📍 325 South Jackson Street, Covington, St. Tammany Parish, 70433
Covington Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Covington, St. Tammany Parish. The school has 628 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Tammany Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Covington Elementary School enrolls 628 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 28% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 299 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 176 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
369 of the school's 628 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 330 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Covington Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-10, state senate district 11, state house district 77.
Covington Elementary School is one of 55 schools in St. Tammany Parish, based in Covington, Louisiana. The district serves 35,956 students district-wide and employs 2,160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 628 students, Covington Elementary School is close to the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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