Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLAN COUNTY·NCES 210254000539
Evarts Elementary School
132 Keister St, Evarts, KY 40828 · (606) 837-2386 · Harlan County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- ·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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
295 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 17% larger than its 8th grade class (29).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 47% · 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
Evarts Elementary School→Harlan County High School
Based on grade levels within Harlan County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
34.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Evarts Elementary School
Evarts Elementary School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evarts Elementary School this school | 335 | 88.1% | 41.3% |
| Whitley County North Elementary School Rockholds | 303 | 87.8% | 50.2% |
| Pine Knot Intermediate Pine Knot | 352 | 86.1% | 52.8% |
| Campton Elementary School Campton | 315 | 87.0% | 46.7% |
| Central Elementary School Barbourville | 313 | 86.3% | 64.6% |
| Hazel Green Elementary School East Bernstadt | 363 | 85.4% | 66.1% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Evarts Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Harlan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #391 of 669 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #488 of 668 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #251 of 674 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #521 of 744 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #201 of 674 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.7% | #602 of 674 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.1% | #30 of 721 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #106 of 437 | #5 of 7 |
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
335
-49 (-13%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 335 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 88% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 93% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 24.5 | 13.9:1 | 88% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 89% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 26.4 | 15.9:1 | 86% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 83% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 73% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 21 | 21.0:1 | 87% (384) |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 24 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evarts Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (420 to 335); teachers down 9% (26.4 to 24).
About Evarts Elementary School
Evarts Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Harlan County in Evarts, Kentucky. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 335 students. Against the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 20% lower.
Harlan County counts 9 schools and 3,310 students, including Evarts Elementary School.
The student body at Evarts Elementary School is 96% White. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. Evarts Elementary School's diversity index is 9%, against a US figure of 70%.
Evarts Elementary School operates with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky have 15.4:1, compared with 14.0:1 here. Evarts Elementary School reports 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 76% average for public schools in Harlan County is 12 points.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Evarts Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Evarts Elementary School would be expected to post about 32.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harlan County show that the median household income is $41,693, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 21%. Besides Evarts Elementary School, Harlan County has 14 other public schools.
The closest public school to Evarts Elementary School is Black Mountain Elementary School, about 1.5 miles away. Evarts Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 46.2%, higher than Evarts Elementary School's 41.3%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has fallen by 49 students since 2020-21, to 335. Students per teacher fell from 16.0 in 2020-21 to 14.0 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Evarts Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Harlan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,772
Census ACS
Median income
$41,693
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,310 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harlan County
- Harlan County High SchoolHigh · 945 students
- Cumberland Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Rosspoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Wallins Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- James A. Cawood ElementaryElementary · 277 students
- Black Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Black Mountain Elementary School1.5 mi · 248
- Harlan County High School4.7 mi · 945
- Rosspoint Elementary School5.4 mi · 369
- Cawood Elementary School6.2 mi · 209
- Sunshine School7.0 mi · 110
- Harlan Elementary School7.0 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Evarts Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Evarts Elementary School?
Evarts Elementary School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-08.
Is Evarts Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Evarts Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Evarts Elementary School have?
Evarts Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Evarts Elementary School?
Student demographics at Evarts Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Evarts Elementary School in?
Evarts Elementary School is part of Harlan County.
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