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Grady County Schools
Grady County is a public school district in Georgia, based in Grady County (Cairo). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Grady County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Grady County
6 of 7 schools in Grady County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 3C: 2D: 1
Best schools in Grady County
Statewide rankings: all 451 high schools in Georgia · all 467 middle schools in Georgia · all 1227 elementary schools in Georgia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Shiver Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Whigham Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B- Cairo High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Southside Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Washington Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D+ Eastside Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Grady County
High schools (1)
- B- Cairo High School, Cairo
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C- Washington Middle School, Cairo
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- D+ Eastside Elementary School, Cairo
- Northside Elementary School, Cairo
- B Shiver Elementary School, Pelham
- C- Southside Elementary School, Cairo
- B- Whigham Elementary School, Whigham
Where Grady County schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Georgia
- County: Grady County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,463 students with 329 full-time-equivalent teachers and 634 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1302460
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Thomasville City (5 schools, 16 mi)
- Pelham City (3 schools, 18 mi)
- Thomas County (7 schools, 19 mi)
- Decatur County (6 schools, 20 mi)
- Mitchell County (4 schools, 25 mi)
- Miller County (3 schools, 35 mi)
- Colquitt County (13 schools, 35 mi)
- Brooks County (6 schools, 39 mi)
Questions about Grady County
How many schools are in Grady County?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Grady County, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Grady County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Cairo, Pelham, Whigham.
How good are the schools in Grady County?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 35% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 41.8%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Grady County?
4,463 students were enrolled in Grady County in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Grady County?
Grady County is in Georgia, based in Grady County, with its district office in Cairo. Its boundary covers about 454 sq mi.