Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Covington School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
3535th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,651 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 24% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Covington School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Covington, Texas, with a student enrollment of 334. The school stands out for its consistently high graduation rates, with 95.7% of students graduating in the 2022-2023 school year and a low dropout rate of 0.7% in the same year.

Compared to nearby schools like Joshua H.S. Ninth Grade Campus, Milford School, Kopperl School, and Blum ISD, Covington School generally performs better in terms of graduation rates and test scores, particularly in reading. However, it lags behind in mathematics and science performance. The school's higher spending per student, at $24,035 in the 2020-2021 school year, suggests a focus on investing in its educational programs.

Despite its strengths, Covington School faces challenges, including a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (56.59% in the 2023-2024 school year), indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. By leveraging its resources and targeting areas for improvement, Covington School can continue to support its students and enhance their educational experiences within the Covington Independent School District (ISD).

353
Students ?
12.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,755
Per pupil spending ?
56.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 501 N Main St
       Covington, TX  76636

(254) 854-2215

District: Covington Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.6%
Hispanic:
28.3%
Two or more races:
3.7%
more
 See top rated Texas elementary schools

 Compare Covington School to nearby alternative schools!
At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2022 → 28th in 2025
Strengths
100% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2022
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school31%
District avg31%
Texas avg49%
Elementary school
3,535th of 4,651
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,955th of 2,344
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 17%▼ down 18 pts since 2015
From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,421st of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 28%▼ down 19 pts since 2015
From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202528.33535 of 465124.0%★☆☆☆☆
202430.93407 of 471027.7%★☆☆☆☆
202319.14062 of 464712.6%★☆☆☆☆
202238.32840 of 458138.0%★★☆☆☆
202151.31965 of 457857.1%★★★☆☆
201938.82762 of 447938.3%★★☆☆☆
201842.62376 of 435945.5%★★☆☆☆
201755.61683 of 432961.1%★★★☆☆
201651.42236 of 428647.8%★★☆☆☆
201539.82856 of 432033.9%★★☆☆☆
201448.52422 of 426043.1%★★☆☆☆
201342.32732 of 422135.3%★★☆☆☆
201255.81946 of 420653.7%★★★☆☆
201144.82696 of 409534.2%★★☆☆☆
201044.72602 of 393733.9%★★☆☆☆
200918.23593 of 38847.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200832.83007 of 376820.2%★☆☆☆☆
200721.03369 of 37249.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200619.33184 of 34768.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200531.72801 of 347519.4%★☆☆☆☆
200440.22467 of 346528.8%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202228.33614 of 446119.0%★☆☆☆☆
201956.41549 of 429563.9%★★★☆☆
201827.83519 of 424017.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202542.72145 of 374442.7%★★☆☆☆
202435.03168 of 465832.0%★★☆☆☆
202326.63627 of 458820.9%★☆☆☆☆
202236.82984 of 456134.6%★★☆☆☆
202145.22287 of 449949.2%★★☆☆☆
201929.53354 of 434822.9%★☆☆☆☆
201836.42851 of 430633.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202513.53484 of 36444.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.83630 of 446518.7%★☆☆☆☆
202313.24213 of 44014.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202240.02752 of 437637.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202532.02790 of 370524.7%★☆☆☆☆
202427.73721 of 459419.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.94102 of 45219.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202243.32601 of 447741.9%★★☆☆☆
202161.31325 of 445170.2%★★★★☆
201942.62598 of 430939.7%★★☆☆☆
201849.82057 of 426451.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.53286 of 373912.1%★☆☆☆☆
202424.73804 of 464718.1%★☆☆☆☆
202317.14142 of 45859.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202242.82567 of 456343.7%★★☆☆☆
202153.51807 of 449859.8%★★★☆☆
201950.61976 of 435754.6%★★★☆☆
201853.11837 of 431957.5%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202554.81319 of 354962.8%★★★☆☆
202439.12657 of 429238.1%★★☆☆☆
202330.63076 of 408624.7%★☆☆☆☆
202228.73124 of 395221.0%★☆☆☆☆
201933.82512 of 368431.8%★★☆☆☆
201845.21695 of 355852.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.12220 of 261215.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.82764 of 310811.1%★☆☆☆☆
202314.22913 of 31066.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.52686 of 308212.8%★☆☆☆☆
202136.12101 of 308231.8%★★☆☆☆
201923.82670 of 314215.0%★☆☆☆☆
201832.22307 of 312726.2%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202522.61955 of 234416.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.61992 of 237216.0%★☆☆☆☆
202316.62072 of 233011.1%★☆☆☆☆
202234.11505 of 225433.2%★★☆☆☆
202140.81269 of 225243.7%★★☆☆☆
201943.71186 of 219345.9%★★☆☆☆
201852.5865 of 208058.4%★★★☆☆
201761.8616 of 202769.6%★★★☆☆
201663.0734 of 198763.1%★★★☆☆
201539.91343 of 204334.3%★★☆☆☆
201458.0836 of 198757.9%★★★☆☆
201337.11397 of 197329.2%★☆☆☆☆
201251.11007 of 195148.4%★★☆☆☆
201138.11453 of 189523.3%★☆☆☆☆
201056.2871 of 180351.7%★★★☆☆
200954.7901 of 176348.9%★★☆☆☆
200843.11168 of 171832.0%★★☆☆☆
20077.41623 of 16843.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200627.91277 of 158519.4%★☆☆☆☆
200531.31226 of 158222.5%★☆☆☆☆
200441.01105 of 157329.8%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202233.71547 of 218229.1%★☆☆☆☆
202151.6815 of 211861.5%★★★☆☆
201943.61077 of 205847.7%★★☆☆☆
201825.31752 of 200812.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202531.61314 of 182528.0%★☆☆☆☆
202431.11631 of 224227.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.11954 of 224112.8%★☆☆☆☆
202235.91448 of 222134.8%★★☆☆☆
202137.41337 of 215137.8%★★☆☆☆
201936.71338 of 204734.6%★★☆☆☆
201854.1824 of 200859.0%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.41559 of 17319.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.91915 of 21199.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.22019 of 21164.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202237.21324 of 207736.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202514.81737 of 18204.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.51731 of 223522.6%★☆☆☆☆
202323.31908 of 225115.2%★☆☆☆☆
202229.41726 of 222022.3%★☆☆☆☆
202136.91415 of 217234.9%★★☆☆☆
201955.2753 of 207363.7%★★★☆☆
201864.5498 of 203975.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202511.41746 of 18184.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.62162 of 22463.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.41993 of 224511.2%★☆☆☆☆
202231.51594 of 222828.5%★☆☆☆☆
202138.11299 of 216840.1%★★☆☆☆
201947.4967 of 206953.3%★★★☆☆
201847.3973 of 203052.1%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202517.91474 of 15686.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.01547 of 189118.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.11739 of 17571.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.71498 of 15976.2%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202512.71371 of 14394.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.41669 of 17333.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.81685 of 17493.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.41529 of 172311.3%★☆☆☆☆
202120.01514 of 170010.9%★☆☆☆☆
201924.91404 of 168416.6%★☆☆☆☆
201834.51185 of 167329.2%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202529.21421 of 197428.0%★☆☆☆☆
202436.51275 of 199035.9%★★☆☆☆
202340.51167 of 196140.5%★★☆☆☆
202248.6916 of 187651.2%★★★☆☆
202143.01056 of 186143.3%★★☆☆☆
201943.51042 of 185743.9%★★☆☆☆
201855.3667 of 179762.9%★★★☆☆
201748.4800 of 177755.0%★★★☆☆
201665.6515 of 176270.8%★★★★☆
201552.2922 of 174347.1%★★☆☆☆
201448.4967 of 173444.2%★★☆☆☆
201336.41181 of 165228.5%★☆☆☆☆
201242.31041 of 160335.1%★★☆☆☆
201170.5384 of 167277.0%★★★★☆
201062.8650 of 156858.5%★★★☆☆
200950.5972 of 153936.8%★★☆☆☆
200860.2681 of 151054.9%★★★☆☆
200768.0477 of 149768.1%★★★☆☆
200661.5631 of 143055.9%★★★☆☆
200565.4494 of 142965.4%★★★☆☆
200444.61001 of 142729.9%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202251.6637 of 183765.3%★★★☆☆
202154.3626 of 182965.8%★★★☆☆
201952.0672 of 181062.9%★★★☆☆
201861.6401 of 178477.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202528.51090 of 150427.5%★☆☆☆☆
202427.21381 of 188026.5%★☆☆☆☆
202336.11225 of 189135.2%★★☆☆☆
202237.31161 of 184136.9%★★☆☆☆
202140.81087 of 181540.1%★★☆☆☆
201953.0823 of 179854.2%★★★☆☆
201849.2875 of 178150.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202525.11137 of 145321.7%★☆☆☆☆
202448.3779 of 180556.8%★★★☆☆
202335.41169 of 182035.8%★★☆☆☆
201979.0189 of 171489.0%★★★★☆
201865.9386 of 169177.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202521.61250 of 151317.4%★☆☆☆☆
202426.21441 of 188423.5%★☆☆☆☆
202340.41083 of 189742.9%★★☆☆☆
202240.91045 of 184743.4%★★☆☆☆
202118.71573 of 184814.9%★☆☆☆☆
201951.7747 of 181858.9%★★★☆☆
201862.0430 of 179476.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202526.71108 of 151526.9%★☆☆☆☆
202451.3777 of 189158.9%★★★☆☆
202341.41082 of 191343.4%★★☆☆☆
202261.2550 of 185370.3%★★★★☆
202150.8818 of 184055.5%★★★☆☆
201932.11269 of 182430.4%★★☆☆☆
201856.1644 of 180364.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202338.7841 of 147843.1%★★☆☆☆
202115.41335 of 13823.4%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.21088 of 129415.9%★☆☆☆☆
202423.51260 of 155619.0%★☆☆☆☆
202325.51227 of 157622.1%★☆☆☆☆
202227.41181 of 152522.6%★☆☆☆☆
202122.21243 of 151017.7%★☆☆☆☆
201918.41335 of 152612.5%★☆☆☆☆
201838.21031 of 153933.0%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+39 vs school
Female (2025)43rd percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)19th percentile-19 vs school
White (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school
Male (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-20 vs school
Middle school
At Risk (2022)29th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)28th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school
White (2025)5th percentile-12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-12 vs school
Male (2025)4th percentile-13 vs school
High school
At Risk (2022)65th percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2023)43rd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)28th percentile~ school
Male (2025)27th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school
White (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
English II Reading53%-4 vs state
U.S. History48%-20 vs state
English I Reading48%-3 vs state
Reading45%-9 vs state
Biology40%-22 vs state
Algebra I24%-23 vs state
Mathematics23%-19 vs state
Science5%-33 vs state
Social Studies0%-30 vs state

No ratings yet
Be the first to rate Covington School and help other families decide.
Rate Covington School
Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.
Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.
Tap a star to rate
Reviews
No written reviews yet. If you know this school, be the first to share what stands out.



Schools Near Covington School









Frequently Asked Questions about Covington School

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Covington School.

Students at Covington School are 67% White, 28% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Covington School ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Texas alternative schools.


Rate Covington School!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Covington School!




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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics

None retrieved from Database in 1769 milliseconds.