Covington Elementary School

Covington Elementary School is an elementary school of high-enrollment scale in Fort Wayne, Indiana, run under MSD Southwest Allen County Schls, caters to 746 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 71% larger than typical.

MSD Southwest Allen County Schls comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 7,502 students; Covington Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Covington Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment; the rest reads as 18% Black, 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 5% Asian. By comparison, Allen County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Covington Elementary School records 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Covington Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Allen County (around 50%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Covington Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.0%; this one delivers 45.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Allen County indicate median household income runs about $70,737, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Covington Elementary School is one of 92 public schools in Allen County (combined enrollment of about 55,262 students).

Nearest neighbor: Woodside Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Covington Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Covington Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 60.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 826 students in 2018 compared to 746 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 76% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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