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Covington Elementary School

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Covington Elementary School ranks 583 rd of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Covington Elementary School is a public Pre-K through 5th grade school serving 456 students in the Kent School District, positioned as a solid, mid-performing school with particular strengths in mathematics.

Academically, the school's math proficiency is a standout, significantly exceeding both district and state averages, especially in the early grades. Its performance in English Language Arts is on par with the district, while science scores are slightly above. A key strength is the school's effectiveness in supporting specific student groups; it ranks notably high for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and English Language Learners, indicating targeted support systems are in place. The school has shown a positive upward trend in its statewide ranking over the past several years.

When compared to nearby schools, Covington presents an interesting profile. It spends more per student than many peers, including higher-performing schools like Sunrise Elementary School, and maintains a lower student-teacher ratio. While it doesn't rank as high overall as Crestwood Elementary School or Martin Sortun Elementary School, it consistently outperforms other schools in the area with similar student demographics, such as George T. Daniel Elementary School and Millennium Elementary School, particularly in math.

456

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,314

Per pupil spending ?

52%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25811 156TH Ave SE
Covington, WA 98042-4202

(253) 373-7652

District: Kent School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.0%

Hispanic:

23.5%

Asian:

22.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

583^rd of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Kent School District

159^th of 247Kent School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	583 of 1160	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	618 of 1168	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	565 of 1169	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	682 of 1169	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	828 of 1107	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	596 of 1130	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	695 of 1054	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.7	728 of 1056	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.5	540 of 1053	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.2	595 of 1067	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.2	542 of 1106	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.3	638 of 1097	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.5	668 of 1092	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.3	854 of 1088	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.2	725 of 1072	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.2	643 of 1067	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.3	565 of 1069	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.8	538 of 1051	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.4	329 of 1031	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.0	247 of 1026	75.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	86.9	7 of 66	89.4%	★★★★★
2022	67.9	21 of 108	80.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	133 of 189	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	102 of 170	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	121 of 187	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	102 of 131	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	130 of 201	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.2	155 of 169	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	118 of 303	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	155 of 320	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	91 of 254	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	138 of 213	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	33 of 248	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	41.0	181 of 333	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	626 of 1092	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	591 of 1093	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	524 of 1094	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	680 of 1100	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	827 of 1008	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	581 of 1068	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	712 of 1004	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	280 of 659	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	346 of 651	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	232 of 633	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	126 of 694	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	28.2	374 of 501	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	422 of 697	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	324 of 540	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	308 of 1013	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	473 of 1024	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	325 of 1013	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	462 of 1019	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.2	668 of 854	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	492 of 979	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	693 of 835	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	497 of 1098	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	589 of 1099	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	607 of 1099	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	623 of 1113	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	744 of 1025	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	580 of 1075	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	636 of 999	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	41.6	361 of 637	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	499 of 1007	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.4	730 of 1009	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	594 of 1011	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	843 of 1031	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	778 of 943	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.7	463 of 1027	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	575 of 833	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)89th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Math54%+12 vs state

English Language Arts44%-9 vs state

Science42%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

My kids are attending Covington Elementary for few years now and school seems to be getting better until this school year.
Under the new readership, school has dramatically changed. There were always few disruptive kids each classes, but this year, one of my kid's class was out of control. The certain kids were always fighting or cussing and destructs the class. Few time through the school year, other students had to move to other classes because fighting got so bad. Those problem were always started by the same students, yet school won't remove from the class or won't even move to other class.

I guess KSD has a policy that "everyone gets the same education". Because if disrupted kids were removed from classroom they lose opportunity to learn. So kids who wants to learn need deal with them. That's what KSD office told us. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Covington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25811 156TH Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7652	456	30	15.3	52.0%	164 (36.0%)	50 (11.0%)	107 (23.5%)	101 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.4%)	47.7	583^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	49.7%		45.2	618^th of 1168 public elementary schools	47.1%	35	41.7	41.7	39.2	53.1	41.9	44.5	60.8	51.6	49.2	54.3	86.5	87.8	86.5	86.5	86.5	87.8	90.5	86.5	87.8	87.8	$22,314	$1,580	$20,735
Meridian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25621 140th Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7664	390	25	15.6	40.5%	148 (37.9%)	37 (9.5%)	81 (20.8%)	72 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	43 (11.0%)	59.8	433^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	62.7%		69.3	328^th of 1168 public elementary schools	71.9%	105	55.1	55.1	50.8	61.8	58.0	56.6	54.6	58.2	40.6	50.5	90.0	90.0	91.7	91.7	91.7	90.0	93.3	90.0	90.0	90.0	$24,209	$1,934	$22,276
Horizon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27641 144th Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7313	408	22	18.8	57.8%	135 (33.1%)	62 (15.2%)	79 (19.4%)	89 (21.8%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)	25 (6.1%)	30.8	816^th of 1160 public elementary schools	29.7%		22	938^th of 1168 public elementary schools	19.7%	122	41.8	41.8	41.8	34.6	41.8	38.8	50.9	32.1	34.6	38.3	71.4	72.9	77.1	77.1	77.1	74.3	85.7	75.7	74.3	74.3	$21,183	$1,492	$19,691
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25225 180th Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7634	386	25	15.4	38.9%	177 (45.9%)	40 (10.4%)	51 (13.2%)	55 (14.2%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	52 (13.5%)	62.6	403^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	65.3%		69.1	329^th of 1168 public elementary schools	71.8%	74	49.2	49.2	62.1	50.0	54.1	55.4	65.5	62.5	47.5	58.3	86.8	88.2	86.8	86.8	86.8	88.2	88.2	88.2	88.2	88.2	$21,845	$826	$21,019
Martin Sortun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12711 SE 248th St	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7314	450	28	16.2	51.1%	101 (22.4%)	44 (9.8%)	84 (18.7%)	162 (36.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	46 (10.2%)	57.3	464^th of 1160 public elementary schools	60.0%		63.5	404^th of 1168 public elementary schools	65.4%	60	55.4	55.4	54.8	50.0	56.8	53.9	57.5	46.6	48.7	50.9	89.9	92.4	89.9	89.9	89.9	91.1	94.9	92.4	91.1	91.1	$21,175	$1,623	$19,552
Jenkins Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26915 186th Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7331	340	24	14.2	58.8%	142 (41.8%)	22 (6.5%)	85 (25.0%)	43 (12.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	44 (12.9%)	24.4	919^th of 1160 public elementary schools	20.8%		29.8	819^th of 1168 public elementary schools	29.9%	100	44.2	44.2	15.8	34.8	50.0	32.7	22.8	37.0	35.3	31.2	81.0	81.0	85.7	85.7	85.7	81.0	85.7	81.0	81.0	81.0	$22,483	$1,639	$20,844
Millennium Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11919 SE 270th ST	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-3900	482	27	17.7	67.4%	115 (23.9%)	57 (11.8%)	143 (29.7%)	134 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	17 (3.5%)	9.6	1100^th of 1160 public elementary schools	5.2%		16.9	1013^th of 1168 public elementary schools	13.3%	87	25.8	25.8	27.9	19.1	25.0	24.2	23.9	23.8	24.7	24.2	74.4	84.6	88.5	88.5	88.5	79.5	89.7	83.3	78.2	79.5	$19,826	$1,470	$18,355
Cedar Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26500 Timberlane Way SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7649	318	21	15.0	42.8%	139 (43.7%)	22 (6.9%)	79 (24.8%)	41 (12.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.7%)	22.3	943^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	18.7%		28.8	836^th of 1168 public elementary schools	28.4%	107	38.9	38.9	39.0	24.4	41.2	34.2	39.0	33.3	26.5	33.3	87.5	89.6	89.6	89.6	89.6	87.5	91.7	87.5	87.5	87.5	$25,511	$1,453	$24,058
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22300 132nd Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7630	512	32	16.2	44.3%	129 (25.2%)	52 (10.2%)	72 (14.1%)	177 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	76 (14.8%)	79	219^th of 1160 public elementary schools	81.1%		85.3	159^th of 1168 public elementary schools	86.4%	60	70.3	70.3	54.7	67.4	67.0	63.0	68.0	69.5	57.1	65.0	84.9	89.4	87.9	87.9	87.9	89.4	92.4	86.4	89.4	89.4	$19,557	$753	$18,804
Arthur Jacobsen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	29205 132nd Ave SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 630-2441	367	25	14.4	59.9%	94 (25.6%)	31 (8.4%)	76 (20.7%)	118 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	44 (12.0%)	17.9	987^th of 1160 public elementary schools	14.9%		25.7	886^th of 1168 public elementary schools	24.1%	101	33.3	33.3	39.1	36.8	18.2	32.0	34.0	33.3	20.0	29.5	90.0	92.9	94.3	94.3	94.3	92.9	94.3	92.9	92.9	92.9	$21,277	$1,031	$20,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Covington Elementary School

What district is Covington Elementary School in?

Kent School District

How many students attend Covington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Covington Elementary School.

Is Covington Elementary School a good school?

Covington Elementary School ranks 583^rd of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Covington Elementary School?

Students at Covington Elementary School are 36% White, 23% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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