📍 501 N Main St, Covington, Hill County, 76636
Covington School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Covington, Hill County. The school has 319 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joel Edens. It is part of the Covington Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Covington School enrolls 319 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 230 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
196 of the school's 319 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 175 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Covington School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 TX-60, state senate district 22, state house district 8.
Covington School is one of 1 schools in COVINGTON ISD, based in COVINGTON, Texas. The district serves 353 students district-wide and employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 319 students, Covington School is close to the district average of about 353 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant