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Alumni: what's one memory from Covington Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165001273
Covington Elementary School
325 South Jackson Street, Covington, LA 70433 · (985) 892-4311 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
313 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 70%
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 | 75 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 22% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · 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
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
41.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -13.0pp since 2022
Math
28.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -17.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 17 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 45.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Louisiana 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 Louisiana'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 (38.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Elementary School this school | 551 | 56.8% | 38.2% |
| Arabi Elementary School Arabi | 567 | 57.3% | 38.7% |
| Sugar Mill Primary Prairieville | 644 | 55.7% | 44.3% |
| E. E. Lyon Elementary School Covington | 628 | 61.6% | 41.0% |
| Duplessis Primary School Gonzales | 539 | 58.8% | 47.5% |
| Lacoste Elementary School Chalmette | 621 | 55.2% | 43.5% |
Matched among Louisiana 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 Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #247 of 583 | #17 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #349 of 582 ▼ 119 | #19 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #278 of 587 ▼ 54 | #16 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.0pp | #17 of 540 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #197 of 714 | #12 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #91 of 655 | #7 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #22 of 655 | #2 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #566 of 705 | #11 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #371 of 436 | #10 of 15 |
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
551
+53 (+11%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 810
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 551 | 50 | 11.0:1 | 57% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 45.7 | 13.3:1 | 60% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 34.9 | 18.0:1 | 59% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 57% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 34.6 | 16.7:1 | 56% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 48 | 12.5:1 | 66% (397) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 45 | 12.5:1 | 66% (368) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 38 | 11.5:1 | 47% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 810 | 46 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Covington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (579 to 551); teachers up 44% (34.6 to 50).
About Covington Elementary School
At 325 South Jackson Street in Covington, Louisiana, Covington Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 551 students in pre-K through 3. Against the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana, enrollment here is 22% higher.
District-wide, St. Tammany Parish has 55 schools and 35,956 students.
White students are the largest group at Covington Elementary School, with 39% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 31% Black, 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of St. Tammany Parish, the White share is about 74%. 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 70%.
Teachers at the school number 50 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.0:1. Among elementary schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 14.0:1. The school's lunch program data list 57% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in St. Tammany Parish, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
Covington Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.2% and a predicted 43.5%.
St. Tammany Parish census figures show that median household income is about $81,202, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 56 public schools operate in St. Tammany Parish, serving about 36,212 students.
Of nearby public schools, William Pitcher Junior High School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Covington Elementary School is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Covington Elementary School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 551 was 11% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 498. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.7:1 to 11.0:1.
Discussions about Covington Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Tammany Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
272,421
Census ACS
Median income
$81,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
36,212 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Tammany Parish
- Mandeville High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Slidell High SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Covington High SchoolHigh · 1,600 students
- Northshore High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,480 students
- Fontainebleau High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
Other schools in Covington
- Covington High SchoolHigh · 1,600 students
- Lee Road Junior High SchoolElementary · 727 students
- Pine View Middle SchoolMiddle · 694 students
- E. E. Lyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 628 students
- William Pitcher Junior High SchoolMiddle · 266 students
- Louisiana Key Academy NorthshoreElementary · 256 students
Other Covington Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Covington Elementary. Covington Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Covington Elementary SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 746 students
- Covington Elementary SchoolCovington, WA · 456 students
- Covington Elementary SchoolCovington, IN · 447 students
- COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSO SIOUX CITY, NE · 408 students
- Covington ElementaryLos Altos, CA · 404 students
Nearby schools
- William Pitcher Junior High School0.2 mi · 266
- Pine View Middle School0.8 mi · 694
- E. E. Lyon Elementary School1.4 mi · 628
- Louisiana Key Academy Northshore1.9 mi · 256
- Covington High School2.1 mi · 1,600
- Abita Springs Middle School4.0 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Covington Elementary SchoolHow large is Covington Elementary School?
Covington Elementary School enrolls approximately 551 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Covington Elementary School serve?
Covington Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Covington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Covington Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Covington Elementary School?
At Covington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 21% Hispanic, 31% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Covington Elementary School?
Covington Elementary School is overseen by St. Tammany Parish in St. Tammany Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.