📍 5335 Salem Rd, Covington, Newton County, 30016
South Salem Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Covington, Newton County. The school has 852 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 58.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Salem Elementary School enrolls 852 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 58.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 586 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 13% |
| White | 105 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
724 of the school's 852 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 724 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.
South Salem 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.
South Salem 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 852 students, South Salem Elementary School is close to 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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