Best Public Schools in Covington, IN

Covington, Indiana is served by three public schools in the Covington Community School Corp: Covington Elementary School (PK–5), Covington Middle School (6–8), and Covington Community High School (9–12), with 903 students total. The district is ranked 69th of 374 Indiana districts—the 82nd percentile—with 4 stars. Enrollment is largest at Covington Elementary School (447 students, about 49.5%), followed by Covington Community High School (278) and Covington Middle School (178).

Covington Middle School is the academic standout: it ranks 64th of 486 Indiana middle schools, in the 87th percentile with 4 stars, and its rank-history percentile rose from 73 to 82 to 87. Every middle-school grade-level ELA, math, and science test was above state average. It has the highest free/reduced-lunch rate (39.33%) and lowest student–teacher ratio (10.7). Covington Community High School is stable at 4 stars and 73rd percentile, with a 93.2% graduation rate vs. Indiana’s 89.7%, SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing of 65.08% vs. 51.9%, and SAT math of 26.98% vs. 25.6%. Covington Elementary School is the weakest ranking at 61st percentile and 3 stars, down from 78th and 4 stars; math is a strength, but ELA is a challenge, with all-grade ELA at 35.14% vs. the district’s 44%, 3rd ELA at 29.41% vs. state 40.8%, and 5th ELA at 31.82% vs. state 42.2%.

Attendance is a district-wide strength: schools are below Indiana’s 16.7% chronic absenteeism rate—Covington Elementary School at 8.9%, Covington Community High School at 12.0%, and Covington Middle School at 12.1%. Free/reduced-lunch rates are 39.33%, 36.47%, and 28.42% at Covington Middle School, Covington Elementary School, and Covington Community High School. Per-student spending is highest at Covington Community High School ($14,726), then Covington Middle School ($9,710), then Covington Elementary School ($8,887)—65.7% more at the high school than elementary school. Student–teacher ratios are 10.7 at Covington Middle School, 12.9 at Covington Community High School, and 17.1 at Covington Elementary School. Overall, Covington has a strong middle school, a stable high school with standout reading and graduation outcomes, and an elementary school with strong math but meaningful ELA challenges; the district’s 4-star, 82nd-percentile profile is supported mainly by the middle and high schools.