📍 11649 Covington By Pass Rd, Covington, Newton County, 30014
Middle Ridge Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Covington, Newton County. The school has 577 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Middle Ridge Elementary School enrolls 577 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Black or African American, 15% White and 9.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 393 | 68% |
| White | 87 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
490 of the school's 577 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 490 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Middle Ridge 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 43, state house district 113.
Middle Ridge 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 577 students, Middle Ridge 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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