Birmingham Covington School

Birmingham Covington School is an average-sized 6-8 campus in BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan, one of the schools within Birmingham Public Schools. The school enrolls 643 students in grades 3 through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 502 students each, so Birmingham Covington School sits 28% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Birmingham Public Schools, which oversees 13 schools and 7,217 students, Birmingham Covington School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Birmingham Covington School reports that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, 4% Hispanic. Compared to Oakland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Birmingham Covington School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 5% of students at Birmingham Covington School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Oakland County's rate of about 32%.

With demographic context factored in, Birmingham Covington School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 64.1%; this one delivers 77.4%, a residual of +13.3 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Oakland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Birmingham Covington School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Quarton Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Birmingham Covington School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 67.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Birmingham Covington School has changed only slightly, going from 645 students in 2018 to 643 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 72% across the same window.

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