Evans Elementary School

Set in Evans, Georgia, Evans Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus, operated by Columbia County. It hosts 730 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Across the 31 schools in Columbia County (28,964 students total), Evans Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Evans Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% Black, 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Evans Elementary School has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Evans Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.2%; this one delivers 64.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Columbia County) reports that median household earnings sit near $95,592, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Columbia County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,518 students), Evans Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Evans Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Evans Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Evans Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Evans Elementary School's enrollment has increased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 700 (now 730). Over the same period, the White share declined from 58% to 50%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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