COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL

COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL, a reasonably sized primary school in ELMONT, New York, operated by ELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 646 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 46% above the state mean of about 443.

Across the 6 schools in ELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,387 students total), COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 34% Asian, 10% Black, 8% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Nassau County's rate of about 31%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Nassau County) reports that median household income runs about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL is one.

SEWANHAKA HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 62.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 763 students in 2018 compared to 646 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 26% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the COVERT AVENUE SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.