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J Covington Elementary School
9130 South 52nd Ave
Oak Lawn IL, 60453, Cook County
Phone: 708-423-1530
Ranking: 
(1,910 out of 3,028, bottom 37%)*
(1,910 out of 3,028, bottom 37%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: 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: | 25 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 414 | 438 | 428 | 422 | 433 | 400 | 378 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 15.7% | 65 | 14.8% | 60 | 14.0% | 67 | 15.9% | 64 | 14.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 65 | 15.7% | 65 | 14.8% | 65 | 15.2% | 65 | 15.4% | 65 | 15.0% | 82 | 20.5% | 64 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 15.2% | 67 | 15.3% | 73 | 17.1% | 63 | 14.9% | 83 | 19.2% | 70 | 17.5% | 69 | 18.3% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 16.7% | 79 | 18.0% | 70 | 16.4% | 83 | 19.7% | 69 | 15.9% | 68 | 17.0% | 76 | 20.1% |
| Grade 4: | 79 | 19.1% | 76 | 17.4% | 87 | 20.3% | 68 | 16.1% | 71 | 16.4% | 87 | 21.8% | 92 | 24.3% |
| Grade 5: | 70 | 16.9% | 84 | 19.2% | 71 | 16.6% | 76 | 18.0% | 81 | 18.7% | 93 | 23.3% | 77 | 20.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 198 | 47.8% | 222 | 50.7% | 222 | 51.9% | 220 | 52.1% | 200 | 46.2% | 186 | 46.5% | 174 | 46.0% |
| Female: | 216 | 52.2% | 216 | 49.3% | 206 | 48.1% | 202 | 47.9% | 195 | 45.0% | 180 | 45.0% | 179 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 141 | 34.1% | 138 | 31.5% | 140 | 32.7% | 141 | 33.4% | 125 | 28.9% | 121 | 30.3% | 117 | 31.0% |
| Black: | 14 | 3.4% | 15 | 3.4% | 15 | 3.5% | 13 | 3.1% | 9 | 2.1% | 13 | 3.3% | 9 | 2.4% |
| White: | 239 | 57.7% | 267 | 61.0% | 259 | 60.5% | 251 | 59.5% | 260 | 60.0% | 227 | 56.8% | 220 | 58.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 3.1% | 14 | 3.2% | 9 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 179 | 43.2% | 185 | 42.2% | 80 | 18.7% | 163 | 38.6% | 151 | 34.9% | 115 | 28.8% | 93 | 24.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 8.0% | 42 | 9.6% | 127 | 29.7% | 27 | 6.4% | 33 | 7.6% | 18 | 4.5% | 17 | 4.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.75 | 11.33 | 14.53 | 14.32 | 13.53 | 13.60 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 90.2% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 90.3% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 88.1% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.0% | 92.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 84.7% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 85.9% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.3% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 90.6% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 90.6% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 94.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 56.7% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 77.9% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 78.7% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 78.6% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 78.6% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 75.9% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 76.3% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 75.9% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 76.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 79.5% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 87.2% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 88.2% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.7% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 83.5% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 87.6% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 87.2% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 91.3% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 68.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 79.0% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 79.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 72.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 80.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.6% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 83.2% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 71.1% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 79% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 80.2% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 82.4% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 87.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.7% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 82.6% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 82.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.9% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 85.8% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 89.3% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 88.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 83.6% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 80.7% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 84.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 87.8% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 86.6% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.8% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 84.2% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 88.1% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 86.5% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 90.9% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 66.2% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 72.4% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 67.3% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 70.9% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 76.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 73.7% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 78.8% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 78.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 82.3% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 84.0% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86.9% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 68.5% | 58.9% |
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* J Covington Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.