Enrollment
178
Middle
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180243000277
Covington Middle School
514 Railroad St, Covington, IN 47932 · (765) 793-4451 · Fountain County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Indiana public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
70 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 55 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 30% |
Student demographics
20%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
Covington Middle School→Covington Community High School
Feeds from
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
44.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
50.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Middle School
Covington Middle School's state test result (49.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Middle School this school | 178 | 39.3% | 49.6% |
| Loogootee Middle School Loogootee | 223 | 37.2% | 52.2% |
| Cedar Crest Intermediate School Huntingburg | 192 | 34.9% | 63.2% |
| Tecumseh Middle School Lynnville | 213 | 37.6% | 53.4% |
| Oak Hill Junior High School Converse | 234 | 43.2% | 47.9% |
| Swayzee Elementary School Swayzee | 248 | 42.7% | 53.6% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #82 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #76 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #110 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #323 of 334 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #240 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #27 of 187 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
178
-21 (-11%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 245
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 178 | 16.5 | 10.8:1 | 39% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 15.5 | 12.9:1 | 44% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 15 | 12.7:1 | 45% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 199 | 18 | 11.1:1 | 33% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 22 | 10.3:1 | 43% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 210 | 19 | 11.1:1 | 38% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 235 | 13 | 18.1:1 | 37% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 223 | 13 | 17.1:1 | 23% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 245 | 13 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Covington Middle School.
About Covington Middle School
Covington Middle School is a small middle school in Covington, Indiana, (ZIP code 47932). The school's 178 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Indiana average about 594 students each.
The district for Covington Middle School is Covington Community School Corp, with 3 schools and 903 students.
The large majority of students at Covington Middle School, 89%, are White. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic and 2% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Covington Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
Covington Middle School employs 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.8:1. That ratio is under the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 39% in 2024-25.
allk12 grades Covington Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Covington Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 47.7%. Covington Middle School scores 49.6%, 1.9 points above that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Fountain County show that median household income is about $62,542, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 8 public schools in Fountain County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,485.
Covington Community High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Local comparison: Covington Middle School ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 49.6% versus a 34.1% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The number of students declined from 199 to 178 over 4 years.
Discussions about Covington Middle School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Covington Community High SchoolHigh · 278 students
Other schools in Covington
- Covington Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Covington Community High SchoolHigh · 278 students
Other Covington Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Covington Middle. Covington Middle School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Covington Middle SchoolVancouver, WA · 830 students
- Covington Middle SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 632 students
- Covington MiddleCovington, VA · 594 students
- Covington Middle SchoolCovington, OH · 183 students
Nearby schools
- Covington Community High School0.1 mi · 278
- Covington Elementary School0.1 mi · 447
- Fountain Central High School9.3 mi · 532
- Southeast Fountain Elementary9.4 mi · 502
- Southeast Fountain Virtual Academy9.4 mi · 11
- Meade Park Elementary School9.8 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Covington Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Covington Middle School?
Covington Middle School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 06-08.
Is Covington Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Covington Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Covington Middle School have?
Covington Middle School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Covington Middle School?
At Covington Middle School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Covington Middle School in?
Covington Middle School is part of Covington Community School Corp.
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