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Alcovy High School

Q: Is Alcovy High School a good school?

Alcovy High School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Georgia high schools.

Q: How many students attend Alcovy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,968 students attended Alcovy High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Alcovy High School?

Students at Alcovy High School are 66% African American, 18% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Alcovy High School?

Alcovy High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Heard-Mixon Elementary School Elementary : Livingston Elementary School Elementary : Oak Hill Elementary School Elementary : Rocky Plains Elementary School Elementary : South Salem Elementary School Middle : Liberty Middle School Middle : Veterans Memorial Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 10% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Alcovy High School is a large public high school in Covington, GA, serving about 1,968 students in grades 9-12 within the Newton County School District.

Alcovy has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from the 54th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 9th percentile in 2025-2026. Test scores in most subjects lag well behind district and state averages. For example, only 9.4% of students scored proficient in Algebra I, compared to 24.3% district-wide and 48.1% statewide. Biology is a relative bright spot at 17.3% proficiency, closer to the district average of 25.7%. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, affecting 34.5% of students—nearly double the state average of 17.7%. This is higher than nearby Ola High School (16.9%) and Social Circle High School (16.0%), but lower than Salem High School (40.0%) and Heritage High School (37.8%).

Despite these challenges, Alcovy maintains a graduation rate of 86.3%, close to the state average of 87.2% and above McDonough High School (84.4%) and Jackson High School (84.6%). The school has experienced a rapid increase in economic need, with 92.84% of students now qualifying for free or reduced lunch, up from 54.6% just two years ago. Per-student spending ($13,204) is comparable to higher-performing schools like Ola High School ($13,032), suggesting resources alone don't explain the performance gap. Within Newton County, Alcovy is the lowest-performing of the three high schools; Eastside High School, just 9.3 miles away, ranks in the 40th percentile with a 93.5% graduation rate and test scores roughly 2-3 times higher. Addressing chronic absenteeism and Algebra I outcomes appear to be critical priorities for reversing Alcovy's downward trajectory.

1,968

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,204

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14567 Highway 36
Covington, GA 30014

(770) 784-4995

District: Newton County

Feeder schools for Alcovy High School:

Elementary:	Heard-Mixon Elementary School
	Livingston Elementary School
	Oak Hill Elementary School
	Rocky Plains Elementary School
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	South Salem Elementary School
Middle:	Liberty Middle School
	Veterans Memorial Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.9%

White:

17.8%

Hispanic:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (14% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg24%

Georgia avg45%

413^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 44 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Newton County

166^th of 202Newton 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	10.1	413 of 457	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	368 of 451	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	389 of 454	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	368 of 448	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	365 of 431	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	367 of 410	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	283 of 438	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	272 of 428	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.7	224 of 420	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.5	197 of 426	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.3	219 of 435	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.0	161 of 425	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.5	211 of 425	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.0	132 of 396	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.5	202 of 402	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.8	162 of 384	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.8	229 of 372	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.0	216 of 370	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.0	210 of 358	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	327 of 377	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	282 of 391	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	290 of 382	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	301 of 384	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	277 of 372	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	101 of 180	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	120 of 159	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	403 of 431	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	356 of 438	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	375 of 435	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	360 of 433	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	350 of 430	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	280 of 299	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	258 of 312	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	286 of 315	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	257 of 308	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	265 of 295	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	403 of 436	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	371 of 442	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	384 of 436	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	372 of 436	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	373 of 427	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	123 of 123	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	134 of 149	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	156 of 158	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	139 of 141	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	114 of 126	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	317 of 339	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	294 of 347	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	211 of 344	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	280 of 343	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	240 of 331	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	2.2	330 of 334	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	326 of 341	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	334 of 346	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	328 of 343	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	328 of 339	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)<1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology17%-30 vs state

United States History14%-24 vs state

Algebra I9%-39 vs state

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by a teacher
Sunday, June 10, 2018

Administrators try but the students are unruly and lack motivation to learn. Fights, theft, abuse of weaker students, skipping class, are all part of a regular day at this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (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 (2025)	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 Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alcovy High School	Public	9-12	14567 Highway 36	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-4995	1,968	100	19.7	92.8%	351 (17.8%)	1,297 (65.9%)	208 (10.6%)	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	94 (4.8%)	10.1	413^th of 457 public high schools	9.6%		18	368^th of 451 public high schools	18.4%	45	9.4	17.3	14.1	$13,204	$801	$12,402
Eastside High School	Public	9-12	140 Highway 142	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2920	1,590	84	18.9	69.0%	599 (37.7%)	720 (45.3%)	170 (10.7%)	25 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (4.8%)	32.7	273^rd of 457 public high schools	40.3%		43	209^th of 451 public high schools	53.7%	64	25.4	38.2	32.2	$13,952	$751	$13,202
Newton High School	Public	9-12	1 Ram Way	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 787-2250	2,499	124	20.2	91.0%	150 (6.0%)	1,964 (78.6%)	284 (11.4%)	17 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	12 (0.5%)	71 (2.8%)	17	380^th of 457 public high schools	16.8%		21.1	352^nd of 451 public high schools	22.0%	28	18.6	24.5	21.9	$13,131	$870	$12,261
Jasper County High School	Public	9-12	14477 Ga Highway 11 N	Monticello	31064	Jasper County	Jasper County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 468-5026	818	49	16.7	91.2%	520 (63.6%)	167 (20.4%)	80 (9.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.6%)	28.9	294^th of 457 public high schools	35.7%		32.9	277^th of 451 public high schools	38.6%	17	19.7	40.7	36.6	$12,440	$589	$11,851
Ola High School	Public	9-12	357 N Ola Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 288-3222	1,586	85	18.7	38.8%	715 (45.1%)	589 (37.1%)	159 (10.0%)	23 (1.5%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (5.9%)	66.2	84^th of 457 public high schools	81.6%		66.4	95^th of 451 public high schools	78.9%	11	60.7	58.6	45.9	$13,032	$403	$12,629
Salem High School	Public	9-12	3551 Underwood Rd SE	Conyers	30013	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 929-0176	1,118	67	16.7	90.2%	28 (2.5%)	911 (81.5%)	128 (11.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	39 (3.5%)	12	405^th of 457 public high schools	11.4%		14	395^th of 451 public high schools	12.4%	10	16.3	16.0	18.3	$14,865	$1,082	$13,783
Jackson High School	Public	9-12	717 S Harkness St	Jackson	30233	Butts County	Butts County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 504-2340	1,060	67	15.9	85.6%	562 (53.0%)	373 (35.2%)	68 (6.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.8%)	38.5	238^th of 457 public high schools	47.9%		34.2	275^th of 451 public high schools	39.0%	37	22.8	43.2	36.5	$14,029	$1,105	$12,924
Locust Grove High	Public	9-12	3275 S Ola Rd	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 898-1452	1,572	89	17.7	56.4%	457 (29.1%)	846 (53.8%)	166 (10.6%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	89 (5.7%)	26	314^th of 457 public high schools	31.3%		24	338^th of 451 public high schools	25.1%	24	18.8	34.9	29.6	$12,687	$405	$12,282
Social Circle High School	Public	9-12	154 Alcova Dr	Social Circle	30025	Walton County	Social Circle City	No	No	No	No	(770) 464-2611	629	42	14.9	57.1%	433 (68.8%)	132 (21.0%)	29 (4.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	29.2	291^st of 457 public high schools	36.3%		40.3	231^st of 451 public high schools	48.8%	60	19.7	32.9	36.0	$14,018	$373	$13,646
Heritage High School	Public	9-12	2400 Granade Rd SW	Conyers	30094	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-5428	1,788	99	18.0	75.0%	136 (7.6%)	1,128 (63.1%)	433 (24.2%)	17 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	64 (3.6%)	18.1	367^th of 457 public high schools	19.7%		27.1	316^th of 451 public high schools	29.9%	51	15.7	26.4	22.0	$12,804	$802	$12,002

Frequently Asked Questions about Alcovy High School

What is the racial makeup of Alcovy High School?

Students at Alcovy High School are 66% African American, 18% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Alcovy High School?

Alcovy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Heard-Mixon Elementary School
Elementary : Livingston Elementary School
Elementary : Oak Hill Elementary School
Elementary : Rocky Plains Elementary School
Elementary : South Salem Elementary School
Middle : Liberty Middle School
Middle : Veterans Memorial Middle School

What district is Alcovy High School in?

Newton County

How many students attend Alcovy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,968 students attended Alcovy High School.

Is Alcovy High School a good school?

Alcovy High School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Georgia high schools.

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