For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 301 students in Covington City PBLC Schs School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Virginia.
Public Middle School in Covington City PBLC Schs School District have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the Virginia public middle school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 64% (versus the 70% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Virginia public middle school average of 53% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
2 Schools
448 Schools
# Students
616 Students
312,714 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
23,458 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Covington City PBLC Schs School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 135 school districts in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has increased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#88 out of 135 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)39%
54%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)65%
69%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)45-49%
59%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
6%
18%
% Black
10%
21%
% White
77%
47%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
7%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,560 is higher than the state median of $15,502. The school district revenue/student has grown by 64% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,979 is higher than the state median of $15,257. The school district spending/student has grown by 64% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$19,496 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$19,187 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,560
$15,502
Spending / Student
$18,979
$15,257
Best Covington City PBLC Schs School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Jeter-watson Intermediate
(Math: 40% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
560 West Indian Valley Road
Covington, VA 24426
(540) 965-1430
Covington, VA 24426
(540) 965-1430
Grades: 4-7
| 301 students
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