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Coventry Elementary

Q: Is Coventry Elementary a good school?

Coventry Elementary ranks 171 st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Coventry Elementary is a K–5 elementary school in Yorktown, Virginia, serving 630 students in the York County Public Schools district, one of the highest-performing districts in the state. The school has a strong history — it ranked as high as 46th in Virginia (96th percentile) in 2018–19 — but has slipped in recent years to 171st (85th percentile) in 2025–26, its lowest sustained ranking in over a decade.

The most striking comparison is with its own neighbors. Tabb Elementary, just 0.67 miles away, ranks 61st in the state; Mount Vernon Elementary, 1.77 miles away, ranks 83rd; and Bethel Manor Elementary ranks 98th — all well ahead of Coventry. Perhaps most tellingly, Deer Park Elementary in the Newport News City Public Schools district ranks 60th and posts proficiency rates above 89% in every subject, even though it serves a student population with far higher poverty than Coventry's. Coventry's 4th-grade scores are a particular concern: math (83.87%), reading (85.37%), and Virginia Studies (80.83%) all fall below district averages, while 5th-grade scores remain strong (91.35% reading, 89.52% math).

Coventry has bright spots to build on. Hispanic students rank in the 96th percentile statewide, and low-income students perform at the 87th percentile, showing the school can deliver excellent outcomes for underserved populations. Chronic absenteeism has improved to 8.5%, far better than the state average of 14.8%, though Mount Vernon Elementary (5.2%) and Tabb Elementary (5.4%) do even better. The biggest challenge is support for disabled students, who rank in the 30th percentile statewide — a persistently weak area. With solid resources ($8,867 per student) and a favorable 15.3:1 student-teacher ratio, Coventry has the foundation to reverse its decline and reclaim its former 5-star status.

630

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,867

Per pupil spending ?

34.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Owen Davis Blvd
Yorktown, VA 23693

(757) 898-0403

District: York County Public Schools

Students who attend Coventry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Grafton Middle
High:	Grafton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.2%

Asian:

17.5%

African American:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (86% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg86%

Virginia avg72%

171^st of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the York County Public Schools

6^th of 131York 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	82.1	171 of 1111	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	246 of 1110	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	122 of 1114	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	63 of 1114	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	74 of 1109	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	50 of 1103	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	46 of 1105	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	73 of 1097	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	84.1	92 of 1099	91.6%	★★★★★
2016	85.1	71 of 1096	93.5%	★★★★★
2015	76.1	204 of 1100	81.5%	★★★★☆
2014	81.7	129 of 1110	88.4%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	156 of 1120	86.1%	★★★★☆
2012	78.9	150 of 1117	86.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	208 of 1117	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	71.6	241 of 1113	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	156 of 1082	85.6%	★★★★☆
2008	78.4	131 of 1081	87.9%	★★★★☆
2007	82.0	93 of 1083	91.4%	★★★★★
2006	83.6	61 of 1071	94.3%	★★★★★
2005	84.1	72 of 1062	93.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	129 of 591	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	211 of 579	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	117 of 588	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	67 of 579	88.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	43 of 246	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	52.5	144 of 249	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.8	53 of 238	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	46 of 230	80.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	295 of 420	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	269 of 355	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.2	183 of 324	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	183 of 1100	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	216 of 1096	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	79 of 1098	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	56 of 1100	94.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	91.2	23 of 619	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	77.8	109 of 606	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	60 of 580	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	18 of 564	96.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	132 of 1040	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	174 of 1046	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	73 of 1036	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	148 of 1099	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	303 of 1093	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	217 of 1101	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	89 of 1093	91.9%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	62 of 206	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	58.9	82 of 192	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	62 of 195	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.1	15 of 182	91.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	187 of 306	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.2	121 of 271	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	108 of 247	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	74 of 245	69.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	232 of 974	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	186 of 973	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	186 of 979	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	80 of 984	91.9%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Asian (2026)83rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)78th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2026)70th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile-46 vs school

Disabled (2026)30th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics88%+14 vs state

English Reading87%+15 vs state

Science84%+15 vs state

VA Studies81%+10 vs state

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Monday, July 3, 2017

Excellent school and staff. They really care for your children. My daughter loves the school and so do I.. Best school I have ever seen... Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Coventry Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Owen Davis Blvd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0403	630	41	15.3	34.8%	285 (45.2%)	90 (14.3%)	68 (10.8%)	110 (17.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.3%)	82.1	171^st of 1111 public elementary schools	84.6%		78.1	246^th of 1110 public elementary schools	77.8%	75	90.7	83.9	89.5	83.8	83.3	85.4	91.4	80.8	$8,867	$519	$8,348
Tabb Elementary	Public	K-5	3711 Big Bethel Rd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0372	707	43	16.4	28.9%	357 (50.5%)	94 (13.3%)	111 (15.7%)	48 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (13.4%)	88.7	61^st of 1111 public elementary schools	94.5%		89.4	59^th of 1110 public elementary schools	94.7%	2	94.3	91.3	93.5	89.4	87.0	89.8	93.5	84.3	$8,227	$159	$8,068
Bethel Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	1797 First St	Langley AFB	23665	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 867-7439	631	41	15.3	45.5%	273 (43.3%)	113 (17.9%)	160 (25.4%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	75 (11.9%)	86.5	98^th of 1111 public elementary schools	91.2%		84.7	130^th of 1110 public elementary schools	88.3%	32	84.9	91.5	88.5	84.6	82.8	93.7	89.7	93.6	$9,255	$1,057	$8,197
Joseph H. Saunders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	853 Harpersville Rd	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4781	660	35	18.8	100.9%	97 (14.7%)	319 (48.3%)	185 (28.0%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.4%)	12.2	1009^th of 1111 public elementary schools	9.2%		12.2	1007^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.3%	2	63.4	49.6	48.5	46.6	45.5	55.9	45.2	59.5	$8,526	$641	$7,885
Mount Vernon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Mt Vernon Dr	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0480	573	38	15.0	25.0%	352 (61.4%)	38 (6.6%)	53 (9.2%)	71 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.1%)	87.6	83^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	92.5%		90.1	49^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.6%	34	86.5	88.5	91.8	89.8	85.7	94.7	89.8	89.1	$9,804	$308	$9,496
L.F. Palmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Palmer Lane	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 881-5000	465	26	17.8	98.3%	31 (6.7%)	190 (40.9%)	202 (43.4%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.3%)	39.6	739^th of 1111 public elementary schools	33.5%		22.4	897^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.2%	158	73.5	59.3	69.2	69.2	59.3	62.6	70.1	73.6	$8,954	$152	$8,802
Kiln Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Kiln Creek Pkwy	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7961	553	26	21.2	102.7%	90 (16.3%)	308 (55.7%)	89 (16.1%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.0%)	32.4	817^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.5%		38.3	736^th of 1110 public elementary schools	33.7%	81	71.1	58.8	70.6	63.2	60.2	63.9	64.7	61.9	$10,588	$1,047	$9,541
Grafton Bethel Elementary	Public	K-5	410 Lakeside Dr	Grafton	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0350	653	40	16.3	34.9%	382 (58.5%)	62 (9.5%)	78 (11.9%)	41 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.6%)	79	216^th of 1111 public elementary schools	80.6%		82.1	180^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.8%	36	80.6	89.5	84.0	83.0	80.4	87.3	84.0	82.1	$9,971	$342	$9,629
Deer Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11541 Jefferson Ave	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 591-7470	433	24	18.0	100.9%	101 (23.3%)	232 (53.6%)	41 (9.5%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.6%)	88.7	60^th of 1111 public elementary schools	94.6%		90.2	46^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.9%	14	89.6	89.9	97.1	94.2	79.1	95.7	89.9	91.3	$9,121	$00	$9,121
Richard T. Yates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	73 Maxwell Ln	Newport News	23606	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 881-5450	448	20	22.4	97.8%	178 (39.7%)	170 (37.9%)	43 (9.6%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.6%)	35	788^th of 1111 public elementary schools	29.1%		33.6	790^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.8%	2	71.3	57.8	70.4	67.6	70.0	61.1	68.1	54.4	$9,446	$562	$8,884

Frequently Asked Questions about Coventry Elementary

What schools do graduates of Coventry Elementary attend?

Students who attend Coventry Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grafton Middle
High : Grafton High

What district is Coventry Elementary in?

York County Public Schools

How many students attend Coventry Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 630 students attended Coventry Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Coventry Elementary?

Students at Coventry Elementary are 45% White, 17% Asian, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

Is Coventry Elementary a good school?

Coventry Elementary ranks 171^st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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