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What advice would you give to incoming students at Covina High?
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Enrollment
1,056
High
DISTRICT 997 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINA-VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 061005001093
Covina High
463 South Hollenbeck Ave., Covina, CA 91723 · (626) 974-6020 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,056 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
760 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 251 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 270 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 283 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 252 | 24% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.1pp since 2014
Math
20.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.9% | 37.2% | 19.9% | 19.9% |
| Math | 4.5% | 15.7% | 27.0% | 52.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 20.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.9% | 22.1% |
| 2022-23 | 55.1% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.9% | 20.3% |
| 2018-19 | 68.3% | 31.8% |
| 2017-18 | 52.8% | 24.5% |
| 2016-17 | 68.5% | 21.7% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 22.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Covina High
Covina High's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covina High this school | 1,056 | 72.0% | 37.1% |
| Samueli Academy Santa Ana | 842 | 74.3% | N/A |
| San Jose High San Jose | 874 | 69.9% | 27.2% |
| Charter Oak High Covina | 1,259 | 69.5% | 42.9% |
| Elsie Allen High Santa Rosa | 1,029 | 71.7% | 16.6% |
| Duarte High Duarte | 756 | 77.0% | 46.4% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Covina High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #609 of 1,052 | #129 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #668 of 1,056 ▼ 114 | #155 of 229 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #473 of 1,056 ▲ 283 | #106 of 229 ▲ 51 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.1pp | #397 of 1,044 | #116 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,056 | #747 of 2,093 | #155 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #647 of 1,352 | #218 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #911 of 1,351 | #169 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #823 of 1,575 | #282 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #348 of 802 | #130 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,056
-149 (-12%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,103
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 23.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,056 | 50.9 | 20.7:1 | 72% (760) |
| 2023-24 | 1,080 | 50 | 21.6:1 | 76% (817) |
| 2022-23 | 1,099 | 47.8 | 23.0:1 | 65% (709) |
| 2020-21 | 1,205 | 52 | 23.2:1 | 65% (789) |
| 2017-18 | 1,217 | 52.2 | 23.3:1 | 69% (839) |
| 2015-16 | 1,316 | 50 | 26.3:1 | 72% (944) |
| 2010-11 | 1,502 | N/A | N/A | 50% (754) |
| 2000-01 | 1,371 | 59 | 23.2:1 | 30% (417) |
| 1990-91 | 1,103 | 43 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Covina High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,217 to 1,056); teachers down 2% (52.2 to 50.9).
About Covina High
Covina High is a mid-sized high school located in Covina, California. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,056 students enrolled. It has 26% more students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
District-wide, Covina-Valley Unified has 17 schools and 11,028 students.
More than half of enrollment at Covina High is Hispanic: 79%. Other groups include 11% Asian, 5% White, and 2% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. The diversity index for Covina High is 36%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Covina High totals 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. Compared with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 72% of students (760) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is close, at 70%.
Covina High earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of California public high schools.
Covina High scores 37.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 37.4%.
In Los Angeles County, home to about 9,808,667 people, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Covina High shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Traweek Middle sits about 0.3 miles from Covina High. Covina High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Covina High ranks 7th on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 12% decrease took enrollment from 1,205 in 2020-21 to 1,056 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.2:1 to 20.7:1.
The allk12 page for Covina High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Covina-Valley Unified
- South Hills HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Northview HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Las Palmas MiddleMiddle · 887 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Mesa ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- Traweek MiddleMiddle · 614 students
Other schools in Covina
- Gladstone MiddleMiddle · 1,326 students
- Charter Oak HighHigh · 1,259 students
- Northview HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Las Palmas MiddleMiddle · 887 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Royal Oak MiddleMiddle · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Traweek Middle0.3 mi · 614
- Workman Avenue Elementary0.5 mi · 455
- Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina1.0 mi · 264
- Grovecenter Elementary1.0 mi · 595
- Rowland Avenue Elementary1.0 mi · 423
- Barranca Elementary1.1 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Covina HighHow many students attend Covina High?
Covina High enrolls approximately 1,056 students in grades 09-12.
Is Covina High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Covina High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Covina High have?
Covina High employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Covina High?
Student demographics at Covina High are roughly 5% White, 79% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Covina High in?
Covina High is part of Covina-Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.