Is Covert Avenue School a good school?

Covert Avenue School ranks 373 rd of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Covert Avenue School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 635 students attended Covert Avenue School.

What is the racial makeup of Covert Avenue School?

Students at Covert Avenue School are 45% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 11% African American, 8% White, 2% Two or more races.

Covert Avenue School

Summary:

Covert Avenue School is an elementary school located in Elmont, New York, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 635 students. The school is part of the Elmont Union Free School District, which is ranked 218 out of 866 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Covert Avenue School consistently outperforms the Elmont Union Free School District and the state of New York in proficiency rates for both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, Covert Avenue School's proficiency rates in ELA ranged from 47.06% (6th grade) to 70.31% (4th grade), compared to the district's range of 54.52% to 59.88% and the state's range of 45.09% to 48.79%. In Math, Covert Avenue School's proficiency rates ranged from 73.21% (6th grade) to 83.33% (4th grade), compared to the district's range of 61.54% to 70.66% and the state's range of 48.07% to 53.85%. This consistent academic excellence has earned Covert Avenue School a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Covert Avenue School's diverse student population, with significant representation of Asian (32.28%) and Hispanic (44.57%) students, is noteworthy, especially when compared to nearby schools like Gotham Avenue School, Stewart Manor School, and Clara H Carlson School, which have higher concentrations of either African American or White students. Additionally, Covert Avenue School's African American and Hispanic students consistently outperform their peers in the state, ranking among the top 5% and top 20% of New York elementary schools, respectively, in ELA and Math proficiency. However, the school's special education and English Language Learner (ELL) students have lower proficiency rates compared to the overall student population, indicating a need for additional support and resources in these areas.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

144 Covert Ave
Elmont, NY 11003-1138

(516) 326-5560

District: Elmont Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
373^rd of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,650

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 635

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.6%

Asian:

32.3%

African American:

11.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Covert Avenue School ranks better than 84.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Elmont Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.39. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.6%), Asian (32.3%), African American (11.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Covert Avenue School is 10.9, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Elmont Union Free School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Covert Avenue School is $17,650, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Elmont Union Free School District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Covert Avenue School:

SchoolDigger ranks Covert Avenue School 373^rd of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Covert Avenue School in the ranking list.)

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Elmont Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Elmont Union Free School District 218^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Covert Avenue School

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Rank History for all students at Covert Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	56.19	1194^th	2206	45.9%
2007	65.86	905^th	2219	59.2%
2008	63.70	978^th	2227	56.1%
2009	67.21	822^nd	2257	63.6%
2010	52.30	1232^nd	2263	45.6%
2011	43.59	1452^nd	2286	36.5%
2012	55.58	1163^rd	2320	49.9%
2013	61.92	810^th	2325	65.2%
2014	67.03	705^th	2345	69.9%
2015	68.01	696^th	2352	70.4%
2016	62.95	824^th	2366	65.2%
2017	64.21	816^th	2386	65.8%
2018	68.22	715^th	2395	70.1%
2019	73.31	586^th	2413	75.7%
2021	68.40	641^st	2201	70.9%
2022	80.30	417^th	2434	82.9%
2023	83.39	373^rd	2439	84.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Covert Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	61.54	76^th	202	62.4%
2019	55.84	62^nd	180	65.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Covert Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.11	530^th	938	43.5%
2019	34.01	591^st	860	31.3%
2021	60.30	128^th	454	71.8%
2022	68.18	187^th	1027	81.8%
2023	72.35	147^th	1001	85.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Covert Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.45	804^th	1941	58.6%
2019	54.08	583^rd	1859	68.6%
2021	33.47	710^th	1044	32.0%
2022	49.05	811^th	2031	60.1%
2023	74.40	304^th	2016	84.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Covert Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.62	494^th	2045	75.8%
2019	74.29	385^th	2032	81.1%
2021	68.79	387^th	1678	76.9%
2022	84.70	202^nd	2099	90.4%
2023	85.92	205^th	2041	90.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Covert Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.83	635^th	2338	72.8%
2019	78.14	442^nd	2357	81.2%
2021	67.65	564^th	1955	71.2%
2022	80.37	387^th	2401	83.9%
2023	79.89	434^th	2403	81.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Covert Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.77	783^rd	2340	66.5%
2019	68.02	672^nd	2358	71.5%
2021	64.78	643^rd	1961	67.2%
2022	77.93	439^th	2400	81.7%
2023	83.86	321^st	2400	86.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Covert Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.33	346^th	601	42.4%
2019	52.70	314^th	548	42.7%
2021	46.87	276^th	430	35.8%
2022	63.09	282^nd	671	58.0%
2023	61.04	259^th	605	57.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Covert Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.88	215^th	948	77.3%
2019	83.15	112^th	891	87.4%
2021	86.34	44^th	427	89.7%
2022	96.47	27^th	936	97.1%
2023	95.45	42^nd	857	95.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Covert Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.46	313^th	1392	77.5%
2019	71.95	257^th	1315	80.5%
2021	68.88	205^th	818	74.9%
2022	73.51	279^th	1503	81.4%
2023	79.15	195^th	1429	86.4%

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Rank History for White students at Covert Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	61.38	530^th	1408	62.4%
2019	74.11	338^th	1338	74.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Covert Avenue School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	470	5	14	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1990	461	7	14	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
1991	445	9	20	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
1992	487	4	16	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
1993	483	12	21	45	1	n/a	n/a	0	562
1994	506	16	26	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	587
1995	534	15	31	74	1	n/a	n/a	0	655
1996	534	15	31	74	1	n/a	n/a	0	655
1997	544	13	32	75	1	n/a	n/a	0	665
1998	535	15	35	62	1	n/a	n/a	0	648
1999	537	32	40	76	2	n/a	n/a	0	687
2000	492	34	33	89	4	n/a	n/a	0	652
2001	457	38	58	112	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
2002	428	49	88	165	6	n/a	n/a	0	736
2003	428	49	88	165	6	n/a	n/a	0	736
2004	400	65	105	151	0	n/a	n/a	0	721
2005	395	49	100	179	2	n/a	n/a	0	725
2006	361	63	100	190	1	n/a	n/a	0	715
2007	303	68	154	218	0	n/a	n/a	15	758
2008	253	75	158	214	0	n/a	n/a	19	719
2009	241	89	162	245	0	n/a	n/a	18	755
2010	251	94	162	226	0	n/a	n/a	5	738
2011	210	103	158	253	0	0	3	0	727
2012	190	115	155	270	0	14	4	0	748
2013	182	125	155	275	1	1	9	0	748
2014	167	122	161	288	2	0	17	0	757
2015	148	130	166	285	1	0	20	0	750
2016	129	112	173	306	1	0	23	0	744
2017	111	128	190	320	1	2	21	0	773
2018	98	117	197	322	2	3	24	0	763
2019	90	106	182	316	4	4	27	0	729
2020	70	94	191	301	4	4	22	0	686
2021	59	92	201	289	3	4	17	0	665
2022	54	90	197	268	4	5	14	0	632
2023	52	73	205	283	4	4	14	0	635

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Covert Avenue School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	503	33.4	15.0	n/a
1990	504	34.4	14.6	n/a
1991	515	29.4	17.5	n/a
1992	545	33.4	16.3	n/a
1993	562	33.1	17.0	n/a
1994	587	35.2	16.7	6.1
1995	655	37.1	17.7	8.2
1996	655	37.1	17.7	8.2
1997	665	38.1	17.5	10.7
1998	648	38.3	16.9	6.2
1999	687	38.9	17.7	4.9
2000	652	40.0	16.3	11.7
2001	665	40.0	16.6	17.1
2002	736	44.0	16.7	28.1
2003	736	44.0	16.7	28.1
2004	721	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	725	44.8	16.2	32.7
2006	715	48.0	14.9	34.3
2007	758	48.5	15.6	39.3
2008	719	52.0	13.8	41
2009	755	52.0	14.5	42.5
2010	738	51.0	14.4	45
2011	727	56.2	12.9	45.5
2012	748	56.0	13.3	41.8
2013	748	58.0	12.8	42.2
2014	757	56.0	13.5	n/a
2015	750	55.0	13.6	55.6
2016	744	55.0	13.5	56.9
2017	773	54.1	14.2	63.1
2018	763	58.0	13.1	61.6
2019	729	59.0	12.3	58.3
2020	686	64.0	10.7	55.4
2021	665	59.2	11.2	52.3
2022	632	59.5	10.6	49.1
2023	635	58.0	10.9	54.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Covert Avenue School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	503	33.4	15.0	n/a
1990	504	34.4	14.6	n/a
1991	515	29.4	17.5	n/a
1992	545	33.4	16.3	n/a
1993	562	33.1	17.0	n/a
1994	587	35.2	16.7	6.1
1995	655	37.1	17.7	8.2
1996	655	37.1	17.7	8.2
1997	665	38.1	17.5	10.7
1998	648	38.3	16.9	6.2
1999	687	38.9	17.7	4.9
2000	652	40.0	16.3	11.7
2001	665	40.0	16.6	17.1
2002	736	44.0	16.7	28.1
2003	736	44.0	16.7	28.1
2004	721	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	725	44.8	16.2	32.7
2006	715	48.0	14.9	34.3
2007	758	48.5	15.6	39.3
2008	719	52.0	13.8	41
2009	755	52.0	14.5	42.5
2010	738	51.0	14.4	45
2011	727	56.2	12.9	45.5
2012	748	56.0	13.3	41.8
2013	748	58.0	12.8	42.2
2014	757	56.0	13.5	n/a
2015	750	55.0	13.6	55.6
2016	744	55.0	13.5	56.9
2017	773	54.1	14.2	63.1
2018	763	58.0	13.1	61.6
2019	729	59.0	12.3	58.3
2020	686	64.0	10.7	55.4
2021	665	59.2	11.2	52.3
2022	632	59.5	10.6	49.1
2023	635	58.0	10.9	54.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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