How does Covington Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Altos?

Covington Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 81.0/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 77% of students exceed standard, with a total of 976 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Covington Elementary?

77.1% of students at Covington Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 90.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Covington Elementary improving or declining?

Covington Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 3.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Covington Elementary?

2.6% of students at Covington Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Covington Elementary

Los Altos Elementary Los Altos Santa Clara County 94024

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

976 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

407 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 6.9%

White 29.0%

Asian 50.6%

Black 0.7%

Other 12.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Covington Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	77.1%
Met Standard	13.5%
Below Standard	9.4%

Exceeded

77.1%

Met

13.5%

Below

9.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "91% proficient" for Covington Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

77.1% of students exceeded standard while 13.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 56.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.6 points above the Los Altos Elementary district average of 65.4%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 24.7 points higher (vs 52.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 3.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 2.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.