State/Public Elementary Open

Covington Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 2116 a Street, So Sioux City, Dakota County, 68776

409
Pupils
12.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Covington Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in So Sioux City, Dakota County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laura Twait. It is part of the So Sioux City Community Schs school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Laura Twait
School district
So Sioux City Community Schs

Enrollment & staffing

Covington Elementary School enrolls 409 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.

Male students
187 (46%)
Female students
222 (54%)
Teachers (FTE)
31.8
Student-teacher ratio
12.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 15% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino22254%
Black or African American8020%
White6215%
American Indian or Alaska Native266.4%
Two or more races92.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander82%
Asian2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

317 of the school's 409 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 252 qualify for free lunch and 65 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Covington Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 NE-30, state senate district 17.

School district: SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS

Covington Elementary School is one of 8 schools in SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS, based in SO SIOUX CITY, Nebraska. The district serves 3,871 students district-wide and employs 275 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 409 students, Covington Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 484 students per school.

3,871
District students
8
Schools
275
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

35%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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