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Enrollment
643
Middle
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260585004215
Birmingham Covington School
1525 COVINGTON RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48301 · (248) 203-4425 · Oakland County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Michigan public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 Michigan public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
32 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 3 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 17% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
81.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Birmingham Covington School
Birmingham Covington School's state test result (77.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Covington School this school | 643 | 5.0% | 77.4% |
| South Hills Middle School BLOOMFIELD HILLS | 555 | 6.7% | 72.1% |
| Derby Middle School BIRMINGHAM | 631 | 8.6% | 73.7% |
| North Hills Middle School Bloomfield Hills | 593 | 13.5% | 69.4% |
| Brownell Middle School GROSSE POINTE FARMS | 605 | 8.4% | 59.6% |
| Central Woodlands 56 School ADA | 462 | 10.2% | 67.6% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Birmingham Covington School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #3 of 397 | #2 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #2 of 380 | #2 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #2 of 377 | #1 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #134 of 491 | #20 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #124 of 436 | #15 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #149 of 437 | #22 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.0% | #476 of 477 | #45 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #336 of 339 | #35 of 35 |
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
643
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 643 | 39.3 | 16.4:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 37.4 | 17.1:1 | 5% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 37.2 | 17.1:1 | 4% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 39.5 | 16.3:1 | 3% (17) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Birmingham Covington School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (645 to 643); teachers down 1% (39.5 to 39.3).
About Birmingham Covington School
Birmingham Covington School is a medium-sized middle school in Michigan, located in BLOOMFIELD HILLS. The latest federal count shows 643 students in grades 3 through 8. Against the 502-student average for middle schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 28% higher.
Birmingham Covington School is part of a district of 13 schools: Birmingham Public Schools, with 7,217 students.
White students are the majority at Birmingham Covington School, with 72% of enrollment. Other groups make up 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 69% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Birmingham Covington School, 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.4:1. On average, middle schools in Michigan have 17.5:1, compared with 16.4:1 here. Roughly 5% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Oakland County is 32%.
The allk12 Grade for Birmingham Covington School is A+. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Birmingham Covington School does better than predicted by 13.3 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 77.4%; the prediction is 64.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Oakland County show that the median household income is $97,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 345 public schools in Oakland County, enrolling about 169,926 students in all.
The closest public school, Quarton Elementary, is about 0.7 miles from Birmingham Covington School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Birmingham Covington School places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 642 in 2020-21 and 643 in 2024-25.
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Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Birmingham Public Schools
- Wylie E Groves High SchoolHigh · 1,108 students
- Ernest W Seaholm High SchoolHigh · 1,081 students
- Berkshire Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Derby Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Pierce Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- West Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Other schools in BLOOMFIELD HILLS
- Bloomfield Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,481 students
- International AcademyHigh · 1,370 students
- North Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- South Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- West Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Way Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Quarton Elementary0.7 mi · 371
- Ernest W Seaholm High School1.4 mi · 1,081
- Way Elementary School2.0 mi · 506
- Conant Elementary School2.1 mi · 504
- Berkshire Middle School2.1 mi · 695
- Harlan Elementary School2.2 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Birmingham Covington SchoolHow large is Birmingham Covington School?
Birmingham Covington School enrolls approximately 643 students in grades 03-08.
Is Birmingham Covington School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Birmingham Covington School is a middle school covering grades 03-08.
How many teachers does Birmingham Covington School have?
Birmingham Covington School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Birmingham Covington School?
At Birmingham Covington School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 4% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Birmingham Covington School in?
Birmingham Covington School is part of Birmingham Public Schools.
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