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Best Public Schools in Covington city, VA

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1,085

Students

Top rankedJeter-Watson Elementary736^th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Jeter-Watson Elementary up 42 spots statewide this year

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Algebra I (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)						SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	SOL VA Studies (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 3rd Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jeter-Watson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	560 West Indian Valley Road	Covington	24426	Covington city	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(540) 965-1430	491	38	12.9	83.3%	366 (74.5%)	49 (10.0%)	34 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.4%)	40.1	736^th of 1111 public elementary schools	33.8%		34.5	778^th of 1110 public elementary schools	29.9%	42		397.0	89.3	54.2				44.9		389.0	82.1	58.3					87.5	75.0	73.3	$10,772	$1,087	$9,686
Covington Middle	Public	6-8	606 S. Lexington Avenue	Covington	24426	Covington city	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 965-1410	594	43	13.8	82.3%	482 (81.1%)	44 (7.4%)	25 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.9%)	31.6	323^rd of 416 public middle schools	22.4%		24.8	351^st of 419 public middle schools	16.2%	28	97.8				64.6	54.1	14.9		48.7				69.1	68.3	60.6	61.5				$8,539	$423	$8,116

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

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