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Evers Park Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (105).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 20.0% | 24.0% | 44.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Texas 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 Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Evers Park Elementary School
Evers Park Elementary School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evers Park Elementary School this school | 732 | 61.7% | 37.4% |
| Diane Winborn Elementary School KATY | 728 | 60.0% | 46.4% |
| Rosamond-Sherley Elementary School ANNA | 793 | 62.2% | 27.9% |
| Kohrville Elementary School KLEIN | 671 | 64.1% | 46.2% |
| E C Mason Elementary School MANVEL | 692 | 57.7% | 46.3% |
| Zwink Elementary School KLEIN | 840 | 63.2% | 49.9% |
Where Evers Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #2,904 of 4,401 | #106 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,742 of 4,466 ▼ 695 | #123 of 138 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,549 of 4,466 ▼ 641 | #129 of 138 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.0pp | #249 of 3,998 | #10 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 732 | #730 of 4,938 | #15 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,949 of 4,622 | #81 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #675 of 4,628 | #57 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #3,028 of 4,789 | #31 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.5% | #286 of 1,307 | #12 of 48 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 732 | 50.6 | 14.5:1 | 62% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 52.3 | 13.2:1 | 73% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 659 | 47.8 | 13.8:1 | 70% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 49 | 11.1:1 | 73% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 47.6 | 12.1:1 | 74% (424) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 69% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 55 | 10.8:1 | 72% (427) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 40% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 36 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (574 to 732); teachers up 6% (47.6 to 50.6).
About Evers Park Elementary School
Federal records list Evers Park Elementary School as an elementary school in DENTON, Texas. Enrollment is 732 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 41% bigger than average.
Evers Park Elementary School falls under DENTON ISD, which has 46 schools enrolling 33,329 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Evers Park Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 47%. Next come 21% White, 20% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 21% Hispanic among all Denton County residents. Evers Park Elementary School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Evers Park Elementary School operates with 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Evers Park Elementary School reports 62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 27 points above the 35% average for public schools in Denton County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 47.3% at Evers Park Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Denton County, the median household income is $111,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Evers Park Elementary School is one of 267 public schools in the county.
Strickland Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Evers Park Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Evers Park Elementary School's average proficiency of 37.4% compares with 41.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment grew 35% from its 2020-21 level of 542. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.1:1 to 14.5:1.
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