Summary:
In zip code 47932, there is one elementary school, Covington Elementary School, serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade. This public school is part of the Covington Community School Corp, which is recognized with a 4-star rating and ranks 48th out of 380 districts in Indiana.
Covington Elementary School has an enrollment of 442 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.9, which is generally considered favorable. The school's spending per student is $8,887. Academically, the school shows strong performance in 5th-grade Math and Social Studies for the 2024-2025 school year, with 65.79% proficiency in both, exceeding district and state averages. Math proficiency is consistently strong across all grades. However, English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency shows some variation, with 5th graders achieving 60.53% proficiency while 3rd graders reached 41.43% in 2024-2025. There was a notable increase in overall ELA proficiency from 43.01% in 2023-2024 to 49.28% in 2024-2025, though 3rd-grade ELA proficiency saw a significant drop from 25.81% to 41.43% between these years, indicating a need for further investigation.
Regarding student well-being and resources, Covington Elementary School reported a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is a point of concern. The school serves a significant portion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 45.48% receiving free or reduced lunch. In terms of statewide ranking, the school was 253rd out of 1016 elementary schools in Indiana for the 2022-2023 school year, earning a 4-star rating. While the school generally meets or exceeds district averages and shows strengths in specific subjects compared to state averages, the chronic absenteeism rate and the year-over-year trend in 3rd-grade ELA proficiency are areas that may benefit from focused attention and interventions.
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