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If you had an hour of school board time for Covington-Harper Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,025
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313003044
Covington-Harper Elementary
2500 River Heritage Blvd., Dumfries, VA 22026 · (571) 466-4500 · Prince William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,025 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
720 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 146 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 158 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 174 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 174 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 182 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 161 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (146) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (161).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
80.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 82.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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-Harper Elementary
Covington-Harper Elementary's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington-Harper Elementary this school | 1,025 | 70.2% | 79.4% |
| Fannie W. Fitzgerald Elementary Woodbridge | 829 | 71.3% | 67.5% |
| Georgetown Primary Chesapeake | 804 | 72.6% | 60.0% |
| Crestwood Intermediate Chesapeake | 736 | 73.5% | 70.4% |
| B.M. Williams Primary Chesapeake | 825 | 74.2% | N/A |
| Parkside Elementary Fredericksburg | 946 | 65.0% | 61.5% |
Matched among Virginia elementary 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-Harper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #322 of 1,101 | #24 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #412 of 1,111 ▼ 91 | #30 of 64 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #390 of 1,111 ▼ 212 | #29 of 64 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,025 | #7 of 1,176 | #2 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #1,087 of 1,105 | #62 of 64 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #168 of 1,106 | #26 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #674 of 1,157 | #35 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +83.4% | #3 of 324 | #1 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
1,025
+292 (+40%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 1,025 | 54.3 | 18.9:1 | 70% (720) |
| 2023-24 | 948 | 52.8 | 17.9:1 | 39% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 898 | 58.3 | 15.4:1 | 36% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 733 | 41 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 32.3 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Covington-Harper Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 83% (559 to 1,025); teachers up 68% (32.3 to 54.3).
About Covington-Harper Elementary
Covington-Harper Elementary is a large elementary school in Dumfries, Virginia. It enrolled 1,025 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 105% higher than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
Prince William County Public Schools is responsible for 95 schools, Covington-Harper Elementary included, with 90,242 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Covington-Harper Elementary is Black (45%). Other students are 20% Hispanic, 16% White, 10% multiracial, and 9% Asian. That is higher than the 20% Black share among all Prince William County residents. Covington-Harper Elementary has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Covington-Harper Elementary and a ratio of 18.9:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 70% of students. Public schools in Prince William County average 55%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 69.0% for Covington-Harper Elementary. The school posts 79.4%, 10.4 points above the prediction.
Prince William County has about 488,880 residents, and median household income is about $131,402, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Prince William County number 102 and enroll about 89,591.
Nearby, Potomac Shores Middle is about 0.6 miles away. Covington-Harper Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Covington-Harper Elementary at 1st of 9.
Federal data place Covington-Harper Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Covington-Harper Elementary saw enrollment rise 40% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Prince William County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
488,880
Census ACS
Median income
$131,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
102
89,591 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince William County Public Schools
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Gainesville HighHigh · 2,648 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
Other schools in Dumfries
- Potomac HighHigh · 2,197 students
- Potomac Shores MiddleMiddle · 1,229 students
- Potomac MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- John F. Pattie Sr. ElementaryElementary · 906 students
- A. Henderson ElementaryElementary · 815 students
- Mary Williams ElementaryElementary · 669 students
Nearby schools
- Potomac Shores Middle0.6 mi · 1,229
- River Oaks Elementary1.0 mi · 662
- Swans Creek Elementary1.1 mi · 619
- Mary Williams Elementary1.7 mi · 669
- Potomac Middle1.8 mi · 931
- Graham Park Middle2.1 mi · 713
Frequently asked questions
About Covington-Harper ElementaryHow large is Covington-Harper Elementary?
Covington-Harper Elementary enrolls approximately 1,025 students in grades PK-05.
Is Covington-Harper Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Covington-Harper Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Covington-Harper Elementary have?
Covington-Harper Elementary employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Covington-Harper Elementary?
At Covington-Harper Elementary, the student body is approximately 16% White, 20% Hispanic, 45% Black, 9% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Covington-Harper Elementary in?
Covington-Harper Elementary is part of Prince William County Public Schools.
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