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Enrollment
632
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894006208
Covington Middle School
3700 CONVICT HILL RD, AUSTIN, TX 78749 · (512) 414-3276 · Travis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
331 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 6 | 232 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 203 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 197 | 31% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 15.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
Schools most like Covington Middle School
Covington Middle School's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Middle School this school | 632 | 52.4% | 44.2% |
| La Porte Junior High School LA PORTE | 563 | 49.2% | 40.0% |
| James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus LA PORTE | 502 | 49.0% | 51.5% |
| Driscoll Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 535 | 54.8% | 37.6% |
| Clear Creek Intermediate School LEAGUE CITY | 653 | 56.8% | 41.5% |
| Harold Cade Middle School VICTORIA | 730 | 48.5% | 44.5% |
Matched among Texas 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 Covington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #737 of 1,635 | #16 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #916 of 1,670 ▼ 21 | #23 of 48 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #555 of 1,670 ▲ 58 | #19 of 48 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +24.5pp | #153 of 1,570 | #9 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #874 of 1,749 | #30 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #504 of 1,542 | #14 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #556 of 1,543 | #18 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #1,096 of 1,648 | #27 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #811 of 942 | #31 of 36 |
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
632
-162 (-20%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 1,368
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 632 | 46.3 | 13.7:1 | 52% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 42.9 | 14.0:1 | 53% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 44.7 | 14.3:1 | 53% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 794 | 58 | 13.7:1 | 56% (447) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 50.9 | 13.0:1 | 59% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 51 | 12.6:1 | 62% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 807 | 60 | 13.4:1 | 67% (538) |
| 2000-01 | 857 | 52 | 16.5:1 | 19% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 1,368 | 69 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Covington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (660 to 632); teachers down 9% (50.9 to 46.3).
About Covington Middle School
Covington Middle School is a public medium-sized middle school in AUSTIN, Texas. The school enrolls 632 students, from grades 6 through 8.
The 123 schools in AUSTIN ISD enroll 72,272 students altogether, Covington Middle School among them.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Covington Middle School, at 56%. Smaller groups are 30% White, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Travis County is roughly 33% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 46.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.7:1. This ratio sits 0.7 below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Roughly 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 54% average for public schools in Travis County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Covington Middle School is 51.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Travis County, the median household income is $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Travis County is home to 333 public schools and about 191,706 public school students.
Boone Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Covington Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Covington Middle School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 44.2% versus a 49.9% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 632 students in 2024-25, 162 fewer than the 794 it had in 2020-21.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AUSTIN ISD
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Akins Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,421 students
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- McCallum High SchoolHigh · 1,897 students
- Navarro Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Other Covington Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Covington Middle. Covington Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Covington Middle SchoolVancouver, WA · 830 students
- Covington MiddleCovington, VA · 594 students
- Covington Middle SchoolCovington, OH · 183 students
- Covington Middle SchoolCovington, IN · 178 students
Nearby schools
- Boone Elementary School0.7 mi · 428
- Patton Elementary School1.5 mi · 737
- Small Middle School1.5 mi · 1,253
- Cowan Elementary School1.7 mi · 555
- Cunningham Elementary School1.7 mi · 346
- Wayside Eden Park Academy1.9 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Covington Middle SchoolHow large is Covington Middle School?
Covington Middle School enrolls approximately 632 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Covington Middle School serve?
Covington Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Covington Middle School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Covington Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Covington Middle School?
At Covington Middle School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 56% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Covington Middle School public or private?
Covington Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.