leveraged to implement more personalized and effective instructional strategies. Exploring best practices from higher-performing nearby schools may also provide insights for improvement. Addressing Northside's academic and socioeconomic challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that considers the unique needs of the student population and the resources available to the school.

375
Students ?
11.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
84.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 985 1st St NW
       Cairo, GA  39828

(229) 377-2422

District: Grady County


Students who attend Northside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Washington Middle School
High:    Cairo High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
62.7%
African American:
26.4%
White:
8.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2014 → 42nd in 2024
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Georgia average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2014
!Science scores 26 pts below the Georgia average
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school34%
District avg35%
Georgia avg43%
Not ranked this year
Northside Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
97th of 206Grady County among Georgia districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202437.7728 of 124841.7%★★☆☆☆
202338.8708 of 124243.0%★★☆☆☆
202233.9792 of 124436.3%★★☆☆☆
202139.7681 of 121443.9%★★☆☆☆
201923.8945 of 123423.4%★☆☆☆☆
201816.31030 of 120914.8%★☆☆☆☆
201724.0925 of 120523.2%★☆☆☆☆
201638.2758 of 123338.5%★★☆☆☆
201530.0864 of 124030.3%★★☆☆☆
201472.6349 of 123171.6%★★★★☆
201344.8805 of 122534.3%★★☆☆☆
201243.8807 of 120132.8%★★☆☆☆
201145.3785 of 121235.2%★★☆☆☆
201051.6676 of 118342.9%★★☆☆☆
200949.9638 of 113343.7%★★☆☆☆
200857.1545 of 113451.9%★★★☆☆
200732.7860 of 112523.6%★☆☆☆☆
200642.1733 of 110133.4%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Georgia (2023-2024) ?
Mathematics41%-4 vs state
English Language Arts32%-9 vs state
Science16%-26 vs state

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Students at Northside Elementary School are 63% Hispanic, 26% African American, 8% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 375 students attended Northside Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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