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Middle Ridge Elementary School


11649 South Covington By-Pass Road
Covington, Georgia 30014
Mr. Michael Forehand, Principal
Ms. Rhonda Battle, Assistant Principal
Phone (770) 385-6463/Fax (770) 385-6466 

Middle Ridge Web Site

Grades Served: PreK-5 (SACS Accredited)
Mascot: Mustang
School Colors: Hunter Green and Maroon
Original building built in 1997
Classroom Additions: 0

Awards/Recognition:

Kindergarten First Place Writing Award
Fifth Grade Art Poster Contest Winners
21st Century Technology Grant
General Mills Grant Recipient 2007
2004 Newton County Teacher of the Year
Reading First Grant
School Improvement Grant
District Media Festival Winners

Programs:
Peer Tutor Program
Atlanta Festival of Trees Program
Eastside High School Key Club Tutors
Establishing Grade Level Performance Standards
DARE (Drug Education in Fifth Grade)
4-H Club (Fifth Grade)
Character Education

Directions (From Atlanta) Travel east on I-20 to exit 88 (Almon Road/Porterdale). Turn right onto Crowell Road and continue straight through two four-way stops. Crowell Road becomes South Covington By-Pass Road. After crossing the Yellow River Bridge, the school is on the right (approx. six miles from exit 88).