Enrollment
353
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON ISD·NCES 481548001121
COVINGTON SCHOOL
501 N MAIN ST, COVINGTON, TX 76636 · (254) 854-2215 · Hill County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
198 students
STATE 65%
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
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
45.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
353
+55 (+18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.6:1
% White
67%
was 82%
% Hispanic
28%
was 14%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About COVINGTON SCHOOL
COVINGTON SCHOOL is a tight-knit all-grades campus in COVINGTON, Texas, part of COVINGTON ISD. The school educates 353 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 27% smaller than the state mean of about 485.
COVINGTON SCHOOL is a school of COVINGTON ISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
Demographically, COVINGTON SCHOOL records that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 28% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.
On the resource side, COVINGTON SCHOOL shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. Roughly 56% of students at COVINGTON SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), COVINGTON SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 49.4%; COVINGTON SCHOOL posts 31.6%, -17.7 points below that line.
In the broader community, census data for Hill County shows median household income runs about $64,591, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Hill County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,430 students), COVINGTON SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ITASCA EL, around 6.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COVINGTON SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.1%.
COVINGTON SCHOOL operates from a rural location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 18%: 298 students in 2018 compared to 353 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 82% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Hill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,328
Census ACS
Median income
$64,591
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
6,430 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ITASCA EL6.6 mi · 276
- ITASCA MIDDLE6.6 mi · 151
- ITASCA H S6.7 mi · 210
- GRANDVIEW EL7.0 mi · 643
- GRANDVIEW H S7.2 mi · 414
- GRANDVIEW J H7.2 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About COVINGTON SCHOOLHow large is COVINGTON SCHOOL?
COVINGTON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-12.
Is COVINGTON SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
COVINGTON SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COVINGTON SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COVINGTON SCHOOL is approximately 12.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at COVINGTON SCHOOL?
At COVINGTON SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 67% White, 28% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees COVINGTON SCHOOL?
COVINGTON SCHOOL is overseen by COVINGTON ISD in Hill County.
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