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Northside Elementary School

Q: Is Northside Elementary School a good school?

Northside Elementary School ranks 536 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Northside Elementary School in Dallas, GA, serves approximately 626 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Paulding County School District, and has earned a 3-star rating with a notable rise to the 56th percentile statewide—its best ranking in several years.

One of the school’s standout strengths is its upper elementary performance. In 5th grade, math proficiency reached 51.4% and science hit 46.7%, both exceeding district and state averages. This is a remarkable turnaround in science, which jumped from 29.1% proficiency just two years prior. The school also shows a clear pattern of growth as students advance: 3rd grade math starts below the state average, but by 5th grade, students are outperforming it. Additionally, African American students at Northside rank in the 80th percentile statewide, earning a 4-star rating—the school’s highest-performing subgroup. Male students also rank in the 70th percentile, though female students lag behind at the 39th percentile, a gap worth noting for families.

Northside has also made impressive strides in attendance. Chronic absenteeism dropped from 22.3% in 2022-2023 to 13.5% now, which is better than both the district (16.8%) and state (17.7%) averages. When compared to nearby schools, Northside outperforms Hiram Elementary School, Allgood Elementary School, and Dallas Elementary School, though it trails Roland W. Russom Elementary and Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad. While Northside spends more per student ($15,724) than some higher-ranked peers, its higher poverty rate (58.5% free/reduced lunch) may justify that investment. Overall, the school’s rising trajectory, strong science program, and improving attendance make it a solid choice for families in the area.

626

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,724

Per pupil spending ?

58.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2223 Cartersville Hwy
Dallas, GA 30132

(770) 443-7008

District: Paulding County

Students who attend Northside Elementary School usually attend:

High:

North Paulding High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.8%

African American:

32.1%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Georgia avg47%

536^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Paulding County

87^th of 201Paulding 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	536 of 1219	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.3	633 of 1238	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	684 of 1236	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	545 of 1223	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	687 of 1220	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	661 of 1214	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	524 of 1234	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	419 of 1209	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.5	332 of 1205	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	65.3	378 of 1233	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.2	511 of 1240	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.6	764 of 1231	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.3	629 of 1225	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.3	763 of 1201	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.0	666 of 1212	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.9	567 of 1183	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.6	430 of 1133	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.9	388 of 1134	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.0	598 of 1125	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.3	518 of 1101	53.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	168 of 828	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	57.3	301 of 892	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	361 of 879	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	197 of 870	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	312 of 876	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	727 of 1186	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	664 of 1224	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	624 of 1223	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	416 of 1212	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	657 of 1206	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	354 of 503	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	418 of 583	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	350 of 1183	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	47.9	592 of 1225	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	739 of 1220	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	696 of 1210	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	699 of 1209	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	278 of 465	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	388 of 565	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	375 of 487	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	313 of 415	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	512 of 700	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	650 of 769	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	664 of 772	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	609 of 775	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	632 of 779	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)80th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile-26 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science47%~ state avg

Mathematics44%-4 vs state

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by Tiffany (a parent)
Saturday, February 25, 2017

Northside Elementary is an amazing school that cares about each individual child! The teachers and administrators genuinely work to ensure every student succeeds. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment 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 (2025)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2223 Cartersville Hwy	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-7008	626	48	13.0	58.5%	287 (45.8%)	201 (32.1%)	92 (14.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.4%)	50.6	536^th of 1219 public elementary schools	56.0%		44.3	633^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	48.9%	97	38.8	41.7	51.4	46.7	$15,724	$934	$14,790
Dallas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Hardee St	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-8018	513	42	12.0	79.7%	109 (21.2%)	282 (55.0%)	64 (12.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.6%)	28.1	860^th of 1219 public elementary schools	29.5%		31.5	814^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.2%	46	35.2	33.3	33.3	29.7	$15,364	$781	$14,582
WC Abney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1186 Colbert Rd	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8000	1,324	88	15.0	48.7%	503 (38.0%)	475 (35.9%)	201 (15.2%)	53 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (6.4%)	56.7	468^th of 1219 public elementary schools	61.6%		51.9	542^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	56.2%	74	45.9	54.5	48.8	41.2	$13,094	$564	$12,530
C. A. Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1833 Mount Tabor Church Rd	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8060	668	50	13.3	54.5%	365 (54.6%)	142 (21.3%)	102 (15.3%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	47.4	584^th of 1219 public elementary schools	52.1%		54	514^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.5%	70	50.5	52.6	36.0	32.4	$15,399	$878	$14,522
Lillian C. Poole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 Wayside Ln	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 505-5541	460	40	11.5	61.7%	211 (45.9%)	137 (29.8%)	66 (14.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.7%)	35.1	749^th of 1219 public elementary schools	38.6%		42.7	650^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.5%	99	57.9	39.2	24.4	23.2	$17,386	$710	$16,676
Allgood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	312 Hart Rd	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-8070	811	63	12.8	72.3%	257 (31.7%)	318 (39.2%)	156 (19.2%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.3%)	26.8	880^th of 1219 public elementary schools	27.8%		25.2	927^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.1%	47	35.8	25.9	29.7	35.1	$15,016	$1,030	$13,986
McGarity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	262 Rakestraw Mill Rd	Hiram	30141	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 445-9007	572	43	13.3	58.0%	250 (43.7%)	193 (33.7%)	85 (14.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.8%)	47.6	578^th of 1219 public elementary schools	52.6%		45	627^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.4%	49	60.9	47.3	38.0	28.0	$14,716	$356	$14,359
Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad	Public	PK, KG-5	1531 Cedarcrest Rd	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-4244	1,389	91	15.2	27.9%	729 (52.5%)	298 (21.5%)	177 (12.7%)	89 (6.4%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (6.2%)	72.8	293^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	76.0%		67.8	353^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	71.5%	60	64.4	62.5	56.0	44.0	$12,573	$432	$12,140
Vaughan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5950 Nichols Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8298	600	48	12.4	18.0%	366 (61.0%)	101 (16.8%)	56 (9.3%)	22 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.8%)	81.7	204^th of 1219 public elementary schools	83.3%		86.4	167^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.5%	37	56.7	63.7	65.0	62.5	$17,981	$420	$17,561
Roland W. Russom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Russom Elementary School Ln	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(678) 575-3402	982	73	13.4	34.1%	507 (51.6%)	209 (21.3%)	143 (14.6%)	62 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.7%)	74.5	277^th of 1219 public elementary schools	77.3%		66.5	369^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.2%	92	65.8	63.6	53.2	47.4	$14,221	$842	$13,379

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Elementary School

Is Northside Elementary School a good school?

Northside Elementary School ranks 536^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Northside Elementary School attend?

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

High : North Paulding High School

What is the racial makeup of Northside Elementary School?

Students at Northside Elementary School are 46% White, 32% African American, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Northside Elementary School in?

Paulding County

How many students attend Northside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 626 students attended Northside Elementary School.

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