Covington-Harper Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Dumfries, Virginia

Covington-Harper Elementary in Dumfries, Virginia enrolled 1,025 students in 2024-25 with 54.3 full-time teachers, 18.9 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 82% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

898 students in 2022-23, 948 students in 2023-24, 1,025 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.3 to 54.3.

Students enrolled at Covington-Harper Elementary by school year2022-23: 898, 2023-24: 948, 2024-25: 1,02505001k1.5k2022-238982023-249482024-251,025
Students enrolled at Covington-Harper Elementary by school year2022-23: 898, 2023-24: 948, 2024-25: 1,02505001k1.5k2022-238982023-249482024-251,025
Students enrolled at Covington-Harper Elementary by school year2022-23: 898, 2023-24: 948, 2024-25: 1,02505001k1.5k2022-238982023-249482024-251,025
Students enrolled at Covington-Harper Elementary by school year2022-23: 898, 2023-24: 948, 2024-25: 1,02505001k1.5k2022-238982023-249482024-251,025
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2389858.315.4
2023-2494852.817.9
2024-251,02554.318.9

18.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 18.9; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 18.9; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 18.9; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 18.9; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 408 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Covington-Harper Elementary enrolled 816 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 408 of the 816 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent10.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.1% of students were Black, 19.9% Hispanic, 15.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black45.1%
  2. Hispanic19.9%
  3. White15.7%
  4. Two or more races9.9%
  5. Asian9.4%
  6. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Covington-Harper Elementary scored proficient or above: 82% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math82%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Dumfries

7 public elementary schools in Dumfries report 2024-25 enrollment; Covington-Harper Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Covington-Harper Elementary1,02518.970.2%
John F. Pattie Sr. Elementary90620.074.4%
A. Henderson Elementary81516.427.1%
Mary Williams Elementary66915.970.9%
Swans Creek Elementary61914.470.9%
Montclair Elementary58815.770.6%
Dumfries Elementary44114.871.9%

All public schools in Dumfries →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Covington-Harper Elementary

  1. Swans Creek ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 619 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Mary Williams ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 669 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Covington-Harper Elementary with Swans Creek ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Prince William County Public Schools spends per student$15,373 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,373
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaCovington-Harper Elementary is the number 7 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#7 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher18.9 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.18.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Covington-Harper Elementary

  1. How many students attend Covington-Harper Elementary?
    1,025 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 898 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Dumfries, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Covington-Harper Elementary?
    18.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Covington-Harper Elementary a Title I school?
    Covington-Harper Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Covington-Harper Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Covington-Harper Elementary scored proficient or above: 82% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Covington-Harper Elementary in?
    Prince William County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510313003044 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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