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Eastside Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1056^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Eastside Elementary School in Dalton, GA, serves approximately 579 students in grades PK-5 as part of Whitfield County Schools, and it currently holds a 1-star rating, placing it in the bottom tier of Georgia elementary schools.

Eastside has seen a significant decline in academic performance over the past few years. In the most recent testing cycle, math proficiency rates were well below district and state averages—for example, only 17.8% of 5th graders were proficient in math, compared to 44.1% statewide. Science proficiency (22.2%) also lagged far behind the state average (44.2%). This downward trend is especially noticeable when compared to nearby schools. Pleasant Grove Elementary School, just 5 miles away, posted 5th grade math proficiency of 65.1%, while Dug Gap Elementary School outperformed Eastside by 30+ percentage points in math across all grade levels. Even Brookwood Elementary School (2.6 miles away) and Cedar Ridge Elementary achieve far higher rankings, despite serving similarly high-poverty populations. The school's statewide percentile rank has dropped from the 35th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 14th percentile in 2025-2026.

There are some encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, falling from 19.5% to 12.1%—now better than both the district (12.7%) and state (17.7%) averages. Additionally, English Language Learner students at Eastside perform at the 40th percentile statewide, notably stronger than the school's overall ranking, suggesting targeted supports may be working for this group. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1, and per-student spending ($14,855) is comparable to higher-performing peers. While Eastside faces significant challenges—including a student population where 100% now qualify for free or reduced lunch—the improving attendance and relative strength in ELL outcomes offer a foundation to build upon in the coming years.

579

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,855

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 Hill Rd
Dalton, GA 30721

(706) 278-3074

District: Whitfield County

Students who attend Eastside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eastbrook Middle School
High:	Southeast Whitfield County High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.9%

White:

14.7%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg42%

Georgia avg47%

1,056^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Whitfield County

96^th of 202Whitfield 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	16.4	1056 of 1222	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	901 of 1238	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	848 of 1236	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	807 of 1223	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	836 of 1220	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	787 of 1214	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	797 of 1234	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	835 of 1209	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.7	965 of 1205	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	1029 of 1233	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.8	1087 of 1240	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.0	890 of 1231	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	1105 of 1225	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	997 of 1201	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	1028 of 1212	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.6	1001 of 1183	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.5	1029 of 1133	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.0	970 of 1134	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.9	846 of 1125	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.1	872 of 1101	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	129 of 215	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	240 of 317	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.4	111 of 304	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	113 of 286	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	161 of 283	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	1029 of 1189	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	899 of 1224	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	854 of 1223	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	847 of 1212	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	908 of 1206	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	428 of 504	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	430 of 583	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	332 of 565	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	297 of 535	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	354 of 516	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	1022 of 1186	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	887 of 1225	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	830 of 1220	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	755 of 1210	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	761 of 1209	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	522 of 565	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	353 of 415	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	10.5	736 of 772	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	754 of 779	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-20 vs school

White (2024)5th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics26%-22 vs state

Science22%-22 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 (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	102 Hill Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-3074	579	49	11.7	100.0%	85 (14.7%)	8 (1.4%)	480 (82.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16.4	1056^th of 1222 public elementary schools	13.6%		26.3	901^st of 1238 public elementary schools	27.2%	155	27.5	30.8	17.8	22.2	$14,855	$729	$14,126
Antioch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1819 Riverbend Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-7550	446	40	11.1	100.0%	121 (27.1%)	5 (1.1%)	304 (68.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	35.6	743^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	39.2%		37.4	721^st of 1238 public elementary schools	41.8%	22	36.5	48.1	35.4	24.6	$16,374	$746	$15,628
Roan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1116 Roan St	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 226-3225	421	41	10.2	88.6%	21 (5.0%)	18 (4.3%)	380 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20.6	978^th of 1222 public elementary schools	20.0%		32.3	802^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.2%	176	36.6	26.0	25.4	22.4	$19,348	$1,102	$18,246
Blue Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 S Bogle St	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 260-2700	632	58	10.9	85.3%	26 (4.1%)	8 (1.3%)	590 (93.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.2	1007^th of 1222 public elementary schools	17.6%		17.3	1044^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.7%	37	34.9	29.5	18.7	24.2	$16,255	$913	$15,342
Brookwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Central Ave	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-9202	688	54	12.8	56.3%	236 (34.3%)	21 (3.1%)	367 (53.3%)	43 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	74.3	280^th of 1222 public elementary schools	77.1%		69.8	330^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.3%	50	64.3	66.1	56.2	43.8	$14,652	$617	$14,035
Park Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Hale Bowen Dr	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 428-7700	604	52	11.5	78.8%	44 (7.3%)	19 (3.1%)	523 (86.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	47.4	587^th of 1222 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.7	663^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	46.4%	76	30.9	49.3	51.1	41.6	$16,988	$990	$15,997
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Cedar Ridge Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 712-8400	399	34	11.7	100.0%	140 (35.1%)	6 (1.5%)	234 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	33.2	779^th of 1222 public elementary schools	36.3%		32.3	803^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.1%	24	51.0	27.9	35.8	26.4	$15,937	$609	$15,327
City Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 School St	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-8859	707	62	11.4	72.7%	106 (15.0%)	46 (6.5%)	502 (71.0%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.5%)	36	738^th of 1222 public elementary schools	39.6%		34.3	766^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.1%	28	34.1	47.0	44.6	21.7	$17,025	$1,131	$15,894
Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	708 Trammell St	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-2809	605	47	12.8	66.1%	210 (34.7%)	49 (8.1%)	306 (50.6%)	18 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (3.0%)	54	512^th of 1222 public elementary schools	58.1%		71	319^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.2%	193	53.1	50.0	42.7	39.0	$15,416	$575	$14,841
Dug Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2032 Dug Gap Rd	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 226-3919	356	30	11.9	97.8%	97 (27.2%)	4 (1.1%)	242 (68.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	71.7	305^th of 1222 public elementary schools	75.0%		55	501^st of 1238 public elementary schools	59.5%	196	64.9	61.4	48.0	48.0	$16,356	$756	$15,600

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastside Elementary School

What district is Eastside Elementary School in?

Whitfield County

What is the racial makeup of Eastside Elementary School?

Students at Eastside Elementary School are 83% Hispanic, 15% White, 1% African American.

How many students attend Eastside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Eastside Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Eastside Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Eastbrook Middle School
High : Southeast Whitfield County High School

Is Eastside Elementary School a good school?

Eastside Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

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