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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS·NCES 317686001313
COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2116 A STREET, SO SIOUX CITY, NE 68776 · (402) 494-4238 · Dakota County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
304 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 37%
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 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 57% · 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 SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
51.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 47 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 Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 →
Where COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #261 of 311 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #328 of 398 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #353 of 438 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #125 of 587 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #68 of 379 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #102 of 379 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #10 of 359 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.7% | #51 of 135 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
408
+52 (+15%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 408 | 33.8 | 12.1:1 | 75% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 32.8 | 12.3:1 | 83% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 31.8 | 12.9:1 | 78% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 73% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 31.4 | 11.5:1 | 74% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 32 | 12.0:1 | 70% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 30 | 11.5:1 | 74% (256) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in SO SIOUX CITY, Nebraska. In all, 408 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. It has 50% more students than the average for elementary schools in Nebraska (about 272).
COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls under SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS, which has 8 schools enrolling 3,871 students.
More than half of the students at COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are Hispanic (62%). Next come 16% Black, 12% White, 4% Native American, and 3% Pacific Islander. That compares with about 42% Hispanic among all Dakota County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
The school had 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.1:1. Elementary schools in Nebraska have an average ratio of 21.0:1. The school reported 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 65% average for public schools in Dakota County.
COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (55.4% versus 50.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Nebraska.
Census data for Dakota County show the median household earns about $70,329 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The county has 11 public schools and about 4,437 students.
About 0.2 miles separate COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 55.4% compares with 49.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 356 (2020-21) to 408 (2024-25).
The allk12 page for COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,354
Census ACS
Median income
$70,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS
- SOUTH SIOUX HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,193 students
- SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 781 students
- CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 424 students
- HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 328 students
- LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHElementary · 253 students
- DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 246 students
Other schools in SO SIOUX CITY
- SOUTH SIOUX HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,193 students
- SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 781 students
- CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 424 students
- HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 328 students
- LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHElementary · 253 students
- E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 238 students
Nearby schools
- E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 238
- CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 424
- HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 328
- LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH0.9 mi · 253
- SOUTH SIOUX HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,193
- SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 781
Frequently asked questions
About COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 408 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 12% White, 62% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.