Porterdale Elementary School

Regular School · Covington, GA

Porterdale Elementary School is a regular school school in Covington, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 405 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

405

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	309	76%
Hispanic/Latino	48	12%
White	23	6%
Two or more races	12	3%
Asian	6	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	405	209M / 196F

English Language Learners: 22 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6-9%	36.4%	94
Reading Proficiency	10-14%	39.4%	94
Science Proficiency	11-19%	—	33

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.45 grade levels

Math

-0.23 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

15 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

116

28.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	405	100%

Contact & Location

45 Ram Dr

Covington, GA 30014

Phone: (770)784-2928

http://newtoncountyschools.org/porterdale

District

Newton County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,659

District enrollment: 18,661

Other Schools in District

East Newton Elementary School Elementary
Fairview Elementary Elementary
Flint Hill Elementary Elementary
Heard-Mixon Elementary School Elementary
Live Oak Elementary Elementary
Livingston Elementary School Elementary
Mansfield Elementary School Elementary
Middle Ridge Elementary School Elementary

View all 21 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30014) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130393001459

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD