Elementary school (grades K-5) · Yorktown, VA

Coventry Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Coventry Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 59/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 510415002172
0/100100/10059/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
37
📋 Attendance
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Coventry Elementary earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#1 of 4
elementary schools in Yorktown · Resource Index
59
Resource Index · Higher
34.5%
free-lunch eligible
630
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Coventry Elementary ranks #1 of 4 elementary schools in Yorktown, VA.

Enrollment

630

Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

34.5%

vs 57.6% Virginia avg

-40% vs state

What stands out at Coventry Elementary

Coventry Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Yorktown, Virginia, enrolling 630 students.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 34.5% of students eligible for free meals.

With 630 students, its enrollment sits close to the Virginia median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,868 scored Virginia schools.

Among 327 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Virginia schools statewide, it ranks #29, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (45%) and Asian (18%) (diversity index 72/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 315 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

11.9% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 15.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Yorktown's elementary schools, it stands alongside Tabb Elementary (707 students): Coventry Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount.

York County Public Schools also operates Grafton High (1,235 students) and Tabb High (1,153 students) alongside Coventry Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Coventry Elementary compares

Coventry Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Virginia Virginia avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 34.5% ▼ 40% 57.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 630 top 39% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

630
Bigger than 75% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
34.5%
free-lunch eligible - 40% below the Virginia average of 57.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Engagement
11.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$12,623
per pupil, district-wide - below Virginia avg of $14,649
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 315 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 45.2%
Asian 17.5%
African American 14.3%
Two or More 11.3%
Hispanic or Latino 10.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: White at 45.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 72.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 72.0, Coventry Elementary is more mixed than the Virginia school average of 53.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for York County Public Schools, which includes Coventry Elementary.

$12,623
Per student
-14%
vs Virginia
Avg $14,649
-24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 37.8%
State 46.9%
Federal 15.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Coventry Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Grafton High Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Tabb High Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Tabb Middle Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
York High Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Grafton Middle Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Coventry Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

York County Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Yorktown

3 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Virginia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Coventry Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Coventry Elementary

How many students attend Coventry Elementary?

Coventry Elementary has 630 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Yorktown, VA.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Coventry Elementary?

34.5% of students at Coventry Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Virginia average of 57.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Coventry Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Coventry Elementary is White at 45.2% of enrollment, in Yorktown, VA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 72.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Coventry Elementary?

Coventry Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 59/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Coventry Elementary rank among elementary schools in Yorktown?

By Resource Investment Index, Coventry Elementary ranks #1 of 4 elementary schools in Yorktown, VA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Yorktown on the city page.

Is Coventry Elementary a good school?

Coventry Elementary earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in York County Public Schools?

Besides Coventry Elementary, York County Public Schools also operates Grafton High (1,235 students), Tabb High (1,153 students), and Tabb Middle (968 students). See the York County Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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