Covington Middle School

Covington Middle School is a tiny intermediate school in Covington, Indiana, run under Covington Community School Corp. The school hosts 178 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 70% leaner than the state mean of about 594.

Covington Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Covington Community School Corp, a district that educates 903 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Covington Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Covington Middle School shows 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Covington Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.6%.

Around the school, Fountain County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,542, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Fountain County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,485 students), Covington Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Covington Community High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Covington Middle School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 34.1%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Covington Middle School's enrollment has declined 22% since 2018, when it stood at 227 (now 178). White enrollment moved from 93% to 89% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.