Summary:
ZIP code 45318 covers Covington, Ohio, and is served by three public schools — Covington Elementary School (grades K–5, 380 students), Covington Middle School (grades 6–8, 183 students), and Covington High School (grades 9–12, 220 students) — all part of the Covington Exempted Village district, with 783 students total. The district ranks 317th of 773 in Ohio, the 59th percentile, with 3 stars.
Academically, Covington Middle School leads the three, ranking 338th of 1,046 (68th percentile, 3 stars) with 8th Grade Science at 77.6% versus the state's 61.2%, 6th Grade Math at 73.6% versus 56.2%, and Algebra I End of Course at 100%. Covington Elementary School has the healthiest attendance — 6.1% chronic absenteeism, below the district's 9.3% — and scores above the state in every listed subject, though 4th Grade ELA fell from 84.2% to 65.7%. Covington High School posts a 100% graduation rate and solid humanities and biology results, but ranks lowest at 410th of 795 (48th percentile, 2 stars), held back by math: Integrated Math II is 14.3% versus the state's 35.3%, and Geometry dropped from 72.2% to 45.5%.
Families should note that strong results come with trade-offs. Middle School has the highest chronic absenteeism (13.7%) and the highest student–teacher ratio (26.1, against Elementary's 15.2 and High School's 13.7), raising questions about how sustainable its performance is. Middle and High School rank percentiles have slipped over three years, and Elementary peaked at 70 before settling at 63. Per-student spending (High $11,863, Elementary $10,188, Middle $9,664) is from 2018–2019 and does not line up simply with outcomes, and free/reduced lunch percentages are unavailable, so socioeconomic context cannot be assessed.
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