The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in English language arts. The lowest is 25% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Covington Elementary School
Covington Elementary School serves students from preschool through third grade in the parish seat of St. Tammany Parish. The school is a regular public elementary school in the St. Tammany Parish district, and it sits on South Jackson Street in Covington. The enrollment is large for a school that covers only these early grades, and the student body is diverse. Just under half of the students are white, more than a quarter are Black, roughly a fifth are Hispanic, and smaller shares are Asian, multiracial, or Native American. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning the school serves a population with meaningful economic diversity.
State testing results from the Louisiana LEAP 2025 assessments are available for third graders, the only tested grade at this school, and they paint a mixed picture. In English language arts, nearly half of students scored at the proficient or advanced level. In math, the share was just above a third. In social studies, more than a third reached that bar. Science was the weakest area, with about a quarter of students scoring proficient or advanced. Participation rates were full across all tested subjects, so the results reflect nearly the entire cohort. These are single-year figures with no prior trend to compare against, which limits what can be said about direction. A parent considering this school may want to discuss with the school how it supports students in science and math, where proficiency rates were lower than in reading.
The school offers no data on special education identification or English learner status, and civil rights and discipline data were not available. That is a notable gap. A parent with a child who has an Individualized Education Program or who is learning English may want to ask the school directly about its programs and staffing for those populations.
Covington itself is a city that has grown steadily, driven by its role as a commuter town for New Orleans via the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and as the commercial and civic hub of the Northshore region. Housing in the Covington ZIP code is priced above the state average but in line with the national median, and rents have been rising modestly. The city has a walkable downtown core with shops and restaurants, a historic district, and the Tammany Trace trail system for biking and hiking. Outside downtown, the city is suburban with many subdivisions. Schools are spread across separate campuses rather than clustered, so Covington Elementary is located in a residential area.
The school's grade band means it has no graduation rate, no high school course offerings, and no postsecondary pathways of its own. The district brief did not return any parent-relevant changes or recent developments for St. Tammany Parish, so there is no public record of major facility upgrades, boundary shifts, or program expansions to report. A family looking at this school should weigh the academic profile, which shows solid literacy results and weaker science performance, against the limited available data on student support programs. The school provides a large, diverse learning environment in a growing suburban city with a historic downtown core.
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