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What's one thing Covington Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180243000276
Covington Elementary School
1110 7th St, Covington, IN 47932 · (765) 793-2254 · Fountain County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
163 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Covington Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
49.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
60.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Covington Elementary School
Covington Elementary School's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Elementary School this school | 447 | 36.5% | 55.1% |
| Cynthia Heights Elementary School Evansville | 451 | 37.0% | 52.3% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School Trafalgar | 459 | 36.8% | N/A |
| Olive Township Elementary School New Carlisle | 495 | 36.8% | 63.7% |
| Frontier Elementary Brookston | 396 | 36.9% | 44.0% |
| Churubusco Elementary School Churubusco | 500 | 35.4% | 45.7% |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 Covington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #224 of 983 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #235 of 986 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #264 of 986 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #495 of 1,079 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #798 of 991 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #802 of 996 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #841 of 1,058 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #213 of 353 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
447
+95 (+27%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 447 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 36% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 29.5 | 15.0:1 | 45% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 41% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 36% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 20.1 | 20.9:1 | 44% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 20 | 21.6:1 | 43% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 45% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 30% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 25 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Covington Elementary School.
About Covington Elementary School
Covington Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Covington, Indiana. Its enrollment is 447 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
The 3 schools in Covington Community School Corp enroll 903 students altogether, Covington Elementary School among them.
Roughly 90% of students at Covington Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Fountain County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Covington Elementary School is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Covington Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 36% at Covington Elementary School. That is lower than the 47% average for public schools in Fountain County.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Covington Elementary School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Covington Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.1% is 5.4 points above the 49.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Fountain County, median household income comes to about $62,542, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 8 public schools and about 2,485 students.
Covington Elementary School's nearest public school is Covington Middle School (about 0.1 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Covington Elementary School ranks 1st of 7 on average proficiency.
Covington Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 352 (2020-21) to 447 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 15.3:1 to 17.2:1.
The discussion board for Covington Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Fountain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,617
Census ACS
Median income
$62,542
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,485 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Covington Community School Corp
- Covington Community High SchoolHigh · 278 students
- Covington Middle SchoolMiddle · 178 students
Other schools in Covington
- Covington Community High SchoolHigh · 278 students
- Covington Middle SchoolMiddle · 178 students
Other Covington Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Covington Elementary. Covington Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Covington Elementary SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 746 students
- Covington Elementary SchoolCovington, LA · 551 students
- Covington Elementary SchoolCovington, WA · 456 students
- COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSO SIOUX CITY, NE · 408 students
- Covington ElementaryLos Altos, CA · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Covington Middle School0.1 mi · 178
- Covington Community High School0.1 mi · 278
- Fountain Central High School9.2 mi · 532
- Southeast Fountain Elementary9.3 mi · 502
- Southeast Fountain Virtual Academy9.3 mi · 11
- Meade Park Elementary School9.9 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Covington Elementary SchoolHow large is Covington Elementary School?
Covington Elementary School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Covington Elementary School serve?
Covington Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Covington Elementary School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Covington Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Covington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Covington Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Covington Elementary School in?
Covington Elementary School is part of Covington Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.