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Enrollment
632
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894006208
COVINGTON MIDDLE
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
632
-28 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.0:1
% White
30%
was 29%
% Hispanic
56%
was 58%
% Black
6%
was 6%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About COVINGTON MIDDLE
COVINGTON MIDDLE is an average-sized 6-8 campus in AUSTIN, Texas, operated by AUSTIN ISD. The school serves 632 students in grades 6 through 8.
Within AUSTIN ISD, which oversees 123 schools and 72,272 students, COVINGTON MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, COVINGTON MIDDLE shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%; the rest reads as 30% White, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting COVINGTON MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, COVINGTON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.1%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Travis County indicate median household income runs about $99,611, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Travis County's 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), COVINGTON MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: BOONE EL, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, COVINGTON MIDDLE comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 49.0%.
COVINGTON MIDDLE operates from an urban location.
Trend over the last 7 years. COVINGTON MIDDLE's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 660 (now 632).
On allk12, the feed for COVINGTON MIDDLE typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 H SHigh · 2,876 students
- AKINS EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,421 students
- AUSTIN H SHigh · 2,323 students
- ANDERSON H SHigh · 2,223 students
- MCCALLUM H SHigh · 1,897 students
- NAVARRO EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- LAKE TRAVIS H SHigh · 3,569 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,876 students
- WESTWOOD H SHigh · 2,858 students
- WESTLAKE H SHigh · 2,854 students
- MCNEIL H SHigh · 2,660 students
- VANDEGRIFT H SHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- BOONE EL0.7 mi · 428
- PATTON EL1.5 mi · 737
- SMALL MIDDLE1.5 mi · 1,253
- COWAN EL1.7 mi · 555
- CUNNINGHAM EL1.7 mi · 346
- WAYSIDE EDEN PARK ACADEMY1.9 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About COVINGTON MIDDLEHow large is COVINGTON MIDDLE?
COVINGTON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 632 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does COVINGTON MIDDLE serve?
COVINGTON MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at COVINGTON MIDDLE?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at COVINGTON MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at COVINGTON MIDDLE?
At COVINGTON MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 30% White, 56% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is COVINGTON MIDDLE public or private?
COVINGTON MIDDLE 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.