South Salem Elementary School

Regular School · Covington, GA

South Salem Elementary School is a regular school school in Covington, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 855 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

855

Teachers (FTE)

58.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	571	67%
White	114	13%
Hispanic/Latino	111	13%
Two or more races	49	6%
Asian	6	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	855	434M / 421F

English Language Learners: 54 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	8.0% -28.4pp	36.4%	279
Reading Proficiency	15.0% -24.4pp	39.4%	279
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	79

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)

-0.35 grade levels

Math

-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

33 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

265

31% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	855	100%

Contact & Location

5335 Salem Rd

Covington, GA 30016

Phone: (770)787-1330

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

130393003770

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