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Enrollment
1,095
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON COUNTY·NCES 130393003920
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett
2207 Williams St NE, Covington, GA 30014 · (770) 786-2636 · Newton County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,095 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Georgia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
572 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 123 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 143 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 21% larger than its 8th grade class (102).
Student demographics
63%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
65.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.6pp since 2021
Math
67.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.1% | 67.2% |
| 2023-24 | 66.3% | 59.4% |
| 2022-23 | 65.8% | 55.2% |
| 2021-22 | 62.5% | 53.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Newton County Theme School at Ficquett
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County Theme School at Ficquett this school | 1,095 | 52.2% | 66.1% |
| Ola Elementary School McDonough | 866 | 52.0% | 39.0% |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary School Grovetown | 1,060 | 49.9% | 55.2% |
| WC Abney Elementary Dallas | 1,324 | 48.7% | 41.5% |
| Welch Elementary School Newnan | 1,012 | 58.7% | 43.4% |
| Rincon Elementary School Rincon | 1,033 | 57.1% | 57.7% |
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 Newton County Theme School at Ficquett ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Newton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #135 of 1,208 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #162 of 1,215 ▲ 100 | #1 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #97 of 1,215 ▲ 18 | #1 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.1pp | #213 of 1,183 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,095 | #50 of 1,324 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,284 of 1,301 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #372 of 1,301 | #4 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #1,014 of 1,312 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.5% | #172 of 386 | N/A |
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
1,095
+168 (+18%) vs 2020
+93% since 2010-11, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 1,095 | 62.3 | 17.6:1 | 52% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 1,025 | 59.7 | 17.2:1 | 42% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 977 | 53.3 | 18.3:1 | 29% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 927 | 54 | 17.2:1 | 23% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 982 | 51.9 | 18.9:1 | 26% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 988 | 54 | 18.3:1 | 25% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 567 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 40% (229) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newton County Theme School at Ficquett.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (982 to 1,095); teachers up 20% (51.9 to 62.3).
About Newton County Theme School at Ficquett
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett is a high-enrollment elementary school located in Covington, Georgia. Its 1,095 students are spread across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 81% bigger than the 605 average for elementary schools in Georgia.
The district for Newton County Theme School at Ficquett is Newton County, with 22 schools and 18,672 students.
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 46%. The remaining students are 39% White, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 48% Black, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Newton County Theme School at Ficquett comes in at 63%.
Its teaching staff equals 62.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 52%. That is lower than the 92% average for public schools in Newton County.
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Newton County Theme School at Ficquett ranks in the top 10% of Georgia schools. It scores 66.1%; the prediction is 50.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Newton County show that median household income is about $77,179, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 22 public schools in Newton County, with a combined enrollment of about 18,672.
The school nearest to Newton County Theme School at Ficquett is Cousins Middle School, at a distance of about 1.7 miles. Within five miles of Newton County Theme School at Ficquett, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Newton County Theme School at Ficquett is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Newton County Theme School at Ficquett is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,095, 18% above the 927 of 2020-21.
The Newton County Theme School at Ficquett community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Live Oak ElementaryElementary · 936 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- South Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 855 students
Other schools in Covington
- Newton High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- Alcovy High SchoolHigh · 1,968 students
- Eastside High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Live Oak ElementaryElementary · 936 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- South Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 855 students
Nearby schools
- Cousins Middle School1.7 mi · 563
- Indian Creek Middle School2.2 mi · 843
- Porterdale Elementary School2.7 mi · 405
- Middle Ridge Elementary School2.8 mi · 594
- Eastside High School3.5 mi · 1,590
- Flint Hill Elementary3.5 mi · 848
Frequently asked questions
About Newton County Theme School at FicquettHow many students attend Newton County Theme School at Ficquett?
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett enrolls approximately 1,095 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Newton County Theme School at Ficquett serve?
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Newton County Theme School at Ficquett have?
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
How diverse is Newton County Theme School at Ficquett?
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett reports a student body of 39% White, 8% Hispanic, 46% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Newton County Theme School at Ficquett in?
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett is part of Newton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.