Cove Day School

Set in Red Valley, Arizona, Cove Day School is an one-room-style elementary campus, operated by Cove Day School. It enrolls 29 students across grades K through 6. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Cove Day School sits 94% below that benchmark.

Cove Day School is a school of Cove Day School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Cove Day School reports that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Cove Day School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 90% of students at Cove Day School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Apache County (around 98%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Around the school, census data for Apache County shows median household income runs about $41,438, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 25%. Cove Day School is one of 67 public schools in Apache County (combined enrollment of about 11,525 students).

Nearest neighbor: Red Valley/Cove High School, around 9.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cove Day School has fell 6%, going from 31 students in 2018 to 29 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Cove Day School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.