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Schools in Calvary

Calvary’s public schools

Grady County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Calvary. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools above Georgia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Georgia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
28%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 14% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
GA 14.3
Schools in town
0
3,784 students on the public path
In brief

Calvary’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Calvary’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s 2,141 public schools. Whigham Elementary School places highest (better than 80%); Cairo High School lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Calvary, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Cairo High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Calvary, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–84 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–12Cairo High Schoolin CairoD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Grady County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Grady County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 4,415 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$13,663GA $15,800 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 39.6% · 2269 students tested
Math28%
State average 37.4% · 2353 students tested

Calvary vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Calvary’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Calvary—Grady County

Every school in Calvary

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Calvaryin other towns
Eastside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cairo
B−
735 students13:1Rate it →
Southside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cairo
B
610 students12:1Rate it →
Shiver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pelham
B−
579 students15:1Rate it →
Whigham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Whigham
A−
543 students14:1Rate it →
Cairo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cairo
D
1,317 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Calvary’s schools

Are Calvary’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Calvary. Grady County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Calvary. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Calvary in?

Grady County School District.

Where do Calvary kids go to high school?

Cairo High School.

Parents talk

What Calvary families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.