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Fairview Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1137^th

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of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Fairview Elementary is a public elementary school located in Covington, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 597. The school is part of the Newton County School District, which is ranked 159 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairview Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, with a ranking between 836 and 1175 over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, with a brief 2-star rating in the 2018-2019 school year. Fairview Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Newton County and Georgia state averages in Milestones Assessment scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 16% to 20% at Fairview, compared to 21.8% to 43% for Newton County and 34.9% to 43% for Georgia.

The nearby Newton County Theme School at Ficquett consistently outperforms Fairview Elementary and the Newton County district as a whole in academic achievement, with significantly higher Milestones Assessment scores across all grade levels and subject areas. Other nearby schools, such as Middle Ridge Elementary, Livingston Elementary, and South Salem Elementary, also tend to outperform Fairview Elementary in academic metrics, though not to the same degree as the Newton County Theme School at Ficquett.

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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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg27%

Georgia avg42%

1,137^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Newton County

159^th of 206Newton 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1137 of 1238	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1033 of 1248	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1038 of 1242	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1084 of 1244	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-22 vs state

English Language Arts17%-22 vs state

Mathematics17%-28 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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	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%)	12.7	1137^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.2%		18.3	1033^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	17.2%	104		16.0	16.0	20.0				16.0	17.0	17.9				22.1			$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%)	10.4	1175^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.1%		13.4	1132^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	9.3%	43		16.3	17.3	20.0				14.8	14.7	6.9				15.8			$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%)	19.1	1013^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.2%		31.2	828^th of 1248 public elementary schools	33.7%	185		21.1	18.8	29.7				17.9	14.6	25.3				28.6			$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%)	25.9	912^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.3%		24.4	937^th of 1248 public elementary schools	24.9%	25		10.7	22.0	25.8				28.6	20.0	24.2				50.0			$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%)	17.7	1034^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.5%		14.2	1113^th of 1248 public elementary schools	10.8%	79		18.0	19.7	25.2				21.1	17.9	14.7				32.2			$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%)	16.2	1068^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.7%		14.4	1105^th of 1248 public elementary schools	11.5%	37		17.2	14.1	29.3				21.3	20.0	19.2				22.2			$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%)	24.9	930^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.9%		31.3	825^th of 1248 public elementary schools	33.9%	105		18.3	22.6	37.8				20.2	21.8	31.5				29.1			$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%)	88.6	141^st of 1238 public elementary schools	88.6%		83.6	192^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	84.6%	51	100.0	55.5	49.5	73.5	71.7	60.7	80.2	73.4	58.7	72.6	52.2	49.3	91.1	73.5	71.7	72.7
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%)	27.7	879^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.0%		26.8	897^th of 1248 public elementary schools	28.1%	18		19.4	28.6	36.1				15.3	29.9	30.1				33.7			$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%)	14.6	1099^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.2%		16.7	1070^th of 1248 public elementary schools	14.3%	29		10.3	19.1	24.0				13.8	16.9	19.8				28.1			$16,218	$1,471	$14,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairview Elementary

How many students attend Fairview Elementary?

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

Is Fairview Elementary a good school?

Fairview Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Fairview Elementary in?

Newton County

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.

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

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