Rocky Plains Elementary School

Regular School · Covington, GA

Rocky Plains Elementary School is a regular school school in Covington, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 576 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

576

Teachers (FTE)

42.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	272	47%
White	189	33%
Hispanic/Latino	67	12%
Two or more races	40	7%
Asian	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	576	300M / 276F

English Language Learners: 13 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10-14%	36.4%	171
Reading Proficiency	15-19%	39.4%	169
Science Proficiency	<=10%	—	50

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)

-0.07 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

41 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

129

22.4% 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.)	576	100%

Contact & Location

5300 Highway 162 S

Covington, GA 30016

Phone: (770)784-4987

http://newtoncountyschools.org

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 30016) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130393003435

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