Covington Elementary School

Covington Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in Covington, Indiana, overseen by Covington Community School Corp, with 447 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Covington Community School Corp runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 903 students. Covington Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Covington Elementary School reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Fountain County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Fountain County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Covington Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Fountain County) shows that median household income runs about $62,542, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Covington Elementary School is one of 8 public schools in Fountain County (combined enrollment of about 2,485 students).

Covington Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Covington Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 33.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 7%: 419 students in 2018 compared to 447 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

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