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Northside Elementary

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Northside Elementary ranks 790 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Northside Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cedartown, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 509. The school is part of the Polk County School District, which is ranked 126 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northside Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Polk County and Georgia state averages on 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 36.3% at Northside Elementary, compared to 31.7% for Polk County and 43% for the state. The school has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Northside Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 87.62% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the nearby Eastside Elementary and Westside Elementary.

Despite spending more per student ($10,095 in 2018-2019) compared to the nearby Eastside Elementary ($8,361) and Westside Elementary ($9,842), Northside Elementary's academic performance does not reflect this higher level of spending. The nearby schools, such as Youngs Grove Elementary and Westside Elementary, generally perform better than Northside Elementary on the Milestones Assessments, despite being part of the same Polk County School District. This suggests that factors beyond just district-level policies and resources may be contributing to the underperformance of Northside Elementary.

531

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,014

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 N Philpot St
Cedartown, GA 30125

(770) 748-4932

District: Polk County

Students who attend Northside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cedartown Middle School
High:	Cedartown High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.3%

White:

31.1%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Georgia average

!Near the bottom of Polk County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Georgia avg42%

790^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Polk County

126^th of 206Polk 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	33.4	790 of 1238	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	827 of 1248	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	872 of 1242	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	993 of 1244	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	941 of 1214	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	957 of 1234	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	794 of 1209	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	860 of 1205	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	1019 of 1233	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	1066 of 1240	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	986 of 1231	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	995 of 1225	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.0	836 of 1201	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.5	806 of 1212	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.4	698 of 1183	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.3	869 of 1133	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.2	884 of 1134	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.4	673 of 1125	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.9	825 of 1101	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%-10 vs state

Science35%-9 vs state

English Language Arts28%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 19, 2014

While I think that the teachers are trying to do the best that they can at Northside, this is a terrible school. We moved in the middle of the school year and my son was in 4th grade and was constantly teased, made fun of and bullied all through his time there. I was very disappointed with the lack of communication from the teachers with the parents. If I had to do it all over again, I'd take my son somewhere else. Even homeschooling would have been better than Northside. Close Quote

Schools Near Northside Elementary

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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)	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 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	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%)	33.4	790^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.2%		31.2	827^th of 1248 public elementary schools	33.7%	37	22.1	23.9	36.3	33.8	42.0	28.8	35.0	$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%)	41.4	667^th of 1238 public elementary schools	46.1%		37.9	727^th of 1248 public elementary schools	41.7%	60	17.1	23.5	43.8	29.3	43.2	38.8	55.0	$14,023	$850	$13,173
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%)	34.8	757^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.9%		33.7	792^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	36.5%	35	23.4	25.3	30.4	23.4	51.7	30.4	43.0	$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%)	41.3	671^st of 1238 public elementary schools	45.8%		31.5	819^th of 1248 public elementary schools	34.4%	148	23.5	31.8	36.7	40.7	42.4	24.4	50.6	$14,649	$1,120	$13,529
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%)	35.1	752^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	39.3%		39.5	704^th of 1248 public elementary schools	43.6%	48	27.3	25.0	28.1	42.2	39.8	28.9	35.5	$12,663	$801	$11,862
Pepperell Elementary	Public	2-4	270 Hughes Dairy Rd SE	Lindale	30147	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 290-8527	534	38	14.0	72.7%	403 (75.5%)	42 (7.9%)	61 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	67.7	354^th of 1238 public elementary schools	71.4%		63.7	416^th of 1248 public elementary schools	66.7%	62	42.2	38.0		56.1	58.3			$13,687	$809	$12,878
Pepperell Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1 Dragon Dr SE	Lindale	30147	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 236-1835	456	33	14.0	69.1%	363 (79.6%)	23 (5.0%)	42 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)								(n/a)								$18,283	$1,142	$17,141
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%)	19.2	1009^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.5%		22.7	967^th of 1248 public elementary schools	22.5%	42	19.4	30.7	20.2	22.6	28.7	17.3	22.3	$13,559	$871	$12,689
Buchanan Elementary School	Public	3-5	215 College Cir	Buchanan	30113	Haralson County	Haralson County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 646-5140	377	31	12.1	100.0%	329 (87.3%)	13 (3.4%)	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	71.1	317^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.4%		69.5	349^th of 1248 public elementary schools	72.0%	32	44.3	35.3	47.4	58.3	62.5	61.2	53.9	$15,292	$1,247	$14,045
Buchanan Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	271 Van Wert St	Buchanan	30113	Haralson County	Haralson County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 646-5523	476	35	13.6	100.0%	416 (87.4%)	13 (2.7%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)								(n/a)								$14,707	$1,395	$13,313

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Elementary

What district is Northside Elementary in?

Polk County

What schools do graduates of Northside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cedartown Middle School
High : Cedartown High School

Is Northside Elementary a good school?

Northside Elementary ranks 790^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Northside Elementary?

Students at Northside Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 31% White, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Northside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Northside Elementary.

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