Elementary · Georgia
Porterdale Elementary School
Free meals for allPorterdale Elementary School, a public elementary school in Covington, Georgia: grades pre-k–5, 405 students, 13.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Newton County.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 405
- Teachers (FTE)
- 31.0
- Students per teacher
- 13.1
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 55% of elementary schools in Georgia
Median 13.4 · 1,309 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 67% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 82% of elementary schools in Georgia
Median 579 · 1,309 schools compared
Smaller than 52% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Georgia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Georgia: 40%20%proficient
−4.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 84% of elementary schools in Georgia
Median 35% · 1,236 elementary schools compared
168 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Georgia: 43%24%proficient
A lower share proficient than 80% of elementary schools in Georgia
Median 41% · 1,236 elementary schools compared
168 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large suburb
- Run by
- Newton County
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Newton County.
Location
- Address
- 45 Ram Dr, Covington, GA 30014
- Phone
- (770)784-2928
- County
- Newton County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Live Oak ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 936 | 15.3 | 18% | 12% |
Middle Ridge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 594 | 13.5 | 18% | 17% |
South Salem Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 855 | 14.5 | 21% | 18% |
Newton County Theme School at FicquettFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 1,095 | 17.6 | 65% | 65% |
Fairview ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 591 | 13.4 | 17% | 17% |
West Newton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 698 | 15.4 | 20% | 20% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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