Porterdale Elementary School

Porterdale Elementary School, a modestly sized K-5 school in Covington, Georgia, overseen by Newton County, hosts 405 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 33% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Newton County runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 18,672 students. Porterdale Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Porterdale Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Newton County as a whole is about 48% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Newton County runs at roughly 92%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Porterdale Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 27.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Newton County) logs that median household income runs about $77,179, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Newton County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,672 students), Porterdale Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Live Oak Elementary, around 1.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Porterdale Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 25.3%.

Porterdale Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 422 students in 2018 compared to 405 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share increased from 67% to 76%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.