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If you could change one rule at Oak Hill Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
663
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON COUNTY·NCES 130393002507
Oak Hill Elementary School
6243 Highway 212, Covington, GA 30016 · (770) 385-6906 · Newton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
663 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
59%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
31.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
34.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 32.5% |
| 2022-23 | 30.5% | 25.1% |
| 2021-22 | 28.7% | 26.3% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Oak Hill Elementary School
Oak Hill Elementary School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill Elementary School this school | 663 | 100.0% | 33.7% |
| Langston Chapel Elementary School Statesboro | 647 | 100.0% | 16.6% |
| Frank Long Elementary School Hinesville | 685 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
| Lyman Hall Elementary School Hinesville | 588 | 100.0% | 22.1% |
| Middle Ridge Elementary School Covington | 594 | 100.0% | 20.2% |
| Quitman Elementary School Quitman | 596 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
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 Oak Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Newton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #704 of 1,208 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #741 of 1,215 ▲ 38 | #4 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #689 of 1,215 ▲ 67 | #4 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #359 of 1,183 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 663 | #452 of 1,324 | #6 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #886 of 1,301 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #518 of 1,301 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #342 of 1,312 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #824 of 854 | #10 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
663
+67 (+11%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 694
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 663 | 46.8 | 14.2:1 | 100% (663) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 45.1 | 14.2:1 | 81% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 85% (551) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 46 | 13.0:1 | 65% (387) |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 45.8 | 14.7:1 | 67% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 49 | 14.2:1 | 68% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 694 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 54% (375) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (672 to 663); teachers up 2% (45.8 to 46.8).
About Oak Hill Elementary School
Federal records list Oak Hill Elementary School as an elementary school in Covington, Georgia. It reports enrollment of 663 students in pre-K through 5.
Newton County counts 18,672 students in its 22 schools, and Oak Hill Elementary School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Oak Hill Elementary School is 59% Black. The next largest groups are 17% White, 14% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The school's Black share is 11 points above the 48% share among Newton County residents. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Oak Hill Elementary School are from different groups.
The school lists 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 663 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Newton County is 92%.
Oak Hill Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.7% and a predicted 25.7%.
Census data for Newton County show median household income comes to about $77,179, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 22 public schools and about 18,672 students.
Measured in a straight line, Barksdale Elementary School is about 3.2 miles from Oak Hill Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 33.7% is above the 25.7% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Oak Hill Elementary School enrolled 596 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 663. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.2:1.
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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 Oak Hill Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Oak Hill Elementary. Oak Hill Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 17.
- Oak Hill ElementaryAntelope, CA · 700 students
- Oak Hill ElementaryEscondido, CA · 679 students
- Oak Hill ElementarySeverna Park, MD · 628 students
- Oak Hill ElementaryHerndon, VA · 628 students
- Oak Hill Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 617 students
Nearby schools
- Barksdale Elementary School3.2 mi · 495
- Livingston Elementary School3.4 mi · 357
- West Newton Elementary School3.7 mi · 698
- Veterans Memorial Middle School3.9 mi · 637
- Timber Ridge Elementary School4.3 mi · 713
- Liberty Middle School4.7 mi · 894
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Oak Hill Elementary School?
Oak Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 663 students in grades PK-05.
Is Oak Hill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oak Hill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Hill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Hill Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Oak Hill Elementary School?
Oak Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 17% White, 14% Hispanic, 59% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Oak Hill Elementary School?
Oak Hill Elementary School is overseen by Newton County in Newton County.
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