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Covington Elementary

Public Grades K-6

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of California elementary schools

Summary

Covington Elementary is a top-ranked K-6 public school serving 404 students in the high-performing Los Altos Elementary district, consistently placing in the top 0.3% of all California elementary schools.

The school differentiates itself through remarkable consistency, with over 89% of students proficient in English, Math, and Science across all grade levels, and an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 2.6%. This combination of high achievement and strong attendance sets it apart even from other excellent local schools like Springer Elementary and Loyola Elementary. While a charter school like Bullis Charter may rank slightly higher, Covington maintains its elite status as a public neighborhood school.

An interesting finding is the significant impact of district boundaries in this area; all schools in the Los Altos Elementary district rank in the state's top 5%, while nearby schools in the Mountain View Whisman district, such as Mariano Castro Elementary, show much wider performance variations. Covington also demonstrates that strong academic results can be sustained even as the student population becomes more economically diverse, with the percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch doubling in recent years without a decline in performance.

404

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,188

Per pupil spending ?

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Covington Rd.
Los Altos, CA 94024-4030

(650) 947-1100

District: Los Altos Elementary

Students who attend Covington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Georgina P. Blach Junior High
High:	Los Altos High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

56.4%

White:

26.2%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2013 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (90% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school90%

District avg85%

California avg41%

16^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Los Altos Elementary

21^st of 1,543Los Altos Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	16 of 5857	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	5 of 5869	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	11 of 5859	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	14 of 5883	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	15 of 5789	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	15 of 5662	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	99.0	21 of 5692	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	99.0	10 of 5614	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	99.1	14 of 5611	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	97.0	20 of 5530	99.6%	★★★★★
2012	96.5	23 of 5390	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	96.9	24 of 5377	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	96.9	35 of 5314	99.3%	★★★★★
2009	96.2	91 of 5193	98.2%	★★★★★
2008	97.6	48 of 5113	99.1%	★★★★★
2007	98.3	39 of 5113	99.2%	★★★★★
2006	98.2	43 of 4818	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	98.8	17 of 4822	99.6%	★★★★★
2004	99.0	17 of 4809	99.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	48 of 1203	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	12 of 1205	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	13 of 1190	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	37 of 1154	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	14 of 1149	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	32 of 1071	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	15 of 5597	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	6 of 5612	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	15 of 5609	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	90 of 5635	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	11 of 5492	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	18 of 5413	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	31 of 5628	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	6 of 5643	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	18 of 5638	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	6 of 5663	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	22 of 5510	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	13 of 5431	99.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	91.7	10 of 669	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	36 of 445	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	8 of 339	97.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	61 of 2598	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	11 of 2651	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	77 of 2661	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	19 of 2726	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	70 of 2834	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	13 of 2737	99.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)96th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics92%+55 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy89%+40 vs state

Science86%+54 vs state

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Friday, October 12, 2018

Fantastic school, lovely teachers and the principle is outstanding! Close Quote

Schools Near Covington Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Covington Elementary	Public	K-6	205 Covington Rd.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 947-1100	404	21	19.2	8.2%	106 (26.2%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.7%)	228 (56.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.4%)	98.9	16^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.4	5^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.9%	11	86.5		86.5	90.3	85.7	87.8	93.0			89.3	93.9	91.8	89.2	93.0			91.9					$24,188	$296	$23,892
Springer Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 Rose Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 943-4200	365	18	20.4	4.9%	126 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	161 (44.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (14.2%)	98.9	15^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.9	25^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	10	83.3		83.3	87.8	91.8	88.7	89.3			89.5	95.7	92.0	87.0	89.3			90.8					$21,406	$297	$21,109
Almond Elementary	Public	K-6	550 Almond Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 917-5400	354	19	18.5	11.6%	98 (27.7%)	1 (0.3%)	60 (16.9%)	137 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (16.4%)	96.2	217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.5	213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.4%	4	68.8		68.8	76.6	76.2	75.5	89.3			79.9	83.0	83.3	73.5	86.0			81.5	93.6				$24,129	$389	$23,740
Loyola Elementary	Public	K-6	770 Berry Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 254-2400	367	19	19.7	2.7%	139 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	143 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (17.2%)	95.4	295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%		97.7	101^st of 5869 public elementary schools	98.3%	194	80.0		80.0	60.9	81.0	85.5	86.0			79.0	69.6	85.7	87.3	91.2			84.0					$23,843	$297	$23,546
Gardner Bullis Elementary	Public	K-6	25890 Fremont Rd.	Los Altos Hills	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 559-3200	313	17	18.6	1.9%	144 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	99 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (16.0%)	98	68^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.3	62^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.9%	6	86.1		86.1	79.6	84.6	86.1	88.6			84.6	85.7	87.5	83.7	82.2			84.8	91.7	94.4			$22,032	$300	$21,732
Benjamin Bubb Elementary	Public	K-5	525 Hans Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3480	312	18	17.2	17.3%	89 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (21.5%)	104 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (16.7%)	92.7	490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.6%		93.6	466^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.1%	24	71.4		71.4	72.2	74.2	76.6				74.2	70.2	69.2	77.6				71.9					$28,723	$1,714	$27,009
Santa Rita Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Los Altos Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 559-1600	326	18	18.3	18.7%	112 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (24.8%)	102 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.5%)	93.7	423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.8%		93.7	450^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.3%	27	66.0		66.0	86.1	63.4	76.0	87.2			78.5	81.8	62.8	72.0	89.4			76.6					$23,713	$302	$23,411
Bullis Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	102 West Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Bullis Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 947-4100	997	69	14.4	5.1%	154 (15.4%)	5 (0.5%)	49 (4.9%)	646 (64.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (14.2%)	99.5	2^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	100.0%		99.2	7^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.9%	5	93.6	84.5	90.3	95.5	94.5	98.4	92.9	95.7	95.8	95.5	97.7	92.9	97.6	93.8	91.4	88.7	94.4					$12,492	$35	$12,457
Mariano Castro Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Toft St.	Mountain View	94041	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3590	248	14	17.7	82.7%	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (91.1%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	10.7	5590^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.6%		12.9	5483^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.6%	107	8.3		8.3	23.7	10.6	11.8				15.1	28.2	6.3	11.1				14.6	94.1	94.1			$29,400	$2,132	$27,268
Gabriela Mistral Elementary	Public	K-5	505 Escuela Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3575	366	18	20.3	48.4%	50 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	280 (76.5%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	53.7	2380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.4%		71.5	1525^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.0%	855	50.0		50.0	34.4	43.2	63.0				45.7	37.7	31.8	50.0				39.9	96.9		96.9	96.9	$25,249	$1,661	$23,588

Frequently Asked Questions about Covington Elementary

What district is Covington Elementary in?

Los Altos Elementary

What schools do graduates of Covington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Covington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Georgina P. Blach Junior High
High : Los Altos High

What is the racial makeup of Covington Elementary?

Students at Covington Elementary are 56% Asian, 26% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Covington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Covington Elementary.

Is Covington Elementary a good school?

Yes! Covington Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 16^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

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