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Liberty Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

490^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Liberty Middle School is a public middle school located in Covington, Georgia, serving around 900 students in grades 6-8. 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. Liberty Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools, with a ranking between 383 and 532 over the past 10 years and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time.

Liberty Middle School's test scores are significantly lower than the Newton County and Georgia averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.3% of 6th graders, 20.2% of 7th graders, and 22.6% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28.6% and 41.3% for the county and state, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 6.7% to 18.7% across the grade levels, compared to 17.9% to 47% for the county and state. Additionally, Liberty Middle School has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84.96% to 93.44% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools.

When comparing Liberty Middle School to the other middle schools in the area, it is clear that it is performing significantly worse than its peers. For example, Veterans Memorial Middle School, which is only about 2 miles away, has much higher test scores, with 49% or more of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 26% or more in Mathematics across the grade levels. This is in stark contrast to Liberty Middle School's single-digit proficiency rates in many subject areas. The school's consistent low performance and high poverty rates suggest that it may require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes and close the achievement gap with its peers.

894

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,029

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5225 Salem Rd
Covington, GA 30016

(678) 625-6617

District: Newton County

Students who attend Liberty Middle School usually attend:

High:

Alcovy High School

Feeder schools for Liberty Middle School:

Elementary:	Livingston Elementary School
	Middle Ridge Elementary School
	South Salem Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.5%

Hispanic:

13.2%

White:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (18% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg23%

Georgia avg40%

490^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	490 of 584	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	492 of 588	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	532 of 577	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	480 of 567	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	475 of 542	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	407 of 559	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	410 of 543	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.6	387 of 539	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.5	383 of 545	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.4	397 of 537	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.7	358 of 521	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.9	289 of 527	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.9	278 of 508	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.0	287 of 504	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I78%+33 vs state

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

Science20%-9 vs state

Mathematics13%-28 vs state

Social Studies10%-29 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, July 20, 2014

I love this school .My child had a wonderful set of teachers for the 6th grade team 6b you all are awesome set of teachers keep up the good teaching that you are doing.GREAT SETS OF TEACHER. 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 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	17.3	490^th of 584 public middle schools	16.1%		18.1	492^nd of 588 public middle schools	16.3%	2	78.3	24.3	20.2	22.6	6.7	13.5	18.7	19.7	9.7	$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%)	34	382^nd of 584 public middle schools	34.6%		33.1	389^th of 588 public middle schools	33.8%	7	69.6	25.8	32.5	31.8	26.8	22.3	26.7	25.7	30.6	$15,230	$921	$14,309
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%)	14.6	520^th of 584 public middle schools	11.0%		16.8	503^rd of 588 public middle schools	14.5%	17	55.6	21.1	22.7	16.7	13.0	18.3	15.8	6.5	10.0	$13,937	$944	$12,993
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%)	34.9	375^th of 584 public middle schools	35.8%		33.5	382^nd of 588 public middle schools	35.0%	7	68.8	39.6	32.5	32.5	26.3	15.1	27.1	24.3	25.7	$14,031	$940	$13,092
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%)	18.7	480^th of 584 public middle schools	17.8%		16.7	504^th of 588 public middle schools	14.3%	24	63.0	23.1	27.4	19.8	11.1	23.4	22.0	6.3	15.8	$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%)	14.8	518^th of 584 public middle schools	11.3%		17.9	493^rd of 588 public middle schools	16.2%	25	9.7	23.6	22.2	14.9	13.6	11.3	19.9	8.2	11.5	$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%)	32.8	388^th of 584 public middle schools	33.6%		33.4	385^th of 588 public middle schools	34.5%	3	83.8	24.5	36.0	33.7	16.1	21.6	34.4	16.3	32.8	$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%)	22.1	454^th of 584 public middle schools	22.3%		27.6	422^nd of 588 public middle schools	28.2%	32	67.6	26.2	28.1	26.3	14.0	13.8	25.2	13.8	19.0	$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%)	43.3	311^th of 584 public middle schools	46.7%		59.9	210^th of 588 public middle schools	64.3%	101	72.1	44.5	39.9	34.4	26.0	28.1	38.6	17.1	30.2	$14,390	$860	$13,530
Ola Middle School	Public	6-8	353 N Ola Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 288-2108	1,039	62	16.8	44.8%	413 (39.7%)	422 (40.6%)	123 (11.8%)	15 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.3%)	58.2	218^th of 584 public middle schools	62.7%		60.5	203^rd of 588 public middle schools	65.5%	15	93.3	37.1	37.3	45.4	45.6	39.6	47.0	35.6	36.2	$12,480	$404	$12,076

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Middle School

What district is Liberty Middle School in?

Newton County

What high school do graduates of Liberty Middle School attend?

Students who attend Liberty Middle School usually go on to attend Alcovy High School

How many students attend Liberty Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 894 students attended Liberty Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Middle School?

Students at Liberty Middle School are 73% African American, 13% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is Liberty Middle School a good school?

Liberty Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.1% of Georgia middle schools.

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