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How has Livingston Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON COUNTY·NCES 130393001463
Livingston Elementary School
3657 Highway 81 S, Covington, GA 30016 · (770) 784-2930 · Newton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
357 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
48%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
24.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.5pp since 2021
Math
21.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.5% | 21.9% |
| 2023-24 | 22.9% | 20.8% |
| 2022-23 | 16.4% | 13.5% |
| 2021-22 | 18.9% | 9.5% |
% 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 Livingston Elementary School
Livingston Elementary School's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Elementary School this school | 357 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| Wynnton Elementary School Columbus | 332 | 100.0% | 27.4% |
| Dimon Elementary Columbus | 358 | 100.0% | 23.3% |
| Hannan Elementary Columbus | 322 | 100.0% | 29.1% |
| Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy Columbus | 382 | 100.0% | 34.6% |
| Porterdale Elementary School Covington | 405 | 100.0% | 27.0% |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 Livingston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Newton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #970 of 1,208 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #1,027 of 1,215 no change | #6 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #884 of 1,215 ▲ 95 | #6 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #180 of 1,183 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #1,167 of 1,324 | #14 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #312 of 1,301 | #2 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #816 of 1,301 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #339 of 1,312 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #233 of 854 | #1 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
357
-49 (-12%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 357 | 29.3 | 12.2:1 | 100% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 31.4 | 13.4:1 | 87% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 30.2 | 13.3:1 | 85% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 33 | 12.3:1 | 75% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 79% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 80% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 72% (422) |
| 2000-01 | 704 | 35 | 20.1:1 | 32% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 30 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Livingston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (447 to 357); teachers down 11% (33 to 29.3).
About Livingston Elementary School
Livingston Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Covington, Georgia. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 357 students. That puts enrollment 41% below the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Newton County is the local district for Livingston Elementary School. It runs 22 schools with 18,672 students.
Of every 100 students at Livingston Elementary School, about 70 are Black. After that, the student body is 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 8% White. Among all residents of Newton County, the Black share is about 48%. The diversity index for Livingston Elementary School is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Livingston Elementary School totals 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Livingston Elementary School is about 100%. Among public schools in Newton County, the average eligibility rate is 92%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Livingston Elementary School, the prediction is 25.7% and the result is 23.1%.
For the population of Newton County, the median household earns about $77,179 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Livingston Elementary School shares Newton County with 21 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, South Salem Elementary School is about 1.9 miles from Livingston Elementary School. The five-mile area around Livingston Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 23.2%, higher than Livingston Elementary School's 23.1%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 49 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Livingston Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Livingston Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Livingston Elementary. Livingston Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Livingston ElementaryUNION, NJ · 485 students
- Livingston ElementarySpotsylvania, VA · 479 students
- Livingston Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJ · 342 students
- Livingston Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 298 students
Nearby schools
- South Salem Elementary School1.9 mi · 855
- Liberty Middle School1.9 mi · 894
- West Newton Elementary School2.6 mi · 698
- Veterans Memorial Middle School2.7 mi · 637
- Oak Hill Elementary School3.4 mi · 663
- Live Oak Elementary3.9 mi · 936
Frequently asked questions
About Livingston Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Livingston Elementary School?
Livingston Elementary School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Livingston Elementary School serve?
Livingston Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Livingston Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Livingston Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Livingston Elementary School?
Student demographics at Livingston Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 10% Hispanic, 70% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Livingston Elementary School in?
Livingston Elementary School is part of Newton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.