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Enrollment
698
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON COUNTY·NCES 130393002223
West Newton Elementary School
13387 Brown Bridge Rd, Covington, GA 30016 · (770) 385-6472 · Newton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL698 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
698 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 | 48 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
44%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
20.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.3pp since 2021
Math
20.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.7pp 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 down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.3% | 20.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.1% | 14.7% |
| 2022-23 | 23.8% | 20.7% |
| 2021-22 | 23.6% | 21.9% |
% 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
19.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% 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 West Newton Elementary School
West Newton Elementary School's state test result (19.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Newton Elementary School this school | 698 | 100.0% | 19.2% |
| Sumter County Primary School Americus | 724 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Gullatt Elementary School Union City | 712 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
| Campbell Elementary School Fairburn | 730 | 100.0% | 32.2% |
| Hunt Elementary School Fort Valley | 654 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| Callaway Elementary School Jonesboro | 677 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
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 West Newton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Newton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #1,070 of 1,208 | #12 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #1,064 of 1,215 ▲ 65 | #8 of 14 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #1,004 of 1,215 ▼ 4 | #8 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #260 of 1,183 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 698 | #375 of 1,324 | #5 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,166 of 1,301 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #891 of 1,301 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #341 of 1,312 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #725 of 854 | #6 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
698
+64 (+10%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 728
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 698 | 45.3 | 15.4:1 | 100% (698) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 44.2 | 14.7:1 | 87% (565) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 42.1 | 15.2:1 | 85% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 81% (514) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 49.5 | 14.8:1 | 85% (623) |
| 2015-16 | 732 | 49 | 14.9:1 | 87% (640) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 79% (556) |
| 2000-01 | 728 | 38 | 19.2:1 | 35% (252) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Newton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (731 to 698); teachers down 8% (49.5 to 45.3).
About West Newton Elementary School
West Newton Elementary School is one of the public schools in Covington, Georgia. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 698 students in pre-K through 5.
Within Newton County, West Newton Elementary School is one of 22 schools. The district enrolls 18,672 students.
A majority of students at West Newton Elementary School, 72%, are Black. Next come 18% Hispanic, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 48% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at West Newton Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
Its teaching staff equals 45.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. That rate is above the 92% average among public schools in Newton County.
West Newton Elementary School scores 19.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.7%.
Within Newton County, median household income is about $77,179, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Newton County number 22 and enroll about 18,672.
Nearest public school: Veterans Memorial Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. West Newton Elementary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
West Newton Elementary School had 634 students in 2020-21 and 698 in 2024-25, a 10% increase.
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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 West Newton Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named West Newton Elementary. West Newton Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- West Newton Elementary SchoolWest Newton, IN · 559 students
- West Newton Elementary SchoolWest Newton, PA · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Veterans Memorial Middle School0.2 mi · 637
- Salem High School1.9 mi · 1,118
- Liberty Middle School2.0 mi · 894
- South Salem Elementary School2.1 mi · 855
- Memorial Middle School2.3 mi · 774
- Livingston Elementary School2.6 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About West Newton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend West Newton Elementary School?
West Newton Elementary School enrolls approximately 698 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does West Newton Elementary School serve?
West Newton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does West Newton Elementary School have?
West Newton Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at West Newton Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Newton Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 18% Hispanic, 72% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is West Newton Elementary School in?
West Newton Elementary School is part of Newton County.
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