Jeter-Watson Elementary

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

Jeter-Watson Elementary in Covington, Virginia enrolled 491 students in 2024-25 with 38.0 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 57% 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 fell 23% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

638 students in 2022-23, 502 students in 2023-24, 491 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.0 to 38.0.

Students enrolled at Jeter-Watson Elementary by school year2022-23: 638, 2023-24: 502, 2024-25: 49102004006008002022-236382023-245022024-25491
Students enrolled at Jeter-Watson Elementary by school year2022-23: 638, 2023-24: 502, 2024-25: 49102004006008002022-236382023-245022024-25491
Students enrolled at Jeter-Watson Elementary by school year2022-23: 638, 2023-24: 502, 2024-25: 49102004006008002022-236382023-245022024-25491
Students enrolled at Jeter-Watson Elementary by school year2022-23: 638, 2023-24: 502, 2024-25: 49102004006008002022-236382023-245022024-25491
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2363841.015.6
2023-2450238.013.2
2024-2549138.012.9

12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 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 12.9; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 12.9; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 12.9; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; This school 12.9; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jeter-Watson Elementary reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent39.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.5% of students were White, 10.0% Black, 8.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White74.5%
  2. Black10.0%
  3. Two or more races8.4%
  4. Hispanic6.9%
  5. Asian0.2%

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 Jeter-Watson Elementary scored proficient or above: 57% 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
Math57%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 Covington

3 public elementary schools in Covington report 2024-25 enrollment; Jeter-Watson Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Jeter-Watson Elementary49112.983.3%
Mountain View Elementary41510.982.7%
Callaghan Elementary27015.083.3%

All public schools in Covington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jeter-Watson Elementary

  1. Callaghan ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 6.1 miles away: 270 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
  2. Mountain View ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.4 miles away: 415 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).7.4 mi
  3. Compare Jeter-Watson Elementary with Callaghan ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Alleghany Highlands Public Schools spends per student$14,827 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,827
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaJeter-Watson Elementary is the number 602 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#602 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.12.9:1
  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 Jeter-Watson Elementary

  1. How many students attend Jeter-Watson Elementary?
    491 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 638 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Covington, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jeter-Watson Elementary?
    12.9 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 Jeter-Watson Elementary a Title I school?
    Jeter-Watson Elementary has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at Jeter-Watson Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Jeter-Watson Elementary scored proficient or above: 57% 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 Jeter-Watson Elementary in?
    Alleghany Highlands Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100152. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510015200369 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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