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Covington Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
395th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 61% of Indiana elementary schools
Summary

Covington Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Covington, Indiana, serving 447 students as part of Covington Community School Corp, the highest-rated district in its local group (69th of 374 Indiana districts, 82nd percentile, 4 stars). The school itself ranked 395th of 1,015 in 2025–2026 (61st percentile, 3 stars), down from 224th of 1,005 (78th percentile, 4 stars) the year before. About 36.47% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, chronic absenteeism is 8.9%, per-student spending is $8,887, and the student–teacher ratio is 17.1.

Among nearby schools — Attica Elementary School, North Vermillion Elementary School, Warren Central Elementary School, Williamsport Elementary School, and Southeast Fountain Elementary — Covington has the strongest district rating and the highest 2025–2026 school rank. It also has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate and the lowest per-student spending in the group, along with the highest student–teacher ratio. Its chronic absenteeism (8.9%) is the second-lowest nearby, behind only Southeast Fountain at 7.8%, and well below the state's 16.7%. Math and science are clear strengths: its all-grade math proficiency of 56.22% and science proficiency of 51.47% both lead the comparison schools.

English language arts is the relative weak spot, at 35.14% proficiency — below its district's 44% and behind Southeast Fountain (42.74%) and Warren Central (39.33%). Third-grade ELA is 29.41% versus the state's 40.8%, and fifth-grade ELA is 31.82% versus 42.2%. The recent rank decline tracks drops in ELA (from 49.28% to 35.14%) and fifth-grade social studies (65.79% to 48.48%) more than math or science. With spending well below peers and a student–teacher ratio that has climbed from 14.2 in 2022–2023, families may want to ask how the school plans to support reading growth.

447
Students ?
17.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,887
Per pupil spending ?
36.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1110 7th St
       Covington, IN  47932

(765) 793-2254

District: Covington Community School Corp


Students who attend Covington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Covington Middle School
High:    Covington Community High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
90.4%
Hispanic:
4.3%
Two or more races:
2.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 78th percentile in 2025 → 61st in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the Indiana median (61st percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 78th-percentile peak (2025) to 61st (2026)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school47%
District avg50%
Indiana avg47%
395th of 1,015
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Top 39%▲ up 5 pts since 2016
From top 44% (2016) to top 39% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
69th of 374Covington Community School Corp among Indiana 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202659.8395 of 101561.1%★★★☆☆
202575.7224 of 100577.7%★★★★☆
202469.0308 of 101169.5%★★★☆☆
202373.6253 of 101675.1%★★★★☆
202270.8297 of 102070.9%★★★★☆
202169.2310 of 101669.5%★★★☆☆
201972.8259 of 103174.9%★★★★☆
201869.2326 of 102768.3%★★★☆☆
201764.7393 of 103362.0%★★★☆☆
201660.9460 of 104656.0%★★★☆☆
201570.4284 of 104072.7%★★★★☆
201460.3469 of 103654.7%★★★☆☆
201361.7456 of 103555.9%★★★☆☆
201271.2271 of 101573.3%★★★★☆
201167.5333 of 102567.5%★★★☆☆
201056.2533 of 100947.2%★★☆☆☆
200952.8563 of 100343.9%★★☆☆☆
200848.6610 of 99638.8%★★☆☆☆
200758.5456 of 98553.7%★★★☆☆
200644.4615 of 96136.0%★★☆☆☆
200533.1747 of 95922.1%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Math56%
Science51%
Social Studies48%~ state avg
English Language Arts35%

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Students at Covington Elementary School are 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Covington Elementary School ranks 395th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Covington Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Covington Middle School
High : Covington Community High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Covington Elementary School.

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresNewSep 25, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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