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Schools in Grady County, GA

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

Schools

3,836

Students

Top rankedWhigham Elementary School388^th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Eastside Elementary School up 194 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Southside Elementary School 12.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	21.7	958^th of 1219 public elementary schools	21.4%		29.7	836^th of 1238 public elementary schools	32.5%	122				32.6	39.0	22.9				15.9				$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%)	64.2	388^th of 1219 public elementary schools	68.2%		56.1	488^th of 1238 public elementary schools	60.6%	100				65.0	44.3	46.6	52.5	61.0	55.1	46.6	28.6	40.8		$12,241	$929	$11,312
Cairo High School	Public	9-12	455 5th St SE	Cairo	39828	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	No	(229) 377-2222	1,317	79	16.6	89.6%	482 (36.6%)	394 (29.9%)	387 (29.4%)	7 (0.5%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (2.9%)	39.8	224^th of 455 public high schools	50.8%		39.2	235^th of 451 public high schools	47.9%	11	48.4	43.3	25.8											$10,266	$683	$9,583
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1277 Martin Luther King Jr Ave	Cairo	39828	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 377-2106	631	47	13.3	100.0%	101 (16.0%)	238 (37.7%)	276 (43.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	31.8	385^th of 578 public middle schools	33.4%		33.2	386^th of 585 public middle schools	34.0%	1	100.0						25.8	32.0	48.8		10.9	13.0	42.3	$12,244	$951	$11,293
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%)	36.1	731^st of 1219 public elementary schools	40.0%		25.3	925^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.3%	194				39.6	49.2	31.8				23.8				$11,695	$1,265	$10,430

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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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