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Evansdale Elementary School

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Evansdale Elementary School ranks 676 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

676^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Evansdale Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Doraville, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 522 students. The school is part of the DeKalb County School District, which is ranked 131 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Evansdale Elementary has also received a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several school years, indicating its performance is below average compared to other elementary schools in the state.

Evansdale Elementary School's test scores on the Milestones Assessment are generally lower than the DeKalb County and Georgia state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 5th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts (42.7%) and Mathematics (36.6%) is significantly below the state averages of 43% and 42.6%, respectively. Additionally, Evansdale Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 58.16% to 60.54% in recent years, which is higher than the rates at some nearby schools, such as Briarlake Elementary (43.35%) and Livsey Elementary (54.35%).

When comparing Evansdale Elementary to the nearby schools in the same DeKalb County district, it becomes clear that Evansdale is underperforming. Schools like Briarlake Elementary and Livsey Elementary have significantly higher test scores, higher state rankings, and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While Evansdale Elementary's spending per student has increased over the past few years, it is still lower than some of the higher-performing nearby schools. Addressing these challenges and implementing effective strategies to support student learning could be crucial for improving the school's overall performance and outcomes.

504

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,157

Per pupil spending ?

64.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2914 Evans Woods Dr
Doraville, GA 30340

(678) 874-2702

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Evansdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Henderson Middle School
High:	Lakeside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.4%

White:

22.6%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg33%

Georgia avg42%

676^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 81Elementary Schools in the DeKalb County

131^st of 206DeKalb County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	676 of 1238	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	495 of 1248	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	677 of 1242	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	644 of 1244	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	777 of 1214	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	564 of 1234	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	578 of 1209	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.0	582 of 1205	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.0	511 of 1233	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.6	439 of 1240	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.1	711 of 1231	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.8	642 of 1225	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.8	505 of 1201	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.0	308 of 1212	74.6%	★★★★☆
2010	86.3	84 of 1183	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	86.1	92 of 1133	91.9%	★★★★★
2008	82.6	130 of 1134	88.5%	★★★★☆
2007	81.7	146 of 1125	87.0%	★★★★☆
2006	86.2	73 of 1101	93.4%	★★★★★

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science43%~ state avg

English Language Arts35%-4 vs state

Mathematics33%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 27, 2017

Wonderful school. My Daughter has excelled in reading and math. Small class sizes and Teacher really takes time with students!! Can't wait till 1st grade!!! Go Eagles Close Quote

Schools Near Evansdale Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Evansdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2914 Evans Woods Dr	Doraville	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2702	504	39	12.9	64.1%	114 (22.6%)	60 (11.9%)	279 (55.4%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	41.1	676^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.4%		55.8	495^th of 1248 public elementary schools	60.3%	181	27.3	35.5	42.7	28.6	34.4	36.6	42.7	$20,157	$1,500	$18,657
Midvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3836 Midvale Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3402	417	40	10.4	78.7%	104 (24.9%)	138 (33.1%)	126 (30.2%)	23 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	59.4	444^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.1%		45.8	613^th of 1248 public elementary schools	50.9%	169	44.6	33.3	51.6	55.4	43.1	38.1	45.2	$24,333	$1,913	$22,420
Livsey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4137 Livsey Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3302	383	34	11.2	65.5%	122 (31.9%)	66 (17.2%)	146 (38.1%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	71.4	313^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.7%		81	220^th of 1248 public elementary schools	82.4%	93	45.3	40.9	49.1	60.9	36.4	68.4	56.1	$24,778	$2,068	$22,710
Pleasantdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3680 Pleasantdale Rd	Doraville	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3502	794	56	14.1	86.3%	34 (4.3%)	163 (20.5%)	542 (68.3%)	19 (2.4%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (2.9%)	19.9	998^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.4%		14.4	1106^th of 1248 public elementary schools	11.4%	108	9.0	19.8	18.4	28.6	38.4	27.6	23.1	$18,316	$1,705	$16,611
Henderson Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2408 Henderson Mill Rd NE	Atlanta	30345	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3102	541	40	13.5	73.0%	87 (16.1%)	134 (24.8%)	277 (51.2%)	12 (2.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	34.2	769^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.9%		31.6	817^th of 1248 public elementary schools	34.5%	48	26.7	24.4	38.2	26.4	31.6	37.7	40.8	$18,576	$1,772	$16,804
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2535 Caladium Dr NE	Atlanta	30345	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2802	378	40	9.4	83.1%	86 (22.8%)	90 (23.8%)	168 (44.4%)	12 (3.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	37.4	722^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	41.7%		38.5	719^th of 1248 public elementary schools	42.4%	3	25.4	39.6	28.8	42.4	35.4	36.5	26.9	$21,825	$1,659	$20,166
Graves Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Graves Rd	Norcross	30093	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 326-8000	1,076	84	12.8	82.8%	19 (1.8%)	118 (11.0%)	903 (83.9%)	24 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	17.2	1045^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.9	1044^th of 1248 public elementary schools	16.3%	1	13.9	13.2	21.3	21.1	27.5	35.5	17.4	$14,853	$992	$13,861
Oakcliff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3151 Willow Oak Way	Doraville	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3102	621	46	13.5	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.7%)	551 (88.7%)	41 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.3	904^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.0%		30.7	840^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.7%	64	27.8	28.6	20.7	25.8	38.1	32.9	12.2	$17,964	$2,024	$15,940
Nesbit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6575 Cherokee Dr	Tucker	30084	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 414-2740	1,191	97	12.2	85.6%	27 (2.3%)	159 (13.4%)	950 (79.8%)	32 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.7%)	14.2	1108^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.5%		12.6	1146^th of 1248 public elementary schools	8.2%	38	11.0	13.4	20.6	17.8	25.6	22.9	24.1	$15,610	$1,480	$14,129
Brockett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1855 Brockett Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2602	394	38	10.3	91.9%	51 (12.9%)	116 (29.4%)	144 (36.5%)	52 (13.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.9%)	29.5	842^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	32.0%		35.2	771^st of 1248 public elementary schools	38.2%	71	23.2	30.2	32.4	21.4	47.6	26.5	22.1	$22,181	$1,856	$20,325

Frequently Asked Questions about Evansdale Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Evansdale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Evansdale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henderson Middle School
High : Lakeside High School

What is the racial makeup of Evansdale Elementary School?

Students at Evansdale Elementary School are 55% Hispanic, 23% White, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Evansdale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Evansdale Elementary School.

What district is Evansdale Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

Is Evansdale Elementary School a good school?

Evansdale Elementary School ranks 676^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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