Schools in Newton County · Newton County

About schools in Newton County

With all 22 public schools operating under a single district, Newton County's educational landscape is unusually uniform in structure — but performance varies considerably across its campuses. The standout is Newton County Theme School at Ficquett in Covington, which ranks at the 95th percentile statewide in both English and math, a significant outlier in a county where most schools cluster in the middle ranges. Mansfield Elementary offers another bright spot at the 73rd percentile. Families drawn to Covington or the smaller communities of Oxford and Mansfield will find one governing body setting the tone countywide, with selective pockets of strong achievement worth seeking out.