📍 144 Covert Ave, Elmont, Nassau County, 11003
Covert Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elmont, Nassau County. The school has 635 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elmont Union Free School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 58.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Covert Avenue School enrolls 635 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 58.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Asian and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 283 | 45% |
| Asian | 205 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 73 | 11% |
| White | 52 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 635 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 305 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Covert Avenue School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 NY-40, state senate district 7, state house district 22.
Covert Avenue School is one of 6 schools in ELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in ELMONT, New York. The district serves 3,425 students district-wide and employs 329 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 635 students, Covert Avenue School is close to the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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