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How has Evans Junior High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
684
High
DISTRICT 602 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTTUMWA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192211001316
Evans Junior High School
812 Chester Avenue, Ottumwa, IA 52501 · (641) 684-6511 · Wapello County
GRADES 08–09HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL684 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
303 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 8 | 352 | 51% |
| Grade 9 | 332 | 49% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 48% · 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 Junior High School→Ottumwa High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ottumwa Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
52.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 56.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 70% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Junior High School
Evans Junior High School's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans Junior High School this school | 684 | 44.3% | 57.4% |
| Ottumwa High School Ottumwa | 910 | 37.4% | 58.9% |
| Fort Dodge High School Fort Dodge | 1,020 | 48.3% | 54.2% |
| East High School Sioux City | 1,495 | 51.6% | 64.1% |
| Muscatine High School Muscatine | 1,380 | 42.9% | 63.2% |
| Mason City High School Mason City | 891 | 41.2% | 58.6% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Junior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #285 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #288 of 314 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #261 of 314 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 684 | #68 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #74 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #17 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #80 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.3% | #6 of 125 |
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
684
-417 (-38%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 792
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 684 | 52.8 | 13.0:1 | 44% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 53 | 13.0:1 | 52% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 1,047 | 69.7 | 15.0:1 | 47% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 1,101 | 65 | 16.9:1 | 18% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 968 | 65 | 14.9:1 | 44% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 978 | 62 | 15.8:1 | 52% (509) |
| 2010-11 | 999 | 64 | 15.6:1 | 57% (571) |
| 2000-01 | 756 | 53 | 14.3:1 | 38% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 792 | 42 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evans Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (968 to 684); teachers down 19% (65 to 52.8).
About Evans Junior High School
Evans Junior High School is the name of a mid-sized high school in Ottumwa, Iowa. Enrollment stands at 684 students, covering grades 8 through 9. That is 46% larger than the average of about 468 students for high schools in Iowa.
Evans Junior High School belongs to Ottumwa Comm School District, a district of 12 schools and 5,005 students.
Federal enrollment data show Evans Junior High School is 50% White. Enrollment also includes 26% Hispanic, 11% Pacific Islander, 8% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 29 points below the 79% share among Wapello County residents. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Evans Junior High School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.0 students per teacher. Across high schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Evans Junior High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 44%.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Evans Junior High School is 69.8%. It actually posts 57.4%, which is 12.4 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Iowa schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Wapello County show that the median household earns about $64,766 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Wapello County, 18 public schools serve about 6,892 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Ottumwa Virtual Learning, is the closest to Evans Junior High School. Evans Junior High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Evans Junior High School comes in 2nd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 684, compared with 1,101 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.0:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Evans Junior High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Wapello County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,362
Census ACS
Median income
$64,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,892 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ottumwa Comm School District
- Ottumwa High SchoolHigh · 910 students
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Pickwick Early Childhood CenterElementary · 560 students
- Fahrney ElementaryElementary · 490 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- Douma Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Other schools in Ottumwa
- Ottumwa High SchoolHigh · 910 students
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Pickwick Early Childhood CenterElementary · 560 students
- Fahrney ElementaryElementary · 490 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- Douma Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Other Evans Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Evans Junior High. Evans Junior High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Evans Junior High SchoolBloomington, IL · 778 students
Nearby schools
- Ottumwa Virtual Learning0.0 mi · 106
- Pickwick Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 560
- Fahrney Elementary0.6 mi · 490
- Douma Elementary School0.7 mi · 327
- Liberty Intermediate School0.7 mi · 633
- Gateway High School1.6 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Evans Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Evans Junior High School?
Evans Junior High School enrolls approximately 684 students in grades 08-09.
What age range does Evans Junior High School serve?
Evans Junior High School serves students from grade 08 through grade 09.
How many teachers does Evans Junior High School have?
Evans Junior High School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is Evans Junior High School?
Evans Junior High School reports a student body of 50% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Evans Junior High School public or private?
Evans Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ottumwa Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.