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Cousins Middle School

Q: Is Cousins Middle School a good school?

Cousins Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Georgia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Cousins Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended Cousins Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Cousins Middle School?

Students at Cousins Middle School are 61% African American, 17% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Public Grades 6-8

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Cousins Middle School in Covington, GA, serves 563 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Newton County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school currently ranks in the bottom fifth of Georgia middle schools (22nd percentile), though this is a modest improvement from last year's 18th percentile ranking.

The most striking bright spot is the school's Algebra I program. In the most recent testing year, 50% of students scored proficient or better—more than double the district average of 24.3% and slightly above the state average. This isn't a one-year fluke: in 2022-2023, 77.8% of Cousins students were proficient in Algebra I, compared to just 14.7% district-wide. However, this excellence doesn't extend to other subjects. Eighth-grade science proficiency sits at just 8.6% versus 29.7% statewide, and 8th grade math has declined from 22% to 15.9% proficiency while the district average improved. The school also trails significantly in HS Physical Science, where only 40.6% of students are proficient compared to 65.9% district-wide and 92.6% at nearby Veterans Memorial Middle School.

There are encouraging signs of momentum. Sixth-grade math proficiency jumped from 11.1% to 28%—now above the district average of 23.8%. Chronic absenteeism has declined steadily from 32.5% to 26.5% over three years, though it remains above the state average. The school spends $15,706 per student, the highest among comparable schools in the area, including Clements Middle School ($13,937) and Liberty Middle School ($13,029). While this investment hasn't yet translated into broad-based gains, the improving ranking, declining absenteeism, and standout Algebra I results suggest pockets of excellence that could expand with continued focus.

563

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,706

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8187 Carlton Trl NW
Covington, GA 30014

(770) 786-7311

District: Newton County

Feeder schools for Cousins Middle School:

Elementary:	Fairview Elementary
	Flint Hill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.5%

White:

17.2%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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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: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2024 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2026) from a 14th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (22% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg24%

Georgia avg43%

452^nd of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle 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	22.0	452 of 578	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	480 of 585	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	499 of 578	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	491 of 569	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	466 of 558	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	437 of 542	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	425 of 559	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	358 of 543	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.3	316 of 539	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.5	351 of 545	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.2	338 of 537	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.7	349 of 521	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.1	330 of 527	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.6	327 of 508	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.6	275 of 504	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.2	335 of 494	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.1	322 of 466	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.3	253 of 462	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.2	210 of 445	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.7	241 of 420	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	358 of 480	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	372 of 494	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	366 of 489	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	409 of 485	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	379 of 482	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	197 of 199	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	432 of 550	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	439 of 567	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	446 of 558	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	489 of 553	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	447 of 544	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	287 of 374	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	342 of 400	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	357 of 381	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	366 of 380	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	348 of 367	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	439 of 550	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	502 of 569	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	525 of 561	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	472 of 559	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	479 of 553	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	4.8	163 of 163	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	323 of 425	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	411 of 442	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	411 of 437	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	394 of 429	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	416 of 431	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	346 of 404	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	392 of 415	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	409 of 417	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	408 of 429	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	412 of 425	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)25th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

White (2026)14th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)<1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I50%~ state avg

HS Physical Science41%-20 vs state

Social Studies24%-16 vs state

Mathematics23%-20 vs state

Science9%-21 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Kids are smoking in the bathrooms and in the classroom. At least 5 or less fights in the week. Bugs all in the cafritaeria and the food would be cold by the time the kids got it. I wish I could give it a no star ratting. 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 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th 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
Cousins Middle School	Public	6-8	8187 Carlton Trl NW	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 786-7311	563	38	14.7	100.0%	97 (17.2%)	346 (61.5%)	87 (15.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.4%)	22	452^nd of 578 public middle schools	21.8%		18.7	480^th of 585 public middle schools	17.9%	28	50.0	28.0	24.6	15.9	8.6	24.1	40.6	$15,706	$1,453	$14,253
Clements Middle School	Public	6-8	66 Jack Neely Rd	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2934	705	46	15.2	100.0%	23 (3.3%)	564 (80.0%)	83 (11.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (4.0%)	17.8	480^th of 578 public middle schools	17.0%		14.6	520^th of 585 public middle schools	11.1%	40	42.3	12.6	21.8	26.0	8.3	20.0	34.6	$13,937	$944	$12,993
Indian Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	11051 Covington By Pass Rd	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 385-6453	843	56	15.0	99.3%	293 (34.8%)	417 (49.5%)	78 (9.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.7%)	15.6	500^th of 578 public middle schools	13.5%		14.8	518^th of 585 public middle schools	11.5%	18	66.7	17.5	17.0	15.6	10.6	17.4	52.0	$14,218	$1,246	$12,971
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	5225 Salem Rd	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 625-6617	894	53	16.8	100.0%	62 (6.9%)	657 (73.5%)	118 (13.2%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (5.0%)	13.4	519^th of 578 public middle schools	10.2%		17.3	490^th of 585 public middle schools	16.2%	29	70.7	15.6	10.0	16.4	11.1	11.3	80.0	$13,029	$1,161	$11,868
Veterans Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	13357 Brown Bridge Rd	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 385-6893	637	49	13.0	95.8%	56 (8.8%)	453 (71.1%)	92 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	30 (4.7%)	32.3	381^st of 578 public middle schools	34.1%		34	382^nd of 585 public middle schools	34.7%	1	96.3	20.3	20.1	37.7	33.3	14.2	92.6	$15,230	$921	$14,309
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	3205 Underwood Rd SE	Conyers	30013	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 922-0139	774	53	14.7	96.3%	17 (2.2%)	613 (79.2%)	89 (11.5%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.9%)	27.2	416^th of 578 public middle schools	28.0%		34.9	375^th of 585 public middle schools	35.9%	41	81.0	26.5	26.3	22.0	27.1	11.1	69.5	$14,031	$940	$13,092
Conyers Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Sigman Rd NW	Conyers	30012	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-3371	943	66	14.2	100.0%	54 (5.7%)	647 (68.6%)	196 (20.8%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.7%)	21.1	457^th of 578 public middle schools	20.9%		22.1	454^th of 585 public middle schools	22.4%	3	74.2	20.4	15.3	25.8	16.8	21.5	42.6	$14,222	$943	$13,278
Edwards Middle School	Public	6-8	2633 Stanton Rd SE	Conyers	30094	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-3255	934	68	13.8	89.0%	44 (4.7%)	533 (57.1%)	306 (32.8%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.9%)	31.6	389^th of 578 public middle schools	32.7%		32.8	388^th of 585 public middle schools	33.7%	1	82.7	21.5	25.1	37.7	20.3	24.1	81.6	$14,637	$1,003	$13,634
Social Circle Middle School	Public	6-8	154 Alcova Dr	Social Circle	30025	Walton County	Social Circle City	No	No	No	No	(770) 464-1932	444	31	14.3	72.5%	301 (67.8%)	93 (20.9%)	28 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	42	312^th of 578 public middle schools	46.0%		50	267^th of 585 public middle schools	54.4%	45	100.0		47.8	38.8	19.6	20.6		$13,446	$361	$13,084
Youth Middle School	Public	6-8	1804 Highway 81	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(770) 466-6849	1,181	71	16.7	47.0%	805 (68.2%)	188 (15.9%)	135 (11.4%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.5%)	79.1	103^rd of 578 public middle schools	82.2%		76.9	118^th of 585 public middle schools	79.8%	15		54.3	50.4	64.1	45.8	47.5		$11,579	$458	$11,121

Frequently Asked Questions about Cousins Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Cousins Middle School?

Students at Cousins Middle School are 61% African American, 17% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Cousins Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended Cousins Middle School.

Is Cousins Middle School a good school?

Cousins Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Georgia middle schools.

What district is Cousins Middle School in?

Newton County

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