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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Evans High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
364
Combined
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERNON PARISH·NCES 220183001407
Evans High School
Highway 111, Evans, LA 70639 · (337) 286-5289 · Vernon Parish
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Louisiana public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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 Louisiana public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
280 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 70%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 83% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65% · 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
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
44.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
38.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 42.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Louisiana 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 Louisiana'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 High School
Evans High School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans High School this school | 364 | 76.9% | 41.7% |
| Pitkin High School Pitkin | 387 | 81.7% | 36.2% |
| Dodson High School Dodson | 283 | 70.7% | 16.3% |
| Forest School Forest | 460 | 80.0% | 19.0% |
| Maurepas School Maurepas | 301 | 83.1% | 31.3% |
| Hornbeck High School Hornbeck | 335 | 67.2% | 27.8% |
Matched among Louisiana K-12 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 High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #11 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #17 of 55 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #22 of 55 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #6 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #32 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #34 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #44 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #18 of 62 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #34 of 44 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
364
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 364 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 77% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 27.8 | 13.9:1 | 75% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 68% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 77% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 25.4 | 15.3:1 | 72% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 66% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 55% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 57% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 30 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evans High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (390 to 364); teachers up 14% (25.4 to 29).
About Evans High School
Evans High School is a small school serving multiple grade levels located in Evans, Louisiana. It is open to students in pre-K through 12 and enrolls 364 students. That is 31% below the average of about 527 students for combined schools in Louisiana.
Evans High School is part of Vernon Parish, where 18 schools serve 7,887 students.
The share of students at Evans High School who are White is 94%. The remaining students are 2% Hispanic. Among people living in Vernon Parish, the White share is about 75%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.6 students per teacher. The average for combined schools in Louisiana is 52.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 77% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Vernon Parish average 64%.
Evans High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of Louisiana public K-12 schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 28.9% at Evans High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.7%.
For Vernon Parish, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $57,270, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 18 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,887, Evans High School among them.
Evans High School's nearest public school is Burkeville School (about 10.0 miles). Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Evans High School is 4th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%. The school's ratio dropped from 16.5:1 to 12.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Evans High School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Vernon Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,117
Census ACS
Median income
$57,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,887 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vernon Parish
- Rosepine Elementary SchoolElementary · 856 students
- Leesville High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- West Leesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Rosepine High SchoolHigh · 572 students
- Pickering Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Other Evans High schools
One other US public school is named Evans High. Evans High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Evans High SchoolEvans, GA · 1,800 students
Nearby schools
- Burkeville School10.0 mi · 252
- Rosepine High School13.5 mi · 572
- Rosepine Elementary School13.7 mi · 856
- Pickering Elementary School14.0 mi · 476
- Pickering High School14.1 mi · 379
- DeRidder High School14.7 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Evans High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Evans High School?
Evans High School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Evans High School serve?
Evans High School serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Evans High School have?
Evans High School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Evans High School?
At Evans High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Evans High School public or private?
Evans High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vernon Parish.
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