Exploring more history of Covington School in San Antonio, Texas.

Covington School is one of the lesser known elementary schools of San Antonio, Texas. Only so much history of this school is known. This news article will explain the history behind Covington School.

Covington School was built and equipped at a cost of $348,000 dollars in 1926 on land which had belonged to Mrs. Deli Schramm on the East Side of San Antonio near where Stewart Elementary School is located today. Covington School was considered by county officials to be the best structure of its size for education. Covington School was one-room building which was then an elementary school and always had been. (Ref: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth390143/m1/5/?q=%22Covington+School%22)

 

Mrs. Deli Schramm donated more land for Covington School in 1926 and 1927 near where S. J. Davis Middle School is located today. All of the land which had belonged to Mrs. Deli Schramm was given to W. W. White Common School District No. 16 in 1929. This school was called the Covington School in honor of Frank Covington who had donated the land for large park adjoining the school property. (Ref: https://schools.saisd.net/page/043.about)

Another room was added to the building at a cost of $450 dollars in 1930. Both W. W. White School and Covington School increased their enrollments in 1938 to such an extent that a new school was necessary. So another addition was built on to Covington School to accommodate increasing enrollment. Covington School was shut down in 1944 when another school was opened near Sam Houston High School.

W. W. White Common School District sold the property of 3342 Roland Road and 3314 Roland Road to Adele Baller and Joe Baller in 1944. Adele Baller and Joe Baller sold the land to A. L. King and his wife, Mattie Mae King, in late August 1946. A Pentecostal church would use the building as a church. This Pentecostal church which was known as Pentecostal Church of God and Pentecostal Assembly Church. Part of the Covington School building was moved to 3342 Roland Road. (Ref: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/29613250/)

A. L. King and his wife, Mattie Mae King gave 1.23 acres of land to Pentecostal Church of God on August 24, 1948. Samuel Peterson was trustee of Pentecostal Church of God. (Ref: Bexar County Deeds, Volume 2583, Page 426)

This church was served as a Pentecostal church until 2001 as that was the year when Pentecostal Church of God shut down. The church became a Mexican church when Pentecostal Church of God sold the property to Rev. Juan Gomez and La Palabra de Vida Alliance, Inc/Palabra de Vida Alliance on a warranty deed on January 19, 2001. (Ref: Bexar County Deeds, Volume 9714, Page 1073)

Covington School once operated as a Mexican church called La Palabra de Vida Alliance, Inc/Palabra de Vida Alliance but is now abandoned.

Covington School was located on 3314 Roland Road, San Antonio, Texas, US 78210.