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 192 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Covert Avenue School consistently ranks in the top 20% of New York elementary schools, with strong academic performance on state assessments. The school outperforms the Elmont district and New York state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, with 56-65% of students proficient or better in ELA and 75-83% proficient or better in Math across grades 3-6. The school's performance is particularly impressive for African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 5% and top 8% of New York elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups. Covert Avenue School also has a diverse student population, with significant representation of African American (41%), Hispanic (35%), and Asian (12%) students.

Compared to other schools in the Elmont district, Gotham Avenue School and Stewart Manor School, Covert Avenue School outperforms them in both ELA and Math assessments. However, the nearby Stewart Manor School has a higher statewide ranking and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting it may have some additional strengths. Compared to schools in the neighboring Franklin Square and Garden City districts, Covert Avenue School generally performs better than the Franklin Square schools but lags behind the highly-ranked Garden City schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 144 Covert Ave
       Elmont, NY  11003-1138


(516) 326-5560

District: Elmont Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
390th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,650 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  10.9 Help
Number of students:  635

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.6%
Asian:
32.3%
African American:
11.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.8% Help


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Compare Details Covert Avenue School ranks better than 84% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Elmont Union Free School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.91. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.6%), Asian (32.3%), African American (11.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 54.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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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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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 2024 Rankings:

Covert Avenue School:

SchoolDigger ranks Covert Avenue School 390th of 2445 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 192nd of 865 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2006 56.19 1194th 2206 45.9%
2007 65.86 905th 2219 59.2%
2008 63.70 978th 2227 56.1%
2009 67.21 822nd 2257 63.6%
2010 52.30 1232nd 2263 45.6%
2011 43.59 1452nd 2286 36.5%
2012 55.58 1163rd 2320 49.9%
2013 61.92 810th 2325 65.2%
2014 67.03 705th 2345 69.9%
2015 68.01 696th 2352 70.4%
2016 62.95 824th 2366 65.2%
2017 64.21 816th 2386 65.8%
2018 68.22 715th 2395 70.1%
2019 73.31 586th 2413 75.7%
2021 68.40 641st 2201 70.9%
2022 80.30 417th 2434 82.9%
2023 83.39 373rd 2439 84.7%
2024 81.91 390th 2445 84.0%
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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 76th 202 62.4%
2019 55.84 62nd 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.11 530th 938 43.5%
2019 34.01 591st 860 31.3%
2021 60.30 128th 454 71.8%
2022 68.18 187th 1027 81.8%
2023 72.35 147th 1001 85.3%
2024 80.21 80th 1066 92.5%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.45 804th 1941 58.6%
2019 54.08 583rd 1859 68.6%
2021 33.47 710th 1044 32.0%
2022 49.05 811th 2031 60.1%
2023 74.40 304th 2016 84.9%
2024 72.07 364th 2110 82.7%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.62 494th 2045 75.8%
2019 74.29 385th 2032 81.1%
2021 68.79 387th 1678 76.9%
2022 84.70 202nd 2099 90.4%
2023 85.92 205th 2041 90.0%
2024 83.21 225th 2078 89.2%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.83 635th 2338 72.8%
2019 78.14 442nd 2357 81.2%
2021 67.65 564th 1955 71.2%
2022 80.37 387th 2401 83.9%
2023 79.89 434th 2403 81.9%
2024 81.97 354th 2413 85.3%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.77 783rd 2340 66.5%
2019 68.02 672nd 2358 71.5%
2021 64.78 643rd 1961 67.2%
2022 77.93 439th 2400 81.7%
2023 83.86 321st 2400 86.6%
2024 78.20 428th 2411 82.2%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.33 346th 601 42.4%
2019 52.70 314th 548 42.7%
2021 46.87 276th 430 35.8%
2022 63.09 282nd 671 58.0%
2023 61.04 259th 605 57.2%
2024 59.42 283rd 662 57.3%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.88 215th 948 77.3%
2019 83.15 112th 891 87.4%
2021 86.34 44th 427 89.7%
2022 96.47 27th 936 97.1%
2023 95.45 42nd 857 95.1%
2024 88.99 72nd 927 92.2%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.46 313th 1392 77.5%
2019 71.95 257th 1315 80.5%
2021 68.88 205th 818 74.9%
2022 73.51 279th 1503 81.4%
2023 79.15 195th 1429 86.4%
2024 82.18 187th 1531 87.8%
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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 530th 1408 62.4%
2019 74.11 338th 1338 74.7%
2024 66.58 437th 1392 68.6%
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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.

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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.

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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.

Immunization Rates

Covert Avenue School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.9%0.0%0.0%100.0%99.9%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
2014100.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201599.7%0.0%0.0%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.7%99.9%99.9%
201699.2%0.3%0.0%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.4%99.6%
201798.6%0.3%0.0%99.9%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.9%99.9%99.3%
201899.5%0.1%0.1%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.7%
201998.8%0.0%0.0%100.0%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.9%100.0%99.4%
202099.4%0.0%99.8%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.5%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Covert Avenue School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $312 (2.2%) $13,911 (97.8%) $14,223
2020 $345 (2.3%) $14,604 (97.7%) $14,949
2021 $667 (4.4%) $14,605 (95.6%) $15,272
2022 $984 (5.9%) $15,795 (94.1%) $16,779
2023 $1,209 (6.8%) $16,441 (93.2%) $17,650

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Covert Avenue School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 586th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 373rd of 2439 Elementary schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Covert Avenue School)6964.2
 4.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Elmont Union Free School District)6854.6
 13.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Covert Avenue School)7481.8
 7.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Elmont Union Free School District)6661.5
 4.5%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Covert Avenue School)5370.3
 17.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Elmont Union Free School District)5359.9
 6.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Covert Avenue School)6083.3
 23.3%
   4th Grade Math (Elmont Union Free School District)5670.3
 14.3%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Covert Avenue School)4363.2
 20.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Elmont Union Free School District)4454.7
 10.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Covert Avenue School)5173.9
 22.9%
   5th Grade Math (Elmont Union Free School District)5565
 10%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Covert Avenue School)6447.1
 16.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Elmont Union Free School District)6154.5
 6.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4745.8
 1.2%
6th Grade Math (Covert Avenue School)7373.2
 0.2%
   6th Grade Math (Elmont Union Free School District)6670.7
 4.7%
   6th Grade Math (New York)4748.1
 1.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students729635
 12.9%
African American10673
 31.1%
American Indian44
Asian182205
 12.6%
Hispanic316283
 10.4%
Pacific Islander44
White9052
 42.2%
Two or More Races2714
 48.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.3%54.8%
 3.5%


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Covert Avenue School ranks 390th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

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


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