COVINGTON-DOUGLAS ES

COVINGTON-DOUGLAS ES is one of the micro-enrollment elementary schools in Covington, Oklahoma, part of COVINGTON-DOUGLAS, with 146 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so COVINGTON-DOUGLAS ES sits 60% smaller than that benchmark.

COVINGTON-DOUGLAS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 229 students; COVINGTON-DOUGLAS ES is among them.

In terms of who attends, COVINGTON-DOUGLAS ES reports that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 20% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 4% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Garfield County (around 72%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, COVINGTON-DOUGLAS ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Garfield County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,182 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. COVINGTON-DOUGLAS ES is one of 34 public schools in Garfield County (combined enrollment of about 10,724 students).

The closest other public school is COVINGTON-DOUGLAS HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, COVINGTON-DOUGLAS ES comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 204 students in 2018 compared to 146 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 14% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.