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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Evans Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
730
Elementary
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA COUNTY·NCES 130141001996
Evans Elementary School
618 Gibbs Rd, Evans, GA 30809 · (706) 863-1202 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
285 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 142 | 19% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
57.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.1pp since 2021
Math
69.0%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.3% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.4% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.8% | 63.9% |
| 2021-22 | 57.2% | 71.8% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Evans Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #153 of 1,208 | #10 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #141 of 1,215 | #9 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #164 of 1,215 | #9 of 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #322 of 1,183 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #324 of 1,324 | #9 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,107 of 1,301 | #13 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #213 of 1,301 | #7 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #1,128 of 1,312 | #11 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #287 of 386 | #11 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
730
-47 (-6%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 808
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 730 | 48.5 | 15.1:1 | 39% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 823 | 55.1 | 14.9:1 | 42% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 840 | 53.9 | 15.6:1 | 31% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 777 | 48 | 16.2:1 | 23% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 31% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 763 | 46 | 16.6:1 | 30% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 28% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 5% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 808 | 36 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evans Elementary School.
About Evans Elementary School
Evans Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Evans, Georgia, administered by Columbia County. Total enrollment is 730 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 21% more students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).
The district, Columbia County, operates 31 schools serving 28,964 students.
Of every 100 students at Evans Elementary School, about 50 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Black, 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 66%. The diversity index for Evans Elementary School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 15.1:1 is based on 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 13.3:1. In all, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 39% average for public schools in Columbia County.
Evans Elementary School scores 64.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.2%.
The school's county is Columbia County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $95,592 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Evans Elementary School shares Columbia County with 31 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Evans Elementary School is closest to Evans Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Evans Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Evans Elementary School's average proficiency of 64.1% compares with 61.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Evans Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 6%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.2:1 to 15.1:1 over the same years.
Evans Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
162,434
Census ACS
Median income
$95,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
29,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbia County
- Grovetown High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- Greenbrier High SchoolHigh · 1,935 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Evans High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- Harlem High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- Grovetown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
Other schools in Evans
- Greenbrier High SchoolHigh · 1,935 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Evans High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- Evans Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,030 students
- Greenbrier Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 795 students
Nearby schools
- Evans Middle School0.6 mi · 1,030
- SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning1.2 mi · 554
- Evans High School1.2 mi · 1,800
- Parkway Elementary School2.8 mi · 795
- Blue Ridge Elementary School2.9 mi · 612
- Riverside Elementary School3.0 mi · 640
Frequently asked questions
About Evans Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Evans Elementary School?
Evans Elementary School enrolls approximately 730 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Evans Elementary School serve?
Evans Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Evans Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Evans Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Evans Elementary School?
At Evans Elementary School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 11% Hispanic, 22% Black, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Evans Elementary School public or private?
Evans Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.