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Porterdale Elementary School

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Porterdale Elementary School ranks 912 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

912^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Porterdale Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Covington, Georgia, with a student population of 420. 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.

Porterdale Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Newton County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.7% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 21.8% in Newton County and 34.9% statewide. The school has been ranked in the bottom quarter of Georgia elementary schools for the past several years, with a ranking of 912 out of 1,238 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, Porterdale Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with 90.24% of students qualifying in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing Porterdale Elementary to other nearby schools in the Newton County district, it becomes clear that Porterdale is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. For example, the Newton County Theme School at Ficquett, located just 2.71 miles away, significantly outperforms Porterdale on the Milestones Assessments, with proficiency rates that are often double or triple those of Porterdale. Despite the high per-student spending and the efforts of the school district, Porterdale Elementary has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past several years.

405

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,800

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 Ram Dr
Covington, GA 30014

(770) 784-2928

District: Newton County

Students who attend Porterdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clements Middle School
High:	Newton High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.3%

Hispanic:

11.9%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

Georgia avg42%

912^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	25.9	912 of 1238	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	937 of 1248	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1131 of 1242	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1113 of 1244	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1044 of 1214	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1146 of 1234	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1071 of 1209	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	949 of 1205	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	1011 of 1233	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	939 of 1240	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.6	928 of 1231	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.3	992 of 1225	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	1002 of 1201	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.3	808 of 1212	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.4	1010 of 1183	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	962 of 1133	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.1	894 of 1134	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.1	961 of 1125	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.5	943 of 1101	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science50%+6 vs state

Mathematics24%-21 vs state

English Language Arts20%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 18, 2017

This school is very unorganized. The school advertised picture day with your child favorite toy. Unfortunately, I received pictures but my daughter picture wasn't in it. The teacher claim she wasn't aware. My daughter never takes toys to school so why would you assume it was something else when you sent home the papers. I also took my daughter her lunch box to school around 8:00 am because she forgot it and they assumed me she would get it. She got her lunch box after lunch was over. Last but not least my daughter got hurt at school and it wasn't reported to me. I had to contact the school after my daughter told me about the incident. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Livingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3657 Highway 81 S	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2930	357	29	12.1	100.0%	30 (8.4%)	249 (69.7%)	35 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.2%)	21.8	977^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.1%		17.7	1047^th of 1248 public elementary schools	16.1%	70		21.2	25.0	27.3				20.0	17.9	27.3				30.3			$18,261	$1,530	$16,731
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
Flint Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Airport Road	Oxford	30054	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 787-1330	848	61	13.8	100.0%	208 (24.5%)	470 (55.4%)	113 (13.3%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	13.8	1118^th of 1238 public elementary schools	9.7%		14.7	1102^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	11.7%	16		23.4	9.8	15.2				30.5	11.3	13.8				18.6			$15,625	$1,181	$14,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Porterdale Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Porterdale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Porterdale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clements Middle School
High : Newton High School

How many students attend Porterdale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Porterdale Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Porterdale Elementary School?

Students at Porterdale Elementary School are 76% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Porterdale Elementary School in?

Newton County

Is Porterdale Elementary School a good school?

Porterdale Elementary School ranks 912^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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