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Clements Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

480^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Clements Middle School in Covington, GA, serves 705 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Newton County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Clements has a current 1-star rating and ranks in the 17th percentile statewide—a modest improvement from last year's 11th percentile, though still below the state median. The school's biggest bright spot is Algebra I: 42.3% of students scored proficient in 2025-2026, well above the district average of 24.3% and close to the state's 48.1%. In fact, Clements has beaten the state average in Algebra I in two of the past three years, including an exceptional 73.9% proficiency rate in 2023-2024. This stands in stark contrast to grade-level math, where only 12.6% of 6th graders, 21.8% of 7th graders, and 26% of 8th graders scored proficient—all below district and state averages. The school also struggles significantly in HS Physical Science, with just 34.6% proficiency versus 65.9% for the district and 60.9% statewide. Among nearby peers, Veterans Memorial Middle School outperforms Clements in nearly every subject, including a 96.3% Algebra I rate, while Indian Creek Middle School and Liberty Middle School rank lower overall.

There is encouraging momentum, however. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 36.6% in 2023-2024 to 28.4% in 2025-2026—the biggest improvement among district peers—though it remains above the state average of 17.7%. The student-teacher ratio has also improved to 15.2, and per-student spending has risen to $13,937. Subgroup data shows African American students rank highest at the 28th percentile statewide, while Special Education and Hispanic students rank lower. The school's ability to produce strong Algebra I results suggests effective instructional practices exist, and the challenge ahead is scaling those successes to other subjects while continuing to address attendance and grade-level math gaps.

705

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,937

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

66 Jack Neely Rd
Covington, GA 30016

(770) 784-2934

District: Newton County

Students who attend Clements Middle School usually attend:

High:

Newton High School

Feeder schools for Clements Middle School:

Elementary:	Live Oak Elementary
	Porterdale Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.0%

Hispanic:

11.8%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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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 — 28th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

Georgia avg43%

480^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	17.8	480 of 578	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	520 of 585	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	498 of 578	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	493 of 569	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	444 of 558	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	488 of 542	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	443 of 559	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	399 of 543	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	421 of 539	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.4	391 of 545	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.2	373 of 537	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.5	378 of 521	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	54.0	282 of 527	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	357 of 508	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.5	379 of 504	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	347 of 480	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	397 of 494	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	347 of 489	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	344 of 485	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	270 of 482	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	35.8	124 of 200	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	483 of 550	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	533 of 567	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	473 of 558	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	467 of 553	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	415 of 544	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	321 of 374	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	365 of 400	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	351 of 381	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	344 of 380	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	335 of 367	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	449 of 550	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	487 of 569	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	499 of 561	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	507 of 559	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	461 of 553	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	373 of 425	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	317 of 442	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	368 of 437	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	324 of 429	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	342 of 431	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	4.6	421 of 429	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)38th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

White (2023)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I42%-6 vs state

HS Physical Science35%-26 vs state

Mathematics20%-23 vs state

Social Studies20%-20 vs state

Science8%-21 vs state

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Tuesday, December 24, 2019

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
General Ray Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	3375 E Fairview Rd SW	Stockbridge	30281	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 388-5675	874	61	14.2	72.2%	86 (9.8%)	624 (71.4%)	110 (12.6%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.0%)	38	342^nd of 578 public middle schools	40.8%		43.3	311^th of 585 public middle schools	46.8%	31	84.0	23.1	25.4	46.2	21.6	30.6	69.7	$14,390	$860	$13,530
Lithonia Middle School	Public	6-8	2451 Randall Ave	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0702	1,062	72	14.7	100.0%	15 (1.4%)	926 (87.2%)	71 (6.7%)	15 (1.4%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	26 (2.4%)	10.9	540^th of 578 public middle schools	6.6%		11.9	543^rd of 585 public middle schools	7.2%	3		6.2	9.4	14.1	15.5	4.0		$17,381	$2,050	$15,330

Frequently Asked Questions about Clements Middle School

What district is Clements Middle School in?

Newton County

What high school do graduates of Clements Middle School attend?

Students who attend Clements Middle School usually go on to attend Newton High School

Is Clements Middle School a good school?

Clements Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Georgia middle schools.

How many students attend Clements Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 705 students attended Clements Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Clements Middle School?

Students at Clements Middle School are 80% African American, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

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