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Enrollment
746
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD SOUTHWEST ALLEN COUNTY SCHLS·NCES 180003001810
Covington Elementary School
2430 W Hamilton Rd - South, Fort Wayne, IN 46814 · (260) 431-0501 · Allen County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL746 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
248 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 36 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
51.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 (45.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Elementary School this school | 746 | 33.2% | 45.8% |
| Fred H Croninger Elementary School Fort Wayne | 619 | 33.3% | 81.6% |
| Utica Elementary School Jeffersonville | 608 | 36.2% | 57.4% |
| Brown Elementary School Brownsburg | 555 | 34.2% | 73.5% |
| Promise Road Elementary Noblesville | 810 | 32.2% | 48.7% |
| Sugar Grove Elementary School Greenwood | 817 | 35.6% | 51.5% |
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 | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #390 of 983 | #16 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #388 of 986 | #11 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #420 of 986 | #20 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #51 of 1,079 | #3 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #418 of 991 | #39 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #228 of 996 | #29 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #873 of 1,058 | #41 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #356 of 597 | #20 of 31 |
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
746
-66 (-8%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 776
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 746 | 51 | 14.6:1 | 33% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 777 | 56.2 | 13.8:1 | 31% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 874 | 51.4 | 17.0:1 | 30% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 812 | 47 | 17.3:1 | 23% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 826 | 45.8 | 18.0:1 | 21% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 41 | 18.5:1 | 21% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 776 | 41 | 18.9:1 | 17% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Covington Elementary School.
About Covington Elementary School
As a large elementary school, Covington Elementary School serves students in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A total of 746 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students, so this school is 71% larger than average.
Enrollment across the 10 schools in MSD Southwest Allen County Schls totals 7,502 students.
By race and ethnicity, Covington Elementary School is 56% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Black, 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. In Allen County overall, about 71% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Covington Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
Covington Elementary School operates with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. About 33% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 17 points below the 50% average for public schools in Allen County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Covington Elementary School is -6.3 points: 45.8% actual, 52.0% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Allen County, median household income is about $70,737, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Covington Elementary School is one of 92 public schools in Allen County, which together enroll about 55,262 students.
The school nearest to Covington Elementary School is Woodside Middle School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Covington Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 812 to 746. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.3 to 14.6 over 4 years.
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Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,378
Census ACS
Median income
$70,737
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
55,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Southwest Allen County Schls
- Homestead High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Woodside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,032 students
- Summit Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Lafayette Meadow SchoolElementary · 604 students
- Whispering Meadow Elementary SchElementary · 535 students
- Aboite Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 students
Other schools in Fort Wayne
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 2,623 students
- Homestead High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
Other Covington Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Covington Elementary. Covington Elementary School is the largest of the 7.
- Covington Elementary SchoolCovington, IN · 447 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
- Woodside Middle School0.3 mi · 1,032
- Homestead High School1.8 mi · 2,382
- Summit Middle School1.9 mi · 789
- Aboite Elementary School2.1 mi · 497
- eSACS Virtual School2.1 mi · 91
- Deer Ridge Elementary2.1 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Covington Elementary SchoolHow large is Covington Elementary School?
Covington Elementary School enrolls approximately 746 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Covington Elementary School serve?
Covington Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Covington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Covington Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Covington Elementary School?
At Covington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 10% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Covington Elementary School in?
Covington Elementary School is part of MSD Southwest Allen County Schls.
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