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Covert Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

144 Covert Ave, Elmont, NY 11003 · (516) 326-5560 · Part of Elmont Union Free School District

Hempstead’s School Grade A better than 87% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
646
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Covert Avenue School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of New York’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency60%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

144 Covert Ave, Elmont

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten80
Grade 182
Grade 292
Grade 387
Grade 4102
Grade 590
Grade 677
Enrollment over time
665’20
632’21
635’22
660’23
646’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 43%Asian 34%Black 10%White 8%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Covert Avenue School from Hempstead families.

Other schools in Elmont Union Free School District

The district →
Clara H Carlson School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elmont
B−
764 students11:1
Dutch Broadway School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elmont
B
715 students12:1
Gotham Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elmont
B−
515 students10:1
Alden Terrace School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Valley Stream
B−
405 students11:1
Stewart Manor School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Stewart Manor
B
342 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Hempstead’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.