Summary:
The city of Covington, Tennessee is home to 6 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school. While the overall performance of the Tipton County school district is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, a few schools in Covington stand out.
Austin Peay Elementary School is the top performer, with 49.3% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and 44.8% in English Language Arts, well above the county and state averages. Charger Academy also performs relatively well, with 37.7% proficiency in Mathematics and 25% in English Language Arts. In contrast, Tipton County Alternative Learning Center has the lowest performance, with only 6.9% proficiency in Mathematics and 5.6% in Biology I, though it provides a smaller student-teacher ratio of 6.7 to support its high-needs population.
Across the district, chronic absenteeism rates are high, ranging from 18.9% to 25.6%, which may be impacting student performance. Covington High School has a 89.2% four-year graduation rate but a 6.7% dropout rate, both areas of concern. Per-student spending varies from $10,933 at Crestview Middle School to $14,462 at Austin Peay Elementary, suggesting the need for more equitable resource allocation to address the significant performance gaps between the top and lower-performing schools.
Thank you for your feedback!