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What's the most underrated thing about Evans Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801056
Evans Elementary
4949 Cottonwood Rd, Memphis, TN 38118 · (901) 416-2504 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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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 | 71 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · 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
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
26.3%
TN avg 40.9% . +10.2pp since 2022
Math
23.0%
TN avg 39.3% . -1.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.3% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.4% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.1% | 24.9% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Evans Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #815 of 957 ▼ 13 | #88 of 144 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #771 of 959 ▲ 103 | #79 of 146 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #443 of 1,044 | #73 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #333 of 962 | #36 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #397 of 537 | #66 of 77 |
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
485
+78 (+19%) vs 2020
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 | 485 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 27.5 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 26 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 29 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 32.9 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 94% (452) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evans Elementary.
About Evans Elementary
Evans Elementary is an elementary school located in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. The school has 485 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Evans Elementary is part of a district of 211 schools: Memphis-Shelby County Schools, with 111,979 students.
The largest group at Evans Elementary is Black students, at 62%. Other students are 35% Hispanic. By comparison, Shelby County residents are about 52% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Evans Elementary scores 49%.
The school's county is Shelby County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 287 public schools in the county, enrolling about 154,209, Evans Elementary among them.
Memphis Merit Academy is the nearest public school to Evans Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Evans Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 19%, from 407 to 485.
People who know Evans Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
919,173
Census ACS
Median income
$63,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
154,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 2,251 students
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Dexter SchoolElementary · 1,509 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
Other schools in Memphis
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
- Overton HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Snowden Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,384 students
- Kingsbury HighHigh · 1,383 students
Other Evans Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Evans Elementary. Evans Elementary is the 5th largest of the 8.
- EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOVIEDO, FL · 788 students
- Evans Elementary SchoolEvans, GA · 730 students
- Evans Elementary SchoolLimerick, PA · 546 students
- Evans Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 487 students
- Evans Elementary SchoolBONHAM, TX · 422 students
Nearby schools
- Memphis Merit Academy0.4 mi · 424
- Cornerstone Prep School0.5 mi · 85
- The Excel Center0.8 mi · 457
- Wooddale High0.9 mi · 662
- Memphis Virtual Adult High School0.9 mi · 418
- Memphis Virtual School0.9 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Evans ElementaryHow many students attend Evans Elementary?
Evans Elementary enrolls approximately 485 students in grades PK-05.
Is Evans Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Evans Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student diversity at Evans Elementary?
Student demographics at Evans Elementary are roughly 1% White, 35% Hispanic, 62% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Evans Elementary in?
Evans Elementary is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
What city is Evans Elementary in?
Evans Elementary is located in Memphis, TN.
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