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Which teacher or staff member at Jeter-Watson Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510015200369
Jeter-Watson Elementary
560 West Indian Valley Road, Covington, VA 24426 · (540) 965-1430 · Covington city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
409 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 45 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Alleghany Highlands Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Jeter-Watson Elementary
Jeter-Watson Elementary's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeter-Watson Elementary this school | 491 | 83.3% | 58.5% |
| W.E. Cundiff Elementary Vinton | 486 | 81.3% | 78.6% |
| Thomas C. McSwain Elementary Staunton | 449 | 84.9% | 88.2% |
| Goodview Elementary Goodview | 504 | 82.9% | 76.4% |
| Belle Heth Elementary Radford | 473 | 79.9% | 74.3% |
| Mountain View Elementary Covington | 415 | 82.7% | 62.5% |
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 Jeter-Watson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #864 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #777 of 1,111 ▼ 150 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #617 of 1,111 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #607 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #325 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #879 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #458 of 1,157 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 491 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 83% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 38 | 13.2:1 | 85% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 42% (269) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jeter-Watson Elementary.
About Jeter-Watson Elementary
Jeter-Watson Elementary is an elementary school in Covington, Virginia, and it is part of Alleghany Highlands Public Schools. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 491 students on the rolls.
Federal data list 6 schools in Alleghany Highlands Public Schools, with 2,804 students enrolled.
About 75% of the student body at Jeter-Watson Elementary is White. Other groups make up 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Jeter-Watson Elementary are from different groups.
With 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.9:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Jeter-Watson Elementary, 83% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Covington city average a similar 83%.
On the allk12 Grade, Jeter-Watson Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 23% of Virginia public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Jeter-Watson Elementary is 6.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 58.5%. Predicted: 65.4%.
The county, Covington city, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $41,944 a year, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Jeter-Watson Elementary, Covington city has 3 public schools.
Jeter-Watson Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Covington Middle, about 2.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 58.5% is below the 69.6% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
This page is set up for the Jeter-Watson Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Covington city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,680
Census ACS
Median income
$41,944
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,085 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alleghany Highlands Public Schools
- Alleghany HighHigh · 818 students
- Covington MiddleMiddle · 594 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Callaghan ElementaryElementary · 270 students
- Sharon ElementaryElementary · 216 students
- Covington HighCombined
Other schools in Covington
- Alleghany HighHigh · 818 students
- Covington MiddleMiddle · 594 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Callaghan ElementaryElementary · 270 students
- Covington HighCombined
- Jackson River Tech CtrCombined
Nearby schools
- Covington Middle2.2 mi · 594
- Alleghany High5.4 mi · 818
- Callaghan Elementary6.1 mi · 270
- Mountain View Elementary7.4 mi · 415
- Eagle Rock Elementary12.1 mi · 121
- Sharon Elementary14.2 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Jeter-Watson ElementaryHow many students attend Jeter-Watson Elementary?
Jeter-Watson Elementary enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jeter-Watson Elementary serve?
Jeter-Watson Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jeter-Watson Elementary?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Jeter-Watson Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Jeter-Watson Elementary?
Student demographics at Jeter-Watson Elementary are roughly 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Jeter-Watson Elementary in?
Jeter-Watson Elementary is part of Alleghany Highlands Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.