Sunny Side’s public schools
Spalding County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sunny Side. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
Sunny Side’s schools, in brief
School by school
1 of Sunny Side’s 18 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s 2,141 public schools. Crescent Road Elementary School places highest (better than 60%); Atkinson Elementary School lowest (0%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
11 elementary schools serve Sunny Side, graded from D− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and three high schools: Griffin High School, Spalding High School and AZ Kelsey Academy. 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 Sunny Side, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Sunny Side · depends on your address
Griffin High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,505 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Griffin
Spalding High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,208 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Griffin
AZ Kelsey Academy
Grades 9–12 · 47 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Griffin
10th grade in Sunny Side · depends on your address
Griffin High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,505 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Griffin
Spalding High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,208 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Griffin
AZ Kelsey Academy
Grades 9–12 · 47 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Griffin
11th grade in Sunny Side · depends on your address
Griffin High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,505 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Griffin
Spalding High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,208 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Griffin
AZ Kelsey Academy
Grades 9–12 · 47 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Griffin
12th grade in Sunny Side · depends on your address
Griffin High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,505 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Griffin
Spalding High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,208 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Griffin
AZ Kelsey Academy
Grades 9–12 · 47 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Griffin
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Spalding 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.
Well below the state in reading
Sunny Side vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Sunny Side’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunny Side | — | Spalding County |
Every school in Sunny Side
18 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).
Questions about Sunny Side’s schools
Are Sunny Side’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Sunny Side. Spalding County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sunny Side. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 18 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Sunny Side in?
Spalding County School District.
Where do Sunny Side kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Griffin High School, Spalding High School and AZ Kelsey Academy.
Parents talk
What Sunny Side families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Sunny Side → They have their own page.
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.