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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Evansdale Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000650
Evansdale Elementary School
2914 Evans Woods Dr, Doraville, GA 30340 · (678) 874-2702 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
323 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
35.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.0pp since 2021
Math
33.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -3.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 | 35.3% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.1% | 44.7% |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 33.5% |
| 2021-22 | 35.3% | 36.8% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Evansdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #559 of 1,208 | #30 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #780 of 1,215 | #36 of 88 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #583 of 1,215 | #31 of 88 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #297 of 1,183 | #16 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #845 of 1,324 | #52 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #502 of 1,301 | #41 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #407 of 1,301 | #27 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #895 of 1,312 | #72 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #341 of 854 | #47 of 73 |
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
504
-92 (-15%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 504 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 64% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 40.8 | 12.8:1 | 61% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 43.7 | 12.2:1 | 58% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 47 | 12.7:1 | 47% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 48.9 | 12.3:1 | 57% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 45 | 12.8:1 | 56% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 23% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 23% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 28 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evansdale Elementary School.
About Evansdale Elementary School
At 2914 Evans Woods Dr in Doraville, Georgia, Evansdale Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. The latest federal count shows 504 students in pre-K through 5.
DeKalb County serves 92,088 students across 131 schools.
Roughly 55% of students at Evansdale Elementary School are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 23% White, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. DeKalb County's residents are about 11% Hispanic, 45 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Evansdale Elementary School's 39 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 64%. That is 13 points below the 77% average for public schools in DeKalb County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 44.2% at Evansdale Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in DeKalb County, the median household income is $80,644, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Evansdale Elementary School is one of 154 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Evansdale Elementary School is Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Evansdale Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 92 students since 2020-21, to 504.
The Evansdale Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Doraville
- Pleasantdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 794 students
- Oakcliff Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Hightower Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
- Tapestry Public Charter SchoolHigh · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School0.8 mi · 165
- Henderson Middle School0.8 mi · 1,367
- Midvale Elementary School1.2 mi · 417
- Pleasantdale Elementary School1.3 mi · 794
- Livsey Elementary School1.3 mi · 383
- Henderson Mill Elementary School1.6 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Evansdale Elementary SchoolHow large is Evansdale Elementary School?
Evansdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Evansdale Elementary School serve?
Evansdale Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Evansdale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Evansdale Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Evansdale Elementary School?
Student demographics at Evansdale Elementary School are roughly 23% White, 55% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Evansdale Elementary School?
Evansdale Elementary School is overseen by DeKalb County in DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.