Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Cairo

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B

Southside Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

322 4th Avenue SE, Cairo, GA 39828 · (229) 377-3723 · Part of Grady County School District

Cairo’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Georgia school districts

Directions
Students
610
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Southside Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cairo kids: Washington Middle School

On the path

Where Cairo kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Southside Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Washington Middle School631 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

322 4th Avenue SE, Cairo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K64
Kindergarten86
Grade 173
Grade 298
Grade 3100
Grade 494
Grade 595
Enrollment over time
554’20
559’21
564’22
512’23
610’24

Up 10.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 44%Hispanic 32%White 20%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southside Elementary School from Cairo families.

Other schools in Grady County School District

The district →
Eastside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cairo
B−
735 students13:1
Shiver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pelham
B−
579 students15:1
Whigham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Whigham
A−
543 students14:1
Washington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cairo
C
631 students13:1
Cairo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cairo
D
1,317 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Cairo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.