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Eastside Elementary School

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Eastside Elementary School ranks 753 rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Eastside Elementary School in Rockmart, GA, serves approximately 764 students in grades PK-5 as part of Polk County Schools, where about 75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

One of Eastside's standout strengths is attendance. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is just 12.7%—better than the district (15.7%) and state (17.7%) averages, and far lower than nearby schools like Youngs Grove Elementary (20.8%) or Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary (22.7%). Eastside also shines in early-grade math: 44.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in 2025-2026, beating the district average (41.9%) and nearly matching the state (48.3%). This continues a three-year trend of outperforming the district in 3rd-grade math. The school is also notably cost-efficient, spending about $12,663 per student—thousands less than schools like Lillian C. Poole Elementary ($17,386) or Taylorsville Elementary ($16,503)—while achieving comparable or better results.

The biggest concern is 5th-grade math, where only 24% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, down from 28.9% the year before and well below the state average of 44.1%. This creates a 20.7-point gap between 3rd and 5th grade math proficiency—a larger drop than at nearby Cherokee Elementary School (12.7 points). The school's overall ranking has also slipped from the 66th percentile in 2017-2018 to the 38th percentile today. However, Eastside consistently outperforms its closest neighbor, Van Wert Elementary School, in nearly every subject and grade level, despite serving a similarly challenged population. With strong attendance, efficient spending, and solid early-grade instruction, Eastside has a good foundation—but supporting students as they move into upper grades will be key to reversing the downward trend.

764

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,663

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Prospect Rd
Rockmart, GA 30153

(770) 684-5335

District: Polk County

Students who attend Eastside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rockmart Middle School
High:	Rockmart High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.4%

African American:

8.8%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg37%

Georgia avg47%

753^rd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Polk County

112^th of 201Polk 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	35.0	753 of 1219	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	752 of 1238	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	703 of 1236	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	632 of 1223	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	661 of 1220	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	653 of 1214	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	638 of 1234	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.9	409 of 1209	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.9	540 of 1205	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.5	587 of 1233	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.8	715 of 1240	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.9	606 of 1231	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.3	498 of 1225	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.7	509 of 1201	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.0	542 of 1212	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.0	603 of 1183	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.5	588 of 1133	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.9	695 of 1134	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	705 of 1125	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.0	574 of 1101	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	661 of 1186	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	712 of 1224	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	671 of 1223	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	604 of 1212	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	685 of 1206	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	796 of 1183	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.5	780 of 1225	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	708 of 1220	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	654 of 1210	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	642 of 1209	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	257 of 465	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.8	287 of 565	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	296 of 487	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	289 of 455	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	213 of 415	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	660 of 700	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	701 of 769	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	677 of 772	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	657 of 775	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	676 of 779	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)45th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics38%-10 vs state

Science32%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Excellent school with dedicated, caring teachers. Close Quote

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Eastside is a great place to work! 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
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Prospect Rd	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 684-5335	764	52	14.7	75.0%	584 (76.4%)	67 (8.8%)	51 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.0%)	35	753^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	38.2%		35.1	752^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	39.3%	1	44.7	42.0	24.0	32.3	$12,663	$801	$11,862
Van Wert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Atlanta Hwy	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 684-2237	693	55	12.6	100.0%	407 (58.7%)	155 (22.4%)	59 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.1%)	30.5	828^th of 1219 public elementary schools	32.1%		19.2	1009^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.5%	181	35.5	25.9	34.6	38.3	$13,559	$871	$12,689
Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	528 Holly Springs Rd	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-2140	637	48	13.2	61.9%	422 (66.2%)	89 (14.0%)	67 (10.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.3%)	51.9	529^th of 1219 public elementary schools	56.6%		55.6	493^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	60.2%	36	42.3	51.4	47.3	39.6	$14,671	$586	$14,085
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Frank Lott Dr	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-0831	588	45	13.1	80.3%	255 (43.4%)	83 (14.1%)	216 (36.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	38.3	693^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	43.2%		34.8	757^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.9%	64	40.9	41.8	27.2	42.0	$14,089	$932	$13,157
Youngs Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Wooten Rd	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-3821	490	38	12.9	96.1%	263 (53.7%)	40 (8.2%)	164 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	48.3	566^th of 1219 public elementary schools	53.6%		41.3	671^st of 1238 public elementary schools	45.8%	105	47.4	45.2	34.7	45.8	$14,649	$1,120	$13,529
Taylorsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1502 Old Alabama Rd	Taylorsville	30178	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5867	494	40	12.4	60.9%	379 (76.7%)	24 (4.9%)	71 (14.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	48.9	561^st of 1219 public elementary schools	54.0%		39.5	691^st of 1238 public elementary schools	44.2%	130	61.8	44.8	40.0	28.0	$16,503	$1,006	$15,497
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
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 N Philpot St	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-4932	531	40	13.2	87.6%	165 (31.1%)	57 (10.7%)	283 (53.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	29.7	838^th of 1219 public elementary schools	31.3%		33.4	790^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.2%	48	41.0	40.6	26.4	27.5	$15,014	$841	$14,173
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	191 Evergreen Ln	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-5614	575	47	12.2	82.1%	271 (47.1%)	16 (2.8%)	243 (42.3%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	36	733^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	39.9%		41.4	667^th of 1238 public elementary schools	46.1%	66	42.4	43.0	29.7	33.4	$14,023	$850	$13,173
Euharlee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1058 Euharlee Rd	Euharlee	30145	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5872	574	41	13.8	61.7%	454 (79.1%)	24 (4.2%)	59 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	58.1	451^st of 1219 public elementary schools	63.0%		59.2	447^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.9%	4	67.0	49.0	42.7	37.5	$16,472	$909	$15,563

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastside Elementary School

Is Eastside Elementary School a good school?

Eastside Elementary School ranks 753^rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Eastside Elementary School in?

Polk County

How many students attend Eastside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 764 students attended Eastside Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Eastside Elementary School?

Students at Eastside Elementary School are 76% White, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Eastside Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Rockmart Middle School
High : Rockmart High School

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