Summary:
Zip code 35621, encompassing the town of Eva, Alabama, is served by a single elementary school, Eva School, a PK-8 institution within the Morgan County district that educates 345 students.
For parents considering this area, Eva School is a consistently strong performer, holding a 4-star rating for three consecutive years. The school’s greatest academic strengths lie in science and early-grade English. In 8th grade science, 76.92% of students are proficient, which is nearly 23 points above the state average, and 3rd grade English proficiency stands at 82.35%, outpacing the state by over 17 points. Mathematics is a mixed picture: the school excels in 4th grade (77.14% proficiency, 35 points above the state) and 5th grade, but experiences a significant "middle school dip," with 6th and 7th grade math proficiency falling to just 23-26%. This represents a dramatic drop from the 61% proficiency seen in 5th grade and is the school's most pressing area for improvement. While the school remains above average overall, its state percentile ranking has slipped from the 87th to the 76th percentile over the past two years, a trend worth monitoring.
Despite serving a population where 60.29% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, Eva School consistently outperforms state averages in most subjects, a testament to its effective teaching and strong community support. The school also boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.2%, better than both the district and state averages. As the sole educational hub for the community, its PK-8 configuration allows for long-term student-teacher relationships. However, be aware of notable year-over-year volatility in early grades, such as a 30-point swing in 3rd grade math proficiency, which may be due to small class sizes. Overall, this is a solid, above-average school with clear strengths in science and reading, but with a notable challenge in middle school mathematics.
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