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Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON COUNTY·NCES 130393003435
Rocky Plains Elementary School
5300 Highway 162 S, Covington, GA 30016 · (770) 784-4987 · Newton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
576 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 | 42 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
65%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
19.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.5pp since 2021
Math
20.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.5pp 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 20 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 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.7% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.2% | 15.2% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 18.7% |
| 2021-22 | 18.2% | 19.0% |
% 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
19.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Rocky Plains Elementary School
Rocky Plains Elementary School's state test result (19.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Plains Elementary School this school | 576 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| Mattie Lively Elementary School Statesboro | 607 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
| Shirley Hills Elementary School Warner Robins | 565 | 100.0% | 46.6% |
| Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School Vidalia | 622 | 100.0% | 25.4% |
| Eastside Elementary School Douglas | 575 | 100.0% | 23.5% |
| Jenkins County Elementary School Millen | 601 | 100.0% | 32.6% |
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 Rocky Plains Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Newton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #1,060 of 1,208 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #1,059 of 1,215 ▲ 64 | #7 of 14 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #1,022 of 1,215 ▲ 28 | #9 of 14 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #641 of 1,183 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #665 of 1,324 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #685 of 1,301 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #304 of 1,301 | #2 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #343 of 1,312 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #804 of 854 | #9 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
576
+49 (+9%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 954
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 576 | 42.6 | 13.5:1 | 100% (576) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 39.1 | 15.8:1 | 90% (555) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 37.4 | 15.6:1 | 85% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 67% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 41.6 | 14.1:1 | 70% (412) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 73% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 954 | 57 | 16.7:1 | 63% (598) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Plains Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (588 to 576); teachers up 2% (41.6 to 42.6).
About Rocky Plains Elementary School
Federal records list Rocky Plains Elementary School as an elementary school in Covington, Georgia. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 576 students in pre-K through 5.
Newton County has 18,672 students spread across 22 schools.
Black students are the largest group at Rocky Plains Elementary School, with 47% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 33% White, 12% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, about 48% of residents are Black. By the diversity index, Rocky Plains Elementary School comes in at 65%.
Teachers at the school number 42.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.5:1. Elementary schools in Georgia have a similar average ratio of 13.3:1. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Newton County, the average is 92%.
Rocky Plains Elementary School scores 19.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Newton County, median household income is about $77,179, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Newton County number 22 and enroll about 18,672.
The school nearest to Rocky Plains Elementary School is Alcovy High School, at a distance of about 3.7 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Rocky Plains Elementary School is 9th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Rocky Plains Elementary School went from 527 students to 576. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2020-21 to 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
The Rocky Plains Elementary School 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
- 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
Nearby schools
- Alcovy High School3.7 mi · 1,968
- Heard-Mixon Elementary School3.9 mi · 434
- Rock Spring Elementary5.0 mi · 654
- New Hope Elementary7.6 mi · 621
- Livingston Elementary School8.1 mi · 357
- Ola Elementary School8.2 mi · 866
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Plains Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rocky Plains Elementary School?
Rocky Plains Elementary School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rocky Plains Elementary School serve?
Rocky Plains Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rocky Plains Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Rocky Plains Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Rocky Plains Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rocky Plains Elementary School are roughly 33% White, 12% Hispanic, 47% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Rocky Plains Elementary School in?
Rocky Plains Elementary School is part of Newton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.