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Northside Elementary School

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Northside Elementary School ranks 820 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

820^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Northside Elementary School in Tifton, GA, serves approximately 405 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Tift County school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a strong upward trajectory, climbing from an 18th percentile statewide ranking in 2023-2024 to a 33rd percentile ranking with a 2-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year.

One of the most encouraging stories at Northside is its dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism. The rate has dropped from 28.9% in 2022-2023 to 16.2% in 2025-2026—now below both the district average (24.0%) and the state average (17.7%). This improvement is the second-lowest among all Tift County elementary schools, trailing only Matt Wilson Elementary School at 16.9%. Academically, the school has made notable gains in math and science. Third-grade math proficiency improved from 38.5% to 46.4%, nearly matching the district average, while 5th-grade science jumped from just 4.4% proficiency in 2023-2024 to 29.4% in 2025-2026—a remarkable 25-point turnaround over two years. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $15,449 per pupil and maintaining a favorable 12.4:1 student-teacher ratio, lower than nearby Annie Belle Clark Elementary School (15.9:1) and G.O. Bailey Elementary School (15.1:1).

Despite these gains, challenges remain, particularly in upper grades. Only 25.5% of 5th graders are proficient in math and 29.4% in science—both well below district and state averages. Northside also trails its higher-performing neighbor, Len Lastinger Elementary School (83rd percentile), which posts proficiency rates more than double Northside's in several subjects. However, Northside outperforms Charles Spencer Elementary School (31st percentile), with 3rd-grade math proficiency nearly double that school's rate. The school's continued focus on attendance and early-grade intervention appears to be paying off, suggesting that with sustained effort, Northside can continue closing the gap in upper-grade performance.

405

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,449

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1815 Chesnutt Ave
Tifton, GA 31794

(229) 387-2425

District: Tift County

Students who attend Northside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Middle School
High:	Tift County High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.0%

Hispanic:

28.4%

White:

23.2%

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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

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2024 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2026) from a 18th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg43%

Georgia avg47%

820^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Tift County

97^th of 201Tift 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	30.9	820 of 1219	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	827 of 1238	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1015 of 1236	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	997 of 1223	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	831 of 1220	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	694 of 1214	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	768 of 1234	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.0	629 of 1233	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.7	387 of 1240	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.6	612 of 1231	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.2	766 of 1225	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.9	581 of 1201	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.1	539 of 1212	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.0	374 of 1183	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.4	382 of 1133	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.0	387 of 1134	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.6	561 of 1125	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.3	667 of 1101	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	804 of 892	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	804 of 879	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	719 of 870	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	573 of 876	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	922 of 1186	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	821 of 1224	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	960 of 1223	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	931 of 1212	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	735 of 1206	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	430 of 503	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	515 of 565	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	413 of 535	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	653 of 1183	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.5	783 of 1225	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1042 of 1220	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1036 of 1210	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	913 of 1209	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	637 of 700	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	42.1	431 of 769	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	7.6	757 of 775	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	516 of 779	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)45th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile-23 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics36%-12 vs state

Science29%-15 vs state

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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	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	1815 Chesnutt Ave	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2425	405	33	12.4	100.0%	94 (23.2%)	166 (41.0%)	115 (28.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	30.9	820^th of 1219 public elementary schools	32.7%		30.5	827^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.2%	7	46.4	34.3	25.5	29.4	$15,449	$1,304	$14,145
G. O. Bailey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1430 Newton Dr	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2415	531	35	15.1	100.0%	160 (30.1%)	162 (30.5%)	173 (32.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	54.1	510^th of 1219 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.4	508^th of 1238 public elementary schools	59.0%	2	35.7	43.4	61.1	47.3	$13,894	$915	$12,979
Len Lastinger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Lake Dr	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2420	448	32	14.0	100.0%	198 (44.2%)	142 (31.7%)	74 (16.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	81.4	211^th of 1219 public elementary schools	82.7%		69.1	335^th of 1238 public elementary schools	72.9%	124	61.2	78.5	55.3	55.4	$14,139	$960	$13,179
Charles Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	65 Tifton Eldorado Rd	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2430	428	32	13.5	100.0%	143 (33.4%)	179 (41.8%)	77 (18.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	29.5	843^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	30.8%		13.4	1124^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.2%	281	24.1	32.7	25.7	51.3	$15,272	$1,303	$13,969
Matt Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	510 17th St W	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2440	398	29	13.7	100.0%	99 (24.9%)	216 (54.3%)	59 (14.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	25.9	892^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	26.8%		36.4	734^th of 1238 public elementary schools	40.7%	158	37.9	29.7	30.1	27.0	$15,205	$1,141	$14,064
J. T. Reddick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	404 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2435	339	24	14.4	100.0%	79 (23.3%)	181 (53.4%)	35 (10.3%)	19 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.8%)	55.7	488^th of 1219 public elementary schools	60.0%		29.1	852^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	31.2%	364	53.3	38.6	46.3	56.1	$15,241	$1,204	$14,038
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1464 Carpenter Rd S	Tifton	31793	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2410	785	49	15.9	100.0%	340 (43.3%)	299 (38.1%)	95 (12.1%)	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	46.4	599^th of 1219 public elementary schools	50.9%		42.5	651^st of 1238 public elementary schools	47.4%	52	55.7	43.4	40.0	29.5	$12,275	$681	$11,594
Omega Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 College Ave	Omega	31775	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2418	314	25	12.5	100.0%	115 (36.6%)	44 (14.0%)	148 (47.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	48.4	564^th of 1219 public elementary schools	53.7%		45.6	620^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.9%	56	57.9	43.6	40.0	36.7	$16,761	$1,318	$15,442
Irwin County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	521 Lax Hwy	Ocilla	31774	Irwin County	Irwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 468-9476	760	52	14.6	100.0%	429 (56.4%)	260 (34.2%)	34 (4.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	40.1	667^th of 1219 public elementary schools	45.3%		40.2	680^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.1%	13	45.9	42.7	27.6	39.3	$13,639	$1,248	$12,391
Norman Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	249 W Weeks St	Norman Park	31771	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 769-3612	581	45	12.9	100.0%	318 (54.7%)	39 (6.7%)	205 (35.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	77.8	243^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	80.1%		63.1	403^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	67.4%	160	52.9	74.4	59.8	55.1	$15,089	$1,509	$13,580

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Northside Elementary School?

Students at Northside Elementary School are 41% African American, 28% Hispanic, 23% White, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Northside Elementary School in?

Tift County

Is Northside Elementary School a good school?

Northside Elementary School ranks 820^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Northside Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Northeast Middle School
High : Tift County High School

How many students attend Northside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Northside Elementary School.

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