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Eastside Elementary School

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Eastside Elementary School ranks 925 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

925^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Eastside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Cairo, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 647 students. The school is part of the Grady County School District, which is ranked 97 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eastside Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the Grady County and Georgia state averages in the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 5th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts was 23.4% at Eastside, compared to 33.8% in Grady County and 43% statewide. The school has a low statewide ranking, typically falling in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, and has received a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 school years, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state.

The nearby Whigham Elementary School and Shiver Elementary School, which are also part of the Grady County School District, consistently outperform Eastside Elementary in academic measures such as Milestones Assessment proficiency rates. Additionally, Eastside Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 92.58% to 100% in recent years, and a relatively low per-student spending level, ranging from $7,995 to $9,080 in the past few years, which may contribute to the school's academic struggles.

735

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,695

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 20th St NE
Cairo, GA 39828

(229) 377-8441

District: Grady County

Students who attend Eastside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle School
High:	Cairo High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.3%

African American:

30.9%

White:

19.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 28 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg35%

Georgia avg42%

925^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Grady County

97^th 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	925 of 1238	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	820 of 1248	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	898 of 1242	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	765 of 1244	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	628 of 1214	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	919 of 1234	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	954 of 1209	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.0	677 of 1205	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.6	678 of 1233	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.8	844 of 1240	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.9	846 of 1231	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.4	776 of 1225	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.1	750 of 1201	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.2	818 of 1212	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.5	879 of 1183	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.6	731 of 1133	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.8	731 of 1134	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.1	428 of 1125	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.7	396 of 1101	64.0%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-14 vs state

English Language Arts25%-14 vs state

Science16%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 20th St NE	Cairo	39828	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 377-8441	735	55	13.4	100.0%	143 (19.5%)	227 (30.9%)	340 (46.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	25.3	925^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.3%		31.5	820^th of 1248 public elementary schools	34.3%	105	22.6	29.6	23.4				22.8	41.8	31.5				16.2			$11,695	$1,265	$10,430
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	322 4th Avenue SE	Cairo	39828	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 377-3723	610	49	12.4	100.0%	119 (19.5%)	270 (44.3%)	197 (32.3%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	29.7	836^th of 1238 public elementary schools	32.5%		33.6	793^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	36.5%	43	17.6	15.1	38.0				32.4	33.3	30.4				39.1			$13,522	$1,854	$11,668
Whigham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 W Broad Ave	Whigham	39897	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 307-1714	543	38	14.3	79.2%	383 (70.5%)	89 (16.4%)	51 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	56.1	488^th of 1238 public elementary schools	60.6%		62.3	430^th of 1248 public elementary schools	65.5%	58	33.8	39.3	44.2	26.7	29.1	42.6	55.7	48.3	51.9	35.6	54.5	57.4	42.3	40.7	42.6	$12,241	$929	$11,312
Shiver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1847 Ga Highway 93 N	Pelham	31779	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 377-2325	579	40	14.6	92.2%	368 (63.6%)	53 (9.2%)	117 (20.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	63.6	400^th of 1238 public elementary schools	67.7%		56.9	480^th of 1248 public elementary schools	61.5%	80	47.0	35.0	37.1	32.8	34.0	28.1	62.1	65.0	49.2	43.3	62.0	75.4	49.2	37.5	26.8	$11,652	$846	$10,806
Harper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Fletcher St	Thomasville	31792	Thomas County	Thomasville City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 225-2622	263	22	11.8	99.6%	4 (1.5%)	251 (95.4%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6.9	1217^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.7%		6	1241^st of 1248 public elementary schools	0.6%	24	16.2	12.2	2.8				13.5	7.3	5.6				11.1			$22,315	$2,629	$19,687
Scott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 N Hansell St	Thomasville	31792	Thomas County	Thomasville City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 225-2631	379	29	13.1	97.6%	12 (3.2%)	326 (86.0%)	22 (5.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	17.5	1039^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.1%		17	1062^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	14.9%	23	25.0	20.0	19.4				26.8	16.7	25.8				12.9			$17,302	$2,106	$15,196
Hand In Hand Primary	Public	PK-K	4687 US Highway 84 Byp W	Thomasville	31792	Thomas County	Thomas County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 225-3908	712	50	14.2	100.0%	360 (50.6%)	239 (33.6%)	62 (8.7%)	12 (1.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)								(n/a)																$20,685	$1,422	$19,263
Jerger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1006 S Broad St	Thomasville	31792	Thomas County	Thomasville City	No	No	No	No	(229) 225-2625	708	48	14.6	57.9%	437 (61.7%)	201 (28.4%)	27 (3.8%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.1%)	88.6	142^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	88.5%		89	148^th of 1248 public elementary schools	88.1%	6	64.5	56.5	68.3				70.9	69.6	51.9				68.3			$13,308	$866	$12,442
Cross Creek Elementary School	Public	3-4	324 Clark Rd	Thomasville	31757	Thomas County	Thomas County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 225-3900	809	60	13.4	100.0%	421 (52.0%)	281 (34.7%)	54 (6.7%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.8%)	52.9	526^th of 1238 public elementary schools	57.5%		59.1	461^st of 1248 public elementary schools	63.1%	65	33.1	37.4					38.5	56.7								$14,146	$1,242	$12,905
Garrison-Pilcher Elementary School	Public	1-2	277 Hall Rd	Thomasville	31757	Thomas County	Thomas County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 225-4387	811	63	12.8	100.0%	427 (52.7%)	292 (36.0%)	53 (6.5%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)								(n/a)																$14,925	$1,337	$13,588

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastside Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Eastside Elementary School?

Students at Eastside Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 31% African American, 19% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Eastside Elementary School a good school?

Eastside Elementary School ranks 925^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Eastside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Eastside Elementary School.

What district is Eastside Elementary School in?

Grady County

What schools do graduates of Eastside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Eastside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle School
High : Cairo High School

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