Enrollment
290
Combined
STATE 384
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVE SD 15·NCES 410354001139
Cove Charter School
803 Main St, Cove, OR 97824 · (541) 568-4424 · Union County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Oregon public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Oregon public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 22.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
149 students
STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.9%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
37.7%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 37.7% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 39.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
290
+38 (+15%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 290 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 51% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 21% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | N/A | N/A | 35% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 16 | 15.8:1 | 23% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 19.3 | 14.3:1 | 41% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 29% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 17 | 16.5:1 | 34% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 218 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 25% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 268 | 17 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cove Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (277 to 290); teachers down 2% (19.3 to 19).
About Cove Charter School
Cove Charter School runs as a low-enrollment combined-grade school in Cove, Oregon. The grade span is kindergarten through 12, and enrollment is 290 students. The average among combined schools in Oregon is roughly 384 students; this school is 24% smaller than that.
Cove Charter School reports to Cove SD 15.
Cove Charter School's enrollment is 89% White. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 88% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.3:1, with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 22.5:1 average for combined schools in Oregon. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Cove Charter School is 51%. Across public schools in Union County, the average is 64%.
allk12 grades Cove Charter School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Oregon, Cove Charter School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.0% actual against a predicted 42.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Union County show that the median household income is $65,661, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cove Charter School is one of 13 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Union Elementary School, about 6.8 miles away. Within ten miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.4%; Cove Charter School's is 45.0%, ranking 3rd of 9.
Cove Charter School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Federal data show a 15% enrollment rise, from 252 in 2020-21 to 290 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Cove Charter School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,144
Census ACS
Median income
$65,661
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Union Elementary School6.8 mi · 212
- Union High School6.8 mi · 166
- Island City Elementary School11.9 mi · 293
- Greenwood Elementary School13.7 mi · 234
- Imbler Charter School13.8 mi · 325
- La Grande Middle School14.1 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Cove Charter SchoolHow large is Cove Charter School?
Cove Charter School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades KG-12.
Is Cove Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cove Charter School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at Cove Charter School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Cove Charter School.
What is the student diversity at Cove Charter School?
Student demographics at Cove Charter School are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cove Charter School in?
Cove Charter School is part of Cove SD 15.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.