📍 2286 Dixie Rd, Covington, Newton County, 30014
East Newton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Covington, Newton County. The school has 565 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
East Newton Elementary School enrolls 565 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 42% Black or African American and 7.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 256 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 236 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
297 of the school's 565 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 266 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Newton Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 112.
East Newton Elementary School is one of 22 schools in Newton County, based in Covington, Georgia. The district serves 18,672 students district-wide and employs 1,152 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 565 students, East Newton Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 849 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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