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What tradition at Cousins Middle School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
563
Middle
DISTRICT 728 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON COUNTY·NCES 130393001457
Cousins Middle School
8187 Carlton Trl NW, Covington, GA 30014 · (770) 786-7311 · Newton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Georgia public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
563 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 198 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 33% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
23.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.4pp since 2021
Math
20.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.3% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 22.3% | 16.6% |
| 2022-23 | 19.6% | 13.3% |
| 2021-22 | 17.9% | 13.5% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cousins Middle School
Cousins Middle School's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cousins Middle School this school | 563 | 100.0% | 20.3% |
| Cowan Road Middle School Griffin | 530 | 100.0% | 13.9% |
| Hilsman Middle School Athens | 624 | 100.0% | 25.1% |
| Langston Chapel Middle School Statesboro | 718 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Carver Road Middle School Griffin | 435 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
| Midland Middle School Midland | 455 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
Matched among Georgia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cousins Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #394 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #383 of 474 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #380 of 474 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #161 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #342 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #299 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #231 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #111 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.2% | #11 of 305 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
563
-224 (-28%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 1,007
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 563 | 38.1 | 14.8:1 | 100% (563) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 43.1 | 13.3:1 | 89% (507) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 37.8 | 17.3:1 | 85% (556) |
| 2020-21 | 787 | 53 | 14.8:1 | 65% (509) |
| 2017-18 | 830 | 51.6 | 16.1:1 | 68% (563) |
| 2015-16 | 827 | 57 | 14.5:1 | 65% (539) |
| 2010-11 | 878 | 59 | 14.9:1 | 56% (495) |
| 2000-01 | 778 | 53 | 14.7:1 | 53% (414) |
| 1990-91 | 1,007 | 61 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cousins Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (830 to 563); teachers down 26% (51.6 to 38.1).
About Cousins Middle School
Cousins Middle School is a middle school located in Covington, Georgia, in Newton County. The school's enrollment of 563 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average about 763 students each.
A total of 22 schools make up Newton County, with 18,672 students enrolled.
Black students are the majority at Cousins Middle School, with 61% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 17% White, 15% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The school's Black share is 13 points above the 48% share among Newton County residents. Cousins Middle School's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 14.8:1 comes from the school's 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. Compared with the 92% average for public schools in Newton County, the school's rate is higher.
Cousins Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 25.7% for a school in Georgia with Cousins Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Cousins Middle School posts 20.3%.
Federal survey data for Newton County show that the median household income is $77,179, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 22 public schools in Newton County, enrolling about 18,672 students in all.
The closest public school to Cousins Middle School is Newton County Theme School at Ficquett, about 1.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Cousins Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Cousins Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
2024-25 enrollment was 563, a 28% decrease from 787 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Cousins Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Newton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
118,152
Census ACS
Median income
$77,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
18,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newton County
- Newton High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- Alcovy High SchoolHigh · 1,968 students
- Eastside High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Newton County Theme School at FicquettElementary · 1,095 students
- Live Oak ElementaryElementary · 936 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
Other schools in Covington
- Newton High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- Alcovy High SchoolHigh · 1,968 students
- Eastside High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Newton County Theme School at FicquettElementary · 1,095 students
- Live Oak ElementaryElementary · 936 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
Nearby schools
- Newton County Theme School at Ficquett1.7 mi · 1,095
- Porterdale Elementary School2.1 mi · 405
- Newton High School2.9 mi · 2,499
- Live Oak Elementary3.2 mi · 936
- Flint Hill Elementary3.3 mi · 848
- Clements Middle School3.4 mi · 705
Frequently asked questions
About Cousins Middle SchoolHow large is Cousins Middle School?
Cousins Middle School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cousins Middle School serve?
Cousins Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Cousins Middle School have?
Cousins Middle School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Cousins Middle School?
Cousins Middle School reports a student body of 17% White, 15% Hispanic, 61% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cousins Middle School?
Cousins Middle School is overseen by Newton County in Newton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.