📍 5300 Highway 162 S, Covington, Newton County, 30016
Rocky Plains Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Covington, Newton County. The school has 585 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Rocky Plains Elementary School enrolls 585 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 36% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 271 | 46% |
| White | 211 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
497 of the school's 585 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 497 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.
Rocky Plains Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 110.
Rocky Plains 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 585 students, Rocky Plains 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 - Distant
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