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What's something Veterans Memorial Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
637
Middle
DISTRICT 728 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON COUNTY·NCES 130393002424
Veterans Memorial Middle School
13357 Brown Bridge Rd, Covington, GA 30016 · (770) 385-6893 · Newton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL637 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
610 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 224 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 207 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 206 | 32% |
Student demographics
46%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
30.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
26.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.1% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 18.3% |
| 2022-23 | 31.8% | 13.3% |
| 2021-22 | 27.8% | 14.3% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Veterans Memorial Middle School
Veterans Memorial Middle School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Middle School this school | 637 | 95.8% | 29.8% |
| Sumter County Intermediate School Americus | 711 | 100.0% | 17.4% |
| Baker Middle School Columbus | 631 | 100.0% | 4.7% |
| Sumter County Middle School Americus | 549 | 100.0% | 14.2% |
| Clements Middle School Covington | 705 | 100.0% | 19.4% |
| Mundys Mill Middle School Jonesboro | 687 | 100.0% | 21.1% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 Veterans Memorial Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #317 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #343 of 474 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #304 of 474 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #125 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 637 | #300 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #140 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #322 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #176 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #165 of 305 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
637
-61 (-9%) vs 2020
+738% since 2000-01, when it was 76
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 637 | 48.7 | 13.1:1 | 96% (610) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 46.4 | 13.5:1 | 76% (478) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 48.3 | 13.2:1 | 85% (541) |
| 2020-21 | 698 | 49 | 14.2:1 | 67% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 44.6 | 15.8:1 | 74% (521) |
| 2015-16 | 685 | 49 | 14.0:1 | 80% (547) |
| 2010-11 | 803 | 56 | 14.3:1 | 62% (497) |
| 2000-01 | 76 | 4 | 19.0:1 | 33% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Veterans Memorial Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (703 to 637); teachers up 9% (44.6 to 48.7).
About Veterans Memorial Middle School
Veterans Memorial Middle School is a small middle school based in Covington, Georgia. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 637 students in grades 6 through 8.
The district, Newton County, has 18,672 students enrolled across 22 schools.
Veterans Memorial Middle School is 71% Black by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 9% White, and 5% multiracial. In Newton County overall, about 48% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Veterans Memorial Middle School and a ratio of 13.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 96% of enrollment.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Veterans Memorial Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 29.8% actual against 27.9% predicted.
Census estimates describe Newton County this way: the median household income is $77,179, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Veterans Memorial Middle School, Newton County has 21 other public schools.
The school nearest to Veterans Memorial Middle School is West Newton Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Veterans Memorial Middle School places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Veterans Memorial Middle School declined 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 698 to 637 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.2:1 to 13.1:1 over the same years.
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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 Veterans Memorial Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Veterans Memorial Middle. Veterans Memorial Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolColumbus, GA · 681 students
- Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolBRICK TOWN, NJ · 865 students
- Veterans Memorial MiddleVINELAND, NJ · 603 students
- Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolBlue Island, IL · 361 students
Nearby schools
- West Newton Elementary School0.2 mi · 698
- Salem High School1.8 mi · 1,118
- Liberty Middle School1.9 mi · 894
- South Salem Elementary School2.0 mi · 855
- Memorial Middle School2.3 mi · 774
- Livingston Elementary School2.7 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Veterans Memorial Middle School?
Veterans Memorial Middle School enrolls approximately 637 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Veterans Memorial Middle School serve?
Veterans Memorial Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Veterans Memorial Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Veterans Memorial Middle School is approximately 13.1:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Veterans Memorial Middle School?
Veterans Memorial Middle School reports a student body of 9% White, 14% Hispanic, 71% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Veterans Memorial Middle School public or private?
Veterans Memorial Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newton County.
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