Rocky Plains Elementary School

Rocky Plains Elementary School is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in Covington, Georgia, one of the schools within Newton County, teacheing 576 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Newton County comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 18,672 students; Rocky Plains Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Rocky Plains Elementary School lists that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. Compared to Newton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Newton County (around 92%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rocky Plains 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 19.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Newton County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $77,179 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Rocky Plains Elementary School is one of 22 public schools in Newton County (combined enrollment of about 18,672 students).

Nearest neighbor: Alcovy High School, around 3.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Rocky Plains Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rocky Plains Elementary School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.5%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rocky Plains Elementary School has stayed largely flat, going from 588 students in 2018 to 576 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 54% to 33% across the same window.

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