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Does Cove Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEVERLY·NCES 250264000168
Cove Elementary
20 Eisenhower Avenue, Beverly, MA 01915 · (978) 921-6121 · Essex County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (85).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Beverly. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -12.0pp since 2016
Math
52.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -7.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 53.0% |
| 2018-19 | 69.0% | 71.0% |
| 2017-18 | 67.0% | 56.0% |
| 2016-17 | 56.0% | 59.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #322 of 920 ▲ 127 | #34 of 111 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #419 of 920 ▲ 33 | #43 of 111 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #508 of 901 | #59 of 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #458 of 1,086 | #59 of 129 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #508 of 938 | #75 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #587 of 938 | #45 of 115 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #128 of 602 | #14 of 67 |
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
394
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 295
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 394 | 31.6 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 35.3 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 35 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 31 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 34.1 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 27 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 22% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 295 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (492 to 394); teachers down 7% (34.1 to 31.6).
About Cove Elementary
Cove Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Beverly, Massachusetts. The school reports 394 students in kindergarten through 4.
Cove Elementary belongs to Beverly, a district of 8 schools and 4,503 students.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at Cove Elementary combined. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. By the diversity index, Cove Elementary comes in at 44%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1 at Cove Elementary, with 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 12.2:1, a similar figure.
The allk12 Grade for Cove Elementary is B-. Compared with Massachusetts public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
County data help place the school in context: in Essex County, median household income is about $101,883, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Cove Elementary is among the 221 public schools in Essex County.
Nearest public school: Hannah Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Cove Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
Cove Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Cove Elementary enrolled 404; in 2024-25, 394.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beverly
- Beverly Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,388 students
- Beverly HighHigh · 1,213 students
- Ayers/Ryal Side SchoolElementary · 388 students
- North Beverly ElementaryElementary · 356 students
- Centerville ElementaryElementary · 327 students
- Hannah ElementaryElementary · 312 students
Other schools in Beverly
- Beverly Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,388 students
- Beverly HighHigh · 1,213 students
- Ayers/Ryal Side SchoolElementary · 388 students
- North Beverly ElementaryElementary · 356 students
- Centerville ElementaryElementary · 327 students
- Hannah ElementaryElementary · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Hannah Elementary0.9 mi · 312
- Beverly High1.3 mi · 1,213
- Beverly Middle School1.6 mi · 1,388
- Ayers/Ryal Side School1.6 mi · 388
- McKeown School1.7 mi · 125
- Centerville Elementary1.8 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About Cove ElementaryHow many students attend Cove Elementary?
Cove Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Cove Elementary serve?
Cove Elementary serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Cove Elementary have?
Cove Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cove Elementary?
At Cove Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Cove Elementary?
Cove Elementary is overseen by Beverly in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.