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Covington Elementary School
325 South Jackson St Covington LA, 70433, Saint Tammany County Phone: 985-892-4311 Ranking:  (128 out of 947, top 14%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3 School District: St. Tammany Parish School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 43 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 596 | 597 | 585 | 561 | 575 | 559 | 536 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 55 | 9.2% | 63 | 10.6% | 66 | 11.3% | 65 | 11.6% | 75 | 13.0% | 73 | 13.1% | 74 | 13.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 131 | 22.0% | 131 | 21.9% | 134 | 22.9% | 113 | 20.1% | 128 | 22.3% | 129 | 23.1% | 105 | 19.6% |
| Grade 1: | 165 | 27.7% | 153 | 25.6% | 150 | 25.6% | 150 | 26.7% | 140 | 24.3% | 127 | 22.7% | 132 | 24.6% |
| Grade 2: | 126 | 21.1% | 122 | 20.4% | 128 | 21.9% | 108 | 19.3% | 115 | 20.0% | 113 | 20.2% | 124 | 23.1% |
| Grade 3: | 119 | 20.0% | 128 | 21.4% | 107 | 18.3% | 125 | 22.3% | 117 | 20.3% | 117 | 20.9% | 101 | 18.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 301 | 50.5% | 302 | 50.6% | 295 | 50.4% | 282 | 50.3% | 292 | 50.8% | 272 | 48.7% | 273 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 295 | 49.5% | 295 | 49.4% | 290 | 49.6% | 279 | 49.7% | 275 | 47.8% | 279 | 49.9% | 259 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 46 | 7.7% | 38 | 6.4% | 34 | 5.8% | 26 | 4.6% | 19 | 3.3% | 15 | 2.7% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 142 | 23.8% | 140 | 23.5% | 142 | 24.3% | 138 | 24.6% | 149 | 25.9% | 133 | 23.8% | 141 | 26.3% |
| White: | 390 | 65.4% | 402 | 67.3% | 400 | 68.4% | 388 | 69.2% | 398 | 69.2% | 402 | 71.9% | 384 | 71.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 347 | 58.2% | 351 | 58.8% | 347 | 59.3% | 315 | 56.1% | 330 | 57.4% | 300 | 53.7% | 269 | 50.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 9.2% | 47 | 7.9% | 56 | 9.6% | 53 | 9.4% | 47 | 8.2% | 50 | 8.9% | 63 | 11.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.86 | 13.60 | 13.33 | 12.25 | 13.21 | 12.80 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 65% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 64% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 67% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | 63% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 58% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 55% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 67% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 68% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 63% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 64% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 78% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 64.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 35.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,364.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,686.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,988.0 |
* Covington Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.