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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 49043

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Summary:

The 49043 zip code contains only one elementary school, Covert Elementary School, which serves students in the Covert Public Schools district. This school is struggling, with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a very economically disadvantaged student population.

Covert Elementary School has a low statewide ranking, placing between 1143-1208 out of 1486 Michigan elementary schools, and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Student academic performance is well below state averages across multiple grade levels and subjects, with only 12% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 42.4%. The school has an extremely high free/reduced lunch rate of 96.13%, indicating a very economically disadvantaged student population.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $21,137, Covert Elementary School is not achieving strong outcomes for its students. The high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% and student-teacher ratio of 19.3 further suggest the school is facing significant challenges. While the root causes of the school's poor performance require further investigation, the data indicates Covert Elementary School is a struggling institution that may need significant interventions and support to improve and provide a high-quality education to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)	M-Step Math (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Covert Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	35323 M 140 Hwy	Covert	49043	Van Buren County	Covert Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 764-3710	144	10	14.1	81.3%	19 (13.2%)	22 (15.3%)	98 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)								(n/a)	12.0	21.1	$24,898	$2,799	$22,100

Cities Near Zip Code 49043

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Covert	0.65 mi	3	484^th
Bangor	4.5 mi	6	442^nd
South Haven	5.69 mi	6	397^th
Watervliet	6.71 mi	5	360^th
Hartford	7.89 mi	6	462^nd

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

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