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Enrollment
1,800
High
DISTRICT 1,834 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA COUNTY·NCES 130141000603
Evans High School
4550 Cox Rd, Evans, GA 30809 · (706) 863-1198 · Columbia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,800 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Georgia public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
694 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 433 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 456 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 447 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 464 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%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 DistinguishedMath
36.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +20.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 21 points since 2022.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% |
| 2022-23 | 15.3% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 →
Schools most like Evans High School
Evans High School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans High School this school | 1,800 | 38.6% | 46.5% |
| Veterans High School Kathleen | 1,940 | 39.6% | 67.3% |
| South Effingham High School Guyton | 1,906 | 38.9% | 53.8% |
| Northgate High School Newnan | 2,142 | 32.4% | 65.7% |
| Loganville High School Loganville | 1,911 | 44.0% | 64.6% |
| Ola High School McDonough | 1,586 | 38.8% | 56.8% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Evans High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #148 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #215 of 417 ▼ 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,800 | #100 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #342 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #67 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #359 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #163 of 168 |
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,800
-53 (-3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,627
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 1,800 | 100.1 | 18.0:1 | 39% (694) |
| 2023-24 | 1,875 | 101.4 | 18.5:1 | 41% (771) |
| 2022-23 | 1,887 | 102.4 | 18.4:1 | 30% (574) |
| 2020-21 | 1,853 | 100 | 18.5:1 | 24% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 1,815 | 99.6 | 18.2:1 | 34% (623) |
| 2015-16 | 1,854 | 102 | 18.2:1 | 34% (630) |
| 2010-11 | 1,789 | 97 | 18.4:1 | 25% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 1,737 | 92 | 18.9:1 | 7% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 1,627 | 89 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evans High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,815 to 1,800); teachers up 1% (99.6 to 100.1).
About Evans High School
Evans High School is a large high school serving families in Evans, Georgia. In all, 1,800 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 61% larger than the average of about 1,120 students for high schools in Georgia.
The 31 schools in Columbia County enroll 28,964 students altogether, Evans High School among them.
The share of White students at Evans High School is 51%, a majority. It is also 24% Black, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Columbia County is roughly 66% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 18.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Evans High School, which has 100.1. High schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 15.2:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 39%. That is in line with the 39% average for public schools in Columbia County.
Among Georgia public high schools, Evans High School outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Evans High School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 46.5% actual against 57.4% predicted.
In Columbia County, the median household earns about $95,592 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Columbia County, 32 public schools serve about 29,518 students.
Evans Middle School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Evans High School is 6th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Evans High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 3%, from 1,853 to 1,800.
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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
- Harlem High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- Grovetown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,060 students
Other schools in Evans
- Greenbrier High SchoolHigh · 1,935 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Evans Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,030 students
- Greenbrier Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 795 students
- River Ridge ElementaryElementary · 789 students
Other Evans High schools
One other US public school is named Evans High. Evans High School is the largest of the 2.
- Evans High SchoolEvans, LA · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Evans Middle School0.9 mi · 1,030
- Evans Elementary School1.2 mi · 730
- Westmont Elementary School2.0 mi · 720
- South Columbia Elementary School2.4 mi · 398
- SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning2.4 mi · 554
- Blue Ridge Elementary School2.5 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Evans High SchoolHow many students attend Evans High School?
Evans High School enrolls approximately 1,800 students in grades 09-12.
Is Evans High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Evans High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Evans High School have?
Evans High School employs 100 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
How diverse is Evans High School?
Evans High School reports a student body of 51% White, 13% Hispanic, 24% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Evans High School public or private?
Evans High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbia County.
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