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What's the most underrated thing about Evans School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSVILLE VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180345000473
Evans School
2727 N Evans Ave, Evansville, IN 47711 · (812) 435-8330 · Vanderburgh County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
343 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 57% · 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
Evans School→North Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
14.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
17.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 School
Evans School's state test result (16.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans School this school | 473 | 72.5% | 16.2% |
| Cedar Hall Community School Evansville | 496 | 71.2% | 20.0% |
| Tenth Street Elementary School Anderson | 529 | 70.5% | 18.6% |
| Erskine Elementary School Anderson | 461 | 68.5% | 19.6% |
| Valley Grove Elementary School Anderson | 485 | 76.5% | 22.6% |
| Delaware Elementary School Evansville | 379 | 71.0% | 14.4% |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vanderburgh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #890 of 983 | #16 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #900 of 986 | #17 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #918 of 986 | #17 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #435 of 1,079 | #12 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #124 of 991 | #9 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #206 of 996 | #12 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #117 of 1,058 | #4 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #202 of 597 | #9 of 16 |
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. 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
473
+87 (+23%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 473 | 37.8 | 12.5:1 | 73% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 39.6 | 12.3:1 | 78% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 36.8 | 13.6:1 | 85% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 36 | 10.7:1 | 83% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 36.5 | 15.8:1 | 92% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 93% (501) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 28 | 10.5:1 | 98% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 85% (415) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 29 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evans School.
About Evans School
Evans School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Evansville, Indiana. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 473 students.
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp has 21,589 students spread across 38 schools.
White students account for 54% of enrollment at Evans School. The remaining students are 21% Black, 13% multiracial, and 12% Hispanic. Census figures show Vanderburgh County is about 81% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Evans School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Teacher staffing is 37.8 full-time equivalents, or about 12.5 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.5:1. About 73% of students, or 343, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Vanderburgh County is 48%.
The allk12 Grade for Evans School is D. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 10% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 24.2% at Evans School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 16.2%.
Across Vanderburgh County, median household income is about $61,648, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Evans School is among the 44 public schools in Vanderburgh County.
EVSC Virtual Academy is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Evans School places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Evans School is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 386 in 2020-21 and 473 in 2024-25, a increase of 87 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.7:1 to 12.5:1.
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Vanderburgh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,117
Census ACS
Median income
$61,648
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in Evansville
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Nearby schools
- EVSC Virtual Academy0.5 mi · 151
- Academy for Innovative Studies0.5 mi · 318
- New Tech Institute1.1 mi · 264
- Stringtown Elementary School1.3 mi · 313
- Delaware Elementary School1.5 mi · 379
- Vogel Elementary School1.5 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Evans SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Evans School?
Evans School enrolls approximately 473 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Evans School serve?
Evans School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Evans School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Evans School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Evans School?
At Evans School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 12% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Evans School in?
Evans School is part of Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.