📍 13387 Brown Bridge Rd, Covington, Newton County, 30016
West Newton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Covington, Newton County. The school has 638 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Newton Elementary School enrolls 638 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 427 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 137 | 21% |
| White | 40 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
542 of the school's 638 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 542 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.
West Newton Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
West 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 638 students, West 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: Suburb - Large
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