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Enrollment
843
Middle
DISTRICT 728 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON COUNTY·NCES 130393002224
Indian Creek Middle School
11051 Covington By Pass Rd, Covington, GA 30014 · (770) 385-6453 · Newton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL843 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Georgia public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
15.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
837 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 | 288 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 259 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 296 | 35% |
Student demographics
62%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
20.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.1pp since 2021
Math
14.9%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.1% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 22.1% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.2% | 8.1% |
| 2021-22 | 24.2% | 16.7% |
% 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
16.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 Indian Creek Middle School
Indian Creek Middle School's state test result (16.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Middle School this school | 843 | 99.3% | 16.5% |
| Bainbridge Middle School Bainbridge | 793 | 100.0% | 32.6% |
| Burke County Middle School Waynesboro | 828 | 98.8% | 30.2% |
| Callaway Middle School LaGrange | 656 | 100.0% | 31.1% |
| Crisp County Middle School Cordele | 714 | 100.0% | 17.7% |
| Gardner-Newman Middle School LaGrange | 963 | 98.5% | 34.8% |
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 Indian Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #422 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #426 of 474 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #403 of 474 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #31 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 843 | #176 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #312 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #141 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #151 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #127 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
843
-68 (-7%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 902
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 843 | 56.2 | 15.0:1 | 99% (837) |
| 2023-24 | 828 | 55.7 | 14.9:1 | 81% (672) |
| 2022-23 | 814 | 43.5 | 18.7:1 | 85% (692) |
| 2020-21 | 911 | 63 | 14.5:1 | 57% (521) |
| 2017-18 | 968 | 61.8 | 15.7:1 | 67% (650) |
| 2015-16 | 987 | 65 | 15.2:1 | 62% (614) |
| 2010-11 | 971 | 63 | 15.4:1 | 52% (509) |
| 2000-01 | 902 | 59 | 15.3:1 | 42% (380) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Creek Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (968 to 843); teachers down 9% (61.8 to 56.2).
About Indian Creek Middle School
Indian Creek Middle School sits in Covington, Georgia, and is classified as a middle-grades school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 843 students.
Newton County is responsible for 22 schools, Indian Creek Middle School included, with 18,672 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Indian Creek Middle School, about 49 are Black, the largest group. It is also 35% White, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put Newton County at about 48% Black, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
For every teacher at Indian Creek Middle School, there are about 15.0 students; the school has 56.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Georgia, 14.1:1, is lower. There are 837 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 99% of enrollment.
Among Georgia public middle schools, Indian Creek Middle School outscored 7%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Indian Creek Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 26.1%. Indian Creek Middle School scores 16.5%, 9.5 points below that line.
The school's county is Newton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $77,179 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Newton County number 22, with about 18,672 students.
Middle Ridge Elementary School is about 1.3 miles from Indian Creek Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Indian Creek Middle School places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 68 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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
Other Indian Creek Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Indian Creek Middle. Indian Creek Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Indian Creek Middle SchoolTrafalgar, IN · 503 students
- Indian Creek Middle SchoolWaterman, IL · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Middle Ridge Elementary School1.3 mi · 594
- Newton County Theme School at Ficquett2.2 mi · 1,095
- Porterdale Elementary School2.9 mi · 405
- Cousins Middle School3.4 mi · 563
- Eastside High School3.6 mi · 1,590
- East Newton Elementary School3.7 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Creek Middle SchoolHow large is Indian Creek Middle School?
Indian Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 843 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Indian Creek Middle School serve?
Indian Creek Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Indian Creek Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Indian Creek Middle School is approximately 15.0:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Indian Creek Middle School?
At Indian Creek Middle School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 9% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Indian Creek Middle School public or private?
Indian Creek Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newton County.
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