Liberty Middle School

Regular School · Covington, GA

Liberty Middle School is a regular school school in Covington, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 894 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

894

Teachers (FTE)

53.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	657	73%
Hispanic/Latino	118	13%
White	62	7%
Two or more races	45	5%
Asian	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Total enrollment	894	460M / 434F

English Language Learners: 31 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	7.0% -29.4pp	36.4%	300
Reading Proficiency	15.0% -24.4pp	39.4%	311
Science Proficiency	<=5%	—	65

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)

-0.34 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

74 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

187

20.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

367

41.1% 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.)	894	100%

Contact & Location

5225 Salem Rd

Covington, GA 30016

Phone: (678)625-6617

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

130393003927

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