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Covington School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
3031st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,643 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 35% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Covington School is a small, alternative public school in Covington, TX, serving 353 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade as a single-campus district within the Covington Independent School District (Isd).

One of the most striking features of Covington School is its exceptionally high per-pupil spending of $24,035 per student, which is more than double that of nearby Kopperl School ($13,513) and over 2.3 times that of Blum Independent School District (Isd) ($10,576). Despite this significant investment, the school's academic performance on state assessments (STAAR) consistently lags behind state averages, particularly in mathematics. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, only 6.9% of Covington students were proficient in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 54.03% and 60.71% at Blum. This creates a spending-achievement paradox where high resources are not translating into strong test scores. On a positive note, the school boasts a perfect or near-perfect graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate over the last five years, and it shows a notable strength in U.S. History, with a 72.22% proficiency rate that actually exceeds the state average.

Compared to other rural peers, Covington's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than Milford School but worse than Kopperl, despite spending nearly double what Kopperl spends. Blum ISD stands out as the clear academic leader among these schools, achieving above state average in several areas while spending the least per student. For parents, this suggests that while Covington successfully graduates its students, there may be significant challenges in academic preparation, especially in math, and that the school's financial resources are not being optimized to improve learning outcomes. The school's low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1 offers potential for individual attention, but this advantage is not reflected in test scores, making it important for families to investigate the school's math curriculum and instructional strategies.

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%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2023 → 28th in 2026
Strengths
100% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 52% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2023
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg37%
Texas avg52%
Elementary school
3,031st of 4,643
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 13 pts since 2016
From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,977th of 2,359
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 47 pts since 2016
From top 37% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,483rd of 2,057
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 28%▼ down 43 pts since 2016
From top 29% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)
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
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.03031 of 464334.7%★★☆☆☆
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
202644.02498 of 458845.6%★★☆☆☆
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%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202640.92357 of 308023.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.23387 of 442523.5%★☆☆☆☆
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
202624.83915 of 453513.7%★☆☆☆☆
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
202631.43361 of 459726.9%★☆☆☆☆
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
202653.51538 of 430864.3%★★★☆☆
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
202626.32495 of 301517.2%★☆☆☆☆
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
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202623.31977 of 235916.2%★☆☆☆☆
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
202628.11763 of 226322.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
202624.91814 of 216116.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
202620.12060 of 22759.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202620.51984 of 227412.8%★☆☆☆☆
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
202625.01761 of 197410.8%★☆☆☆☆
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
202616.61614 of 17437.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.31483 of 205727.9%★☆☆☆☆
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
202633.71366 of 197630.9%★★☆☆☆
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
202618.01621 of 190915.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
202623.41601 of 197619.0%★☆☆☆☆
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
202629.31442 of 199327.6%★☆☆☆☆
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
202638.1949 of 161041.1%★★☆☆☆
202338.7841 of 147843.1%★★☆☆☆
202115.41335 of 13823.4%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202621.11346 of 161116.4%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)64th percentile+30 vs school
Female (2026)46th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2026)27th percentile-8 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)23rd percentile-11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile-11 vs school
At Risk (2022)19th percentile-19 vs school
White (2026)17th percentile-17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-21 vs school
Middle school
At Risk (2022)29th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)16th percentile~ school
Male (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)7th percentile-9 vs school
High school
At Risk (2022)65th percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2026)41st percentile+13 vs school
Female (2026)31st percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)28th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-9 vs school
White (2026)16th percentile-11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
U.S. History72%~ state avg
Biology56%-15 vs state
English II Reading50%-10 vs state
Reading48%-7 vs state
English I Reading46%-9 vs state
Social Studies24%-8 vs state
Mathematics23%-21 vs state
Algebra I7%-47 vs state

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

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

Covington School ranks 3031st of 4643 Texas alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
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