Covington Elementary

Covington Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in Los Altos, California, part of Los Altos Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 404 students spanning grades K through 6.

Within Los Altos Elementary, which oversees 9 schools and 3,368 students, Covington Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Covington Elementary lists that the largest single group is Asian, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 26% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 41% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Covington Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 74.7%; Covington Elementary posts 93.9%, +19.3 points above that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Santa Clara County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Covington Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

Nearest neighbor: Springer Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Covington Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 78.1%.

Covington Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 30%: 580 students in 2018 compared to 404 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 44% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Covington Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.