Covington Exempted Village

Covington Exempted Village is a small Ohio district in Covington, OH, serving about 783 students across three K–12 schools: Covington Elementary School (K–5), Covington Middle School (6–8), and Covington High School (9–12). The district is rated 317th of 773 schools, at the 59th percentile with 3 stars. All three schools dropped in percentile from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: the elementary and middle schools remain 3-star, while the high school fell to 2 stars.

The middle school is the academic standout: it ranks 338th of 1046, at the 68th percentile with 3 stars. It reports 100% Algebra I proficiency in both years, 8th grade science at 77.6% vs. state 61.2%, and 6th grade math at 73.6% vs. state 56.2%. However, it also has the district’s highest chronic absenteeism at 13.7% and a very high student-teacher ratio of 26.1. The elementary school has the best attendance at 6.1%, ranks 63rd percentile with 3 stars, and posts strong results including 4th grade math 79.1% vs. state 67.3%, 3rd grade math 73.8% vs. 62.1%, 5th grade science 71.4% vs. 62.7%, and 3rd grade English language arts 70.8% vs. 63.4%. The high school has the weakest current rank—48th percentile, 2 stars—but a 100.0% graduation rate and strong American History, Biology, and English II results.

The clearest concern is high school math: Geometry fell from 72.2% to 45.5% (state 43.3%), and Integrated Math II is 14.3% vs. state 35.3%, after a reported 0% vs. 33.8% the prior year. Absenteeism is uneven: the elementary school is below the district’s 9.3%, while the middle school is 13.7% and the high school is 12.1%. All three schools declined in rank, the middle school moved from 4 stars to 3, and the high school from 3 stars to 2. Spending data is from 2018–2019 and free/reduced lunch data is blank, so resource and socioeconomic conclusions are limited. Some results are volatile and may reflect small test-taking cohorts, so interpret year-to-year changes cautiously.