Best Public Schools in Evansville, MN

Summary:

Evansville, Minnesota is home to a single standout elementary school, Evansville Elementary, which serves grades 2-5 and is part of the Brandon-Evansville Public Schools district. This district is ranked 40th out of 446 in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Evansville Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 20-25% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past 3 years. The school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments are significantly higher than the state averages, particularly in 4th and 5th grade. For example, the school's 5th-grade Reading proficiency rate of 79.07% in 2024-2025 is notably higher than the state average of 57.09%, and its overall Math proficiency rate of 67.48% is over 20 percentage points above the state average of 45.21%.

Other key metrics for Evansville Elementary include a favorable student-teacher ratio of 17.1 to 1 and a free/reduced lunch rate of 38.61%, indicating the school serves a diverse student population. Overall, the data suggests Evansville Elementary is providing a high-quality education and exceeding state averages in core academic areas, making it a standout school in the Evansville area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Evansville Elementary	Public	2-5	123 2nd Ave	Evansville	56326	Douglas County	Brandon-Evansville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 834-4084	163	8	19.4	32.5%	149 (91.4%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	76.5	188^th of 872 public elementary schools	78.4%		77	171^st of 881 public elementary schools	80.6%	17	66.7	73.3	64.3	67.5	45.1	56.7	79.1	59.7	$11,068

Cities Near Evansville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brandon	5.02 mi	3	45^th
Ashby	8.73 mi	2	151^st
Garfield	10.61 mi	1	16^th
Barrett	12.12 mi	3	212^th
Elbow Lake	13.6 mi	1	64^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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