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Southside Elementary School

Regular School · Cairo, GA

Southside Elementary School is a regular school school in Cairo, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 610 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
610
Teachers (FTE)
49.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 270 44%
Hispanic/Latino 197 32%
White 119 20%
Two or more races 16 3%
Asian 5 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Total enrollment 610 321M / 289F

English Language Learners: 98 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 41.0% +4.6pp 36.4% 227
Reading Proficiency 24.0% -15.4pp 39.4% 227
Science Proficiency 25-29% 76

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.32 grade levels
Math
-0.23 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
33 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
3
0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
73
12% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 610 100%

Contact & Location

322 4th Avenue SE

Cairo, GA 39828

Phone: (229)377-3723

District

Grady County

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,827

District enrollment: 4,405

NCES ID

130246001080

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD