Covington Community School Corp

Covington Community School Corp serves about 903 students across three schools in a single PK–12 pipeline: Covington Elementary School (PK–5), Covington Middle School (6–8), and Covington Community High School (9–12). The district is rated 4 stars and ranks 69th of 374 Indiana districts, in the 82nd percentile. That overall strength, however, hides real differences among the three schools.

Covington Middle School is the district's standout: it ranks in the 87th percentile with 4 stars, up from 82nd and 73rd in prior years, and every tested grade beats the state in both ELA and math. Sixth-grade science is a highlight at 61.04% proficient versus the state's 41.2%, and the school has the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.7). Covington Elementary School is split: math is a strength (56.22% overall, with every tested grade above the state) and its chronic absenteeism of 8.9% is the lowest in the district and about half the state's 16.7%, but ELA is a weak spot at 35.14%, below the district's 44%, with 3rd and 5th grade roughly 10–11 points under the state. Its rank slipped to 61st percentile and 3 stars. Covington Community High School holds steady at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars, posting strong graduation (93.2% vs. 89.7% state) and SAT reading (65.08% vs. 51.9%) results, though SAT math (26.98%) is only slightly above the state and 2024–2025 biology lagged by about 7 points.

For parents, the clearest takeaways are that the middle school is on a strong upward path, elementary math and district-wide attendance are bright spots, and the areas most in need of attention are elementary reading and high school math and biology. Spending does not track neatly with results, as the high school spends the most per student ($14,726) yet shows the softest math proficiency, so it is worth asking how resources are used.