Covell Elementary
1417 Covell Ave Nw
Grand Rapids MI, 49504, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-2411
Ranking: 
(1,989 out of 2,213, bottom 10%)*
(1,989 out of 2,213, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 13 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 18 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 250 | 274 | 288 | 320 | 315 | 299 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 44 | 17.6% | 52 | 19.0% | 41 | 14.2% | 52 | 16.3% | 63 | 20.0% | 49 | 16.4% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 45 | 18.0% | 49 | 17.9% | 40 | 13.9% | 66 | 20.6% | 47 | 14.9% | 55 | 18.4% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 44 | 17.6% | 42 | 15.3% | 64 | 22.2% | 49 | 15.3% | 58 | 18.4% | 49 | 16.4% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 36 | 14.4% | 49 | 17.9% | 45 | 15.6% | 57 | 17.8% | 51 | 16.2% | 52 | 17.4% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 48 | 19.2% | 36 | 13.1% | 58 | 20.1% | 45 | 14.1% | 46 | 14.6% | 39 | 13.0% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 33 | 13.2% | 46 | 16.8% | 40 | 13.9% | 51 | 15.9% | 50 | 15.9% | 55 | 18.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 139 | 55.6% | 155 | 56.6% | 162 | 56.3% | 117 | 36.6% | 123 | 39.0% | 116 | 38.8% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 111 | 44.4% | 119 | 43.4% | 126 | 43.8% | 107 | 33.4% | 109 | 34.6% | 107 | 35.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 8 | 2.8% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 5 | 2.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 6 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.9% | 9 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 78 | 31.2% | 84 | 30.7% | 84 | 29.2% | 49 | 15.3% | 62 | 19.7% | 47 | 15.7% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 27 | 10.8% | 33 | 12.0% | 25 | 8.7% | 30 | 9.4% | 27 | 8.6% | 27 | 9.0% |
| White: | NA | NA | 102 | 40.8% | 110 | 40.1% | 127 | 44.1% | 141 | 44.1% | 140 | 44.4% | 142 | 47.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 37 | 14.8% | 41 | 15.0% | 37 | 12.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 206 | 82.4% | 221 | 80.7% | 243 | 84.4% | 255 | 79.7% | 225 | 71.4% | 181 | 60.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 7 | 2.8% | 16 | 5.8% | 9 | 3.1% | 15 | 4.7% | 31 | 9.8% | 31 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 20.00 | 21.92 | 26.18 | 16.89 | 16.80 | 16.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 64.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 73.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 77.2% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 79.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 88.2% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 87.9% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 18.8% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 18.1% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 68.5% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 74.6% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 73.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.5% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 79.3% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 70.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 40.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 44.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 37.5% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 42.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 43.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 41.8% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 51.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 60.5% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 69.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 71.2% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 81.6% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 79.7% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 20.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 24.8% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 60.1% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 67.9% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 69.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 63.3% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 64.2% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 65.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 44.4% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 53.2% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 33.5% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 35.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 28.2% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 25.6% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 30.6% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 28.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 30.7% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 41.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 48.5% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 51% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 59.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 62.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 60.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 20.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 23.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 58.1% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 65.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 62.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65.7% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 66.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 67.2% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 45.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 50.4% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 41.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 49.1% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 50% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 59.2% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 56.2% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 46.9% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7% | 4.4% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.1% | 3.1% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 54% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 46.3% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 37.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 46.1% | 63.4% |
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* Covell Elementary was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.