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What's the biggest difference between Evans Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,030
Middle
DISTRICT 852 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA COUNTY·NCES 130141000601
Evans Middle School
4785 Hereford Farm Rd, Evans, GA 30809 · (706) 868-3689 · Columbia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,030 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Georgia public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
469 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 347 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 325 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 358 | 35% |
Student demographics
63%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
60.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +9.8pp since 2021
Math
67.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +24.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 67.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 63.6% |
| 2022-23 | 56.5% | 56.6% |
| 2021-22 | 50.3% | 43.1% |
% 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Middle School
Evans Middle School's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans Middle School this school | 1,030 | 45.5% | 57.4% |
| Ebenezer Middle School Rincon | 1,039 | 44.7% | 54.8% |
| Saint Marys Middle School Saint Marys | 1,077 | 47.5% | 55.7% |
| Harlem Middle School Harlem | 1,025 | 44.8% | 36.9% |
| Mossy Creek Middle School Kathleen | 796 | 44.1% | 57.0% |
| Bonaire Middle School Bonaire | 1,151 | 40.3% | 68.2% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #72 of 470 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #53 of 474 ▲ 6 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #52 of 474 ▲ 5 | #4 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.9pp | #4 of 465 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,030 | #88 of 487 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #452 of 471 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #129 of 471 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #394 of 479 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #141 of 144 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,030
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 887
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,030 | 59.5 | 17.3:1 | 46% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 940 | 62.7 | 15.0:1 | 46% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 980 | 60.5 | 16.2:1 | 34% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 1,049 | 63 | 16.6:1 | 29% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 1,027 | 57.9 | 17.7:1 | 36% (370) |
| 2015-16 | 983 | 55 | 17.9:1 | 38% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 877 | 52 | 16.9:1 | 33% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 15% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 887 | 52 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evans Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,027 to 1,030); teachers up 3% (57.9 to 59.5).
About Evans Middle School
Evans Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Evans, Georgia. Its enrollment is 1,030 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Georgia enroll around 763, and this school is 35% bigger than that mark.
Evans Middle School is in Columbia County, a district with 28,964 students across 31 schools.
More than half of the students at Evans Middle School are White (55%). The next largest groups are 21% Black, 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Columbia County overall, about 66% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
The school's 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. Middle schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 14.1:1. At Evans Middle School, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, Evans Middle School lands at A, ahead of 91% of Georgia public middle schools.
Evans Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (57.4%) and its predicted rate (53.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
The school is in Columbia County, where median household income comes to about $95,592, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Columbia County's 32 public schools enroll about 29,518 students and include Evans Middle School.
About 0.6 miles separate Evans Middle School from the closest public school, Evans Elementary School. The five-mile area around Evans Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Evans Middle School at 5th of 7.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,049) to 2024-25 (1,030).
This page is set up for the Evans Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Greenbrier Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 795 students
- River Ridge ElementaryElementary · 789 students
Other Evans Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Evans Middle. Evans Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Evans Middle SchoolNewnan, GA · 736 students
- Evans Middle SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 773 students
Nearby schools
- Evans Elementary School0.6 mi · 730
- Evans High School0.9 mi · 1,800
- SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning1.7 mi · 554
- Westmont Elementary School2.6 mi · 720
- Lewiston Elementary School2.6 mi · 614
- Parkway Elementary School2.8 mi · 795
Frequently asked questions
About Evans Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Evans Middle School?
Evans Middle School enrolls approximately 1,030 students in grades 06-08.
Is Evans Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Evans Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Evans Middle School have?
Evans Middle School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Evans Middle School?
Student demographics at Evans Middle School are roughly 55% White, 10% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Evans Middle School public or private?
Evans Middle 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.