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Covington-Harper Elementary

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Covington-Harper Elementary ranks 397 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

397^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Covington-Harper Elementary is a large PK-5 school in Dumfries, VA, serving 1,025 students as part of Prince William County Public Schools. The school currently ranks in the 64th percentile statewide, placing it in the upper-middle range of Virginia elementary schools and third-highest among its nearby comparison schools — behind only Mary G. Porter Traditional and John F. Pattie Senior Elementary.

Given that about 70% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, Covington-Harper stands out in several ways. Chronic absenteeism is just 8.2% — roughly half the district and state averages — which points to a strong school culture and family engagement. The school is especially effective with English Language Learners, ranking 7th out of 315 schools statewide, and Hispanic students also perform well. Early-grade academics are a bright spot: 3rd grade math scores are about 10 points above the district average, and 3rd and 4th grade reading and math consistently beat district and state averages. This is notable because the school spends less per student ($9,186) and has larger class sizes than many nearby schools, yet it outperforms higher-funded schools like Dumfries Elementary and Featherstone Elementary.

The biggest concern is a drop-off in 5th grade. While 3rd and 4th grade scores are strong, 5th grade math (69% proficient) and science (68%) fall well below district and state averages, and reading slips slightly below the district. This pattern has emerged over the past few years and is likely the main reason the school’s overall ranking has settled in the mid-60s after reaching the 79th percentile in 2023-24. Subgroups like Asian, multiracial, and disabled students also show weaker relative outcomes, suggesting areas for additional support. Still, given the sharp increase in poverty rates from 38% to 70% in just one year, holding steady in the 64th percentile reflects real resilience.

1,025

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,186

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 River Heritage Blvd.
Dumfries, VA 22026

(571) 466-4500

District: Prince William County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.1%

Hispanic:

19.9%

White:

15.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2024 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (78% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2024) to 64th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

397^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 33 pts since 2019

From bottom 31% (2019) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 65Elementary Schools in the Prince William County Public Schools

46^th of 131Prince William County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	397 of 1111	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.4	386 of 1110	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.5	237 of 1114	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	247 of 1114	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	276 of 1109	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	406 of 1103	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	760 of 1105	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	119 of 591	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	101 of 579	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	44 of 588	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	65 of 579	88.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	173 of 246	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	190 of 249	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.1	118 of 238	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	226 of 420	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	134 of 355	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	225 of 324	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	7 of 315	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	75.3	72 of 326	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	15 of 306	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	373 of 1100	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.8	321 of 1096	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	213 of 1098	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	201 of 1100	81.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	107 of 619	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	117 of 606	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	45 of 580	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	96 of 564	83.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	248 of 1040	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	59.3	412 of 1046	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	412 of 1036	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	425 of 1099	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.6	451 of 1093	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	260 of 1101	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	305 of 1093	72.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	81 of 206	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	92 of 192	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	38 of 195	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	91 of 182	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	171 of 306	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	136 of 271	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	104 of 247	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	83 of 245	66.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	246 of 974	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	178 of 973	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	93 of 979	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	43 of 984	95.6%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2026)98th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)80th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)61st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2026)46th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)44th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)30th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics80%+7 vs state

VA Studies80%+9 vs state

English Reading79%+7 vs state

Science68%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)					SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)						SOL World History I (2026)	SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	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 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 World History I 12th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Covington-Harper Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2500 River Heritage Blvd.	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 466-4500	1,025	54	18.8	70.2%	161 (15.7%)	462 (45.1%)	204 (19.9%)	96 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (9.9%)	66.2	397^th of 1111 public elementary schools	64.3%		67.4	386^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.2%	11				89.2	80.7	69.1			67.9		79.5	81.3	75.5						79.6	$9,186	$262	$8,923
Swans Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	17700 Wayside Dr.	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 445-0930	619	43	14.4	70.9%	70 (11.3%)	241 (38.9%)	181 (29.2%)	88 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.0%)	45.4	672^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	39.5%		51.2	587^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.1%	85				70.1	57.7	84.8			67.6		66.7	67.6	76.9						62.9	$11,539	$684	$10,855
Mary Williams Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3100 Panther Pride Drive	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 445-8376	669	42	15.8	70.9%	98 (14.6%)	230 (34.4%)	186 (27.8%)	116 (17.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.4%)	56.6	531^st of 1111 public elementary schools	52.2%		49.8	600^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.9%	69				78.1	72.3	74.3			72.6		76.8	71.4	75.0						69.1	$11,194	$308	$10,886
Leesylvania Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15800 Neabsco Rd	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 670-8268	759	49	15.5	70.8%	135 (17.8%)	202 (26.6%)	227 (29.9%)	123 (16.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	68 (9.0%)	48.3	627^th of 1111 public elementary schools	43.6%		48.1	625^th of 1110 public elementary schools	43.7%	2				74.4	74.0	63.3			55.6		68.9	74.8	72.4						81.5	$11,875	$283	$11,592
Dumfries Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3990 Cameron St	Dumfries	22026	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 221-3101	441	30	14.7	71.9%	45 (10.2%)	123 (27.9%)	225 (51.0%)	32 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	23.8	908^th of 1111 public elementary schools	18.3%		36.1	754^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.1%	154				67.5	67.1	59.8			48.8		53.2	58.2	61.5						63.0	$14,140	$975	$13,164
Triangle Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3615 Lions Field Rd	Triangle	22172	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 221-4114	795	57	14.0	70.8%	82 (10.3%)	255 (32.1%)	373 (46.9%)	42 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.0%)	26.6	881^st of 1111 public elementary schools	20.7%		22.5	895^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.4%	14				70.0	55.1	52.1			55.4		60.0	63.0	63.6						67.5	$11,726	$659	$11,067
Mary G. Porter Traditional	Public, Magnet	1-8	15311 Forest Grove Drive	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 580-6501	679	41	16.5	37.1%	95 (14.0%)	310 (45.7%)	73 (10.8%)	150 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.4%)	91.2	30^th of 1111 public elementary schools	97.3%		91.2	34^th of 1110 public elementary schools	96.9%	4	547.0	≥ 50%	100.0	92.9	94.0	92.8	95.1	430.0	91.6	95.3	94.1	90.4	91.6	95.4	96.5	97.7		98.8	88.0	$10,190	$319	$9,871
Fannie W. FitzGerald Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15500 Benita Fitzgerald Drive	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 583-4195	829	56	14.6	71.3%	72 (8.7%)	398 (48.0%)	200 (24.1%)	100 (12.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.6%)	50.4	604^th of 1111 public elementary schools	45.6%		52	575^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.2%	29				77.1	65.2	81.3			65.9		69.5	70.5	71.2				≥ 50%		68.9	$10,481	$590	$9,890
John F. Pattie Senior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	16125 Dumfries Road	Dumfries	22025	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 670-3173	906	45	19.9	74.4%	251 (27.7%)	239 (26.4%)	225 (24.8%)	108 (11.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (8.8%)	86.4	99^th of 1111 public elementary schools	91.1%		85.2	119^th of 1110 public elementary schools	89.3%	20				92.5	89.6	88.4			85.5		80.8	92.2	87.0						94.3	$8,568	$253	$8,315
Featherstone Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14805 Blackburn Rd	Woodbridge	22191	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 491-1156	452	27	16.5	70.6%	17 (3.8%)	30 (6.6%)	363 (80.3%)	32 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	62.3	450^th of 1111 public elementary schools	59.5%		69	365^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.1%	85				78.3	79.7	80.8			62.8		68.3	77.8	80.5						86.1	$14,206	$1,089	$13,117

Frequently Asked Questions about Covington-Harper Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Covington-Harper Elementary?

Students at Covington-Harper Elementary are 45% African American, 20% Hispanic, 16% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

What district is Covington-Harper Elementary in?

Prince William County Public Schools

How many students attend Covington-Harper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,025 students attended Covington-Harper Elementary.

Is Covington-Harper Elementary a good school?

Covington-Harper Elementary ranks 397^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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