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Fairview Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Fairview Elementary in Covington, GA, serves 591 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Newton County school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Fairview faces significant academic challenges. State test scores in math and science are well below both district and state averages. For example, only 14.1% of 3rd graders were proficient in math in the 2025-2026 school year, compared to 48.3% statewide, and 5th-grade science proficiency was 23% versus 44.2% statewide. The school's overall state ranking places it in the 9th percentile, a decline from the 17th percentile in 2023-2024. This stands in stark contrast to the nearby Newton County Theme School at Ficquett, just 4.85 miles away, which ranks in the 90th percentile with 3rd-grade math proficiency at 77.1%. Notably, Fairview spends more per student ($16,299) than Ficquett ($12,253) and has a more favorable student-teacher ratio (13.4:1 vs. 17.5:1), suggesting that funding and class size are not the primary drivers of the achievement gap.

There are some positive signs. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 32.3% in 2023-2024 to 20% in 2025-2026, which is a significant improvement and now closer to the state average of 17.7%. While Fairview's scores are low, they are not the lowest among its immediate neighbors—for instance, 5th-grade math proficiency at Fairview (20%) is higher than at Porterdale Elementary (8%) and South Salem Elementary (8.3%). The school also shows relatively stronger results for its African American students, ranking in the 30th percentile for that subgroup compared to its overall 9th percentile ranking. For parents, this means Fairview is a high-poverty school with real academic hurdles, but it is also investing more resources and showing improvement in attendance, which may be a foundation for future gains.

591

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,299

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3325 Fairview Rd
Covington, GA 30016

(770) 784-2959

District: Newton County

Students who attend Fairview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cousins Middle School
High:	Newton High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.9%

Hispanic:

19.8%

White:

13.4%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (21% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg27%

Georgia avg47%

1,108^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Newton County

165^th of 201Newton County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	1108 of 1219	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	1137 of 1238	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1028 of 1236	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1028 of 1223	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1068 of 1220	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1015 of 1214	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	836 of 1234	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	932 of 1209	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.8	993 of 1205	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	938 of 1233	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.5	889 of 1240	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.8	927 of 1231	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.0	832 of 1212	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.2	842 of 1183	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.9	907 of 1133	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.3	868 of 1134	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	828 of 1125	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.0	743 of 1101	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	583 of 828	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	713 of 892	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	573 of 879	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	619 of 870	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	745 of 876	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	1081 of 1186	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	1089 of 1224	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	978 of 1223	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1027 of 1212	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1131 of 1206	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	570 of 583	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	498 of 565	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	431 of 535	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	476 of 516	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	1066 of 1183	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	1139 of 1225	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1054 of 1220	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	997 of 1210	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	994 of 1209	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	408 of 465	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	408 of 455	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)30th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science23%-21 vs state

Mathematics21%-27 vs state

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by a principal
Tuesday, July 16, 2019

I am Dr. Brunson, the principal at Fairview Elementary School. Please contact me if you have questions about our school. Also visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/FairviewFVES/ to see the great things happening here! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3325 Fairview Rd	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2959	591	44	13.4	100.0%	79 (13.4%)	360 (60.9%)	117 (19.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	13.2	1108^th of 1219 public elementary schools	9.1%		12.7	1137^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.2%	29		14.1	27.0	20.0				23.0				$16,299	$1,168	$15,131
Live Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Kirkland Rd	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 625-6654	936	61	15.2	100.0%	27 (2.9%)	791 (84.5%)	62 (6.6%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.8%)	11.4	1132^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.4	1175^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.1%	43		28.9	16.6	16.2				16.2				$14,030	$941	$13,089
Peek's Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Avalon Pkwy	Conyers	30013	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 761-1842	591	37	15.9	100.0%	8 (1.4%)	485 (82.1%)	60 (10.2%)	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.6%)	17.5	1040^th of 1219 public elementary schools	14.7%		19.1	1013^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.2%	27		29.3	30.0	13.8				27.5				$15,212	$1,261	$13,951
Porterdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Ram Dr	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2928	405	31	13.0	100.0%	23 (5.7%)	309 (76.3%)	48 (11.9%)	6 (1.5%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	13.8	1101^st of 1219 public elementary schools	9.7%		25.9	912^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.3%	189		33.8	25.0	8.0				16.0				$17,800	$1,554	$16,246
South Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5335 Salem Rd	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 787-1330	855	59	14.5	100.0%	114 (13.3%)	571 (66.8%)	111 (13.0%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.7%)	6.3	1192^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	2.2%		17.7	1034^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.5%	158		17.7	15.8	8.3				14.1				$15,856	$1,184	$14,672
West Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13387 Brown Bridge Rd	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 385-6472	698	45	15.4	100.0%	35 (5.0%)	505 (72.3%)	127 (18.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.4%)	11.1	1137^th of 1219 public elementary schools	6.7%		16.2	1068^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.7%	69		19.9	23.1	16.9				20.8				$14,806	$1,065	$13,741
Flat Shoals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1455 Flat Shoals Rd SE	Conyers	30013	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-5136	639	50	12.7	91.1%	23 (3.6%)	475 (74.3%)	90 (14.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	41 (6.4%)	21.6	959^th of 1219 public elementary schools	21.3%		24.9	930^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.9%	29		37.3	31.1	21.6				24.8				$17,581	$977	$16,604
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett	Public	PK, KG-8	2207 Williams St NE	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	No	(770) 786-2636	1,095	62	17.5	52.2%	422 (38.5%)	502 (45.8%)	86 (7.9%)	14 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.2%)	90	125^th of 1219 public elementary schools	89.7%		88.6	141^st of 1238 public elementary schools	88.6%	16	92.3	77.1	68.5	69.3	69.6	63.2	80.4	59.2	47.5	54.1	84.6
Honey Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Honey Creek Rd SE	Conyers	30094	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-5706	471	40	11.9	86.4%	37 (7.9%)	324 (68.8%)	64 (13.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)	36.7	723^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	40.7%		27.7	879^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.0%	156		25.8	32.8	37.9				51.4				$18,078	$1,149	$16,928
Middle Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11649 Covington By Pass Rd	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 385-6463	594	44	13.4	100.0%	79 (13.3%)	368 (62.0%)	81 (13.6%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	52 (8.8%)	13.7	1103^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	9.5%		14.6	1099^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.2%	4		18.1	30.2	19.8				21.0				$16,218	$1,471	$14,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairview Elementary

Is Fairview Elementary a good school?

Fairview Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Fairview Elementary?

Students at Fairview Elementary are 61% African American, 20% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Fairview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Fairview Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Fairview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cousins Middle School
High : Newton High School

What district is Fairview Elementary in?

Newton County

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