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Evansville Elementary

Q: Is Evansville Elementary a good school?

Evansville Elementary ranks 188 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Evansville Elementary is a public elementary school located in Evansville, Minnesota, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 158 students. The school is part of the Brandon-Evansville Public Schools district, which is ranked 40th out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Evansville Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Minnesota, with a statewide ranking between 66th and 310th out of 840-872 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, Evansville Elementary's proficiency rates in Math (67.48%) and Reading (59.68%) for all grades are significantly higher than the state averages (45.21% and 49.59%, respectively). The school's performance is particularly strong in Math, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade proficiency rates exceeding 64% in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 57.93%, 55.6%, and 42.94%, respectively. Evansville Elementary also performs exceptionally well for students with low socioeconomic status, ranking 13th out of 774 Minnesota elementary schools in 2022-2023, and for special education students, ranking 53rd out of 524 Minnesota elementary schools in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Woodland Elementary, which is part of the same district, Evansville Elementary stands out with its consistently high academic performance, strong student-teacher ratio, and exceptional performance for specific student subgroups. The school's success is likely attributable to effective teaching practices, a supportive learning environment, and a focus on meeting the needs of all students, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds. As the school's demographic landscape evolves, it will be important for the district to ensure that Evansville Elementary continues to receive the resources and support necessary to maintain its excellence.

163

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,068

Per pupil spending ?

32.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 2nd Ave
Evansville, MN 56326-0040

(320) 834-4084

District: Brandon-Evansville Public Schools

Students who attend Evansville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brandon-Evansville Middle School
High:	Brandon-Evansville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Two or more races:

5.5%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 64th percentile in 2022 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (64% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 78th (2025) from a 64th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg57%

Minnesota avg47%

188^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th of 446Brandon-Evansville Public Schools among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	188 of 872	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	171 of 881	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	167 of 845	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	310 of 858	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.0	254 of 869	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	69 of 870	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	66 of 847	92.2%	★★★★★
2017	79.0	129 of 853	84.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.3	194 of 848	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	83.5	71 of 840	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	152 of 799	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	96 of 809	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	106 of 787	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	223 of 799	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	302 of 783	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	216 of 787	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	23 of 774	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	94 of 764	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	41 of 793	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	13 of 774	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	56.7	300 of 683	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	96.1	5 of 740	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	4 of 728	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	229 of 812	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	273 of 826	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	243 of 799	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	380 of 808	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	193 of 784	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	25 of 798	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.3	130 of 779	83.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	82.8	53 of 524	89.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	264 of 714	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	266 of 730	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	259 of 712	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	410 of 725	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	339 of 710	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	132 of 722	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	153 of 712	78.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2023)90th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math67%+22 vs state

Reading60%+10 vs state

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Schools Near Evansville Elementary

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th 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
Brandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	206 3rd St W	Brandon	56315	Douglas County	Brandon-Evansville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 834-4084	107	12	9.2	40.2%	101 (94.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)								(n/a)											$10,500
Ashby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Birch Ave	Ashby	56309	Grant County	Ashby Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 747-2257	178	16	11.2	33.1%	174 (97.8%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.3	215^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.3%		59.6	376^th of 881 public elementary schools	57.3%	161	80.0	66.7	52.4	42.9	61.3	60.0	44.4	71.4	59.3	58.1	$8,994
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	303 Sanstead St E	Garfield	56332	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 762-3350	117	9	12.8	17.1%	114 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	88.4	57^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.5%		82.6	116^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.8%	59	68.8	94.4	68.4		77.4	56.3	72.2	79.0		69.8	$12,682
West Central Area N. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	411 1st St SE	Elbow Lake	56531	Grant County	West Central Area	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 685-7500	144	15	9.6	41.0%	124 (86.1%)	4 (2.8%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	76.5	185^th of 872 public elementary schools	78.8%		74.6	208^th of 881 public elementary schools	76.4%	23	78.1	70.4			74.6	56.3	48.2			52.5	$13,651
West Central Area S. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	31 N Central	Kensington	56343	Douglas County	West Central Area	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 965-7600	138	12	11.1	39.9%	123 (89.1%)	3 (2.2%)	7 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	59.9	370^th of 872 public elementary schools	57.6%		40.2	583^rd of 881 public elementary schools	33.8%	213	72.2	54.6			60.8	61.1	39.4			47.1	$14,376
Voyager Elementary	Public	K-5	203 Voyager Drive	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 762-3325	446	35	12.8	27.8%	410 (91.9%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	74.7	211^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.8%		71.9	236^th of 881 public elementary schools	73.2%	25	74.2	74.7	57.1		68.9	60.7	54.1	49.4		55.0	$11,254
Lakes Country Academy - ALEX	Public	K-6	524 Willow Drive	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(218) 739-3273	7	3	2.2		3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (28.6%)								(n/a)
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1120 Lark St	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 762-3320	481	31	15.3	37.8%	402 (83.6%)	10 (2.1%)	33 (6.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	66.4	305^th of 872 public elementary schools	65.0%		69.6	260^th of 881 public elementary schools	70.5%	45	52.0	77.6	56.9		61.4	43.4	64.9	57.5		54.1	$11,098
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1410 McKay Ave S Ste #101	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 762-3300	410	37	11.1	41.7%	328 (80.0%)	8 (2.0%)	40 (9.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)	48.2	493^rd of 872 public elementary schools	43.5%		48.8	505^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.7%	12	50.7	56.7	43.2		49.8	49.3	34.5	46.0		43.8	$11,322

Frequently Asked Questions about Evansville Elementary

How many students attend Evansville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 163 students attended Evansville Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Evansville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Evansville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brandon-Evansville Middle School
High : Brandon-Evansville High School

What is the racial makeup of Evansville Elementary?

Students at Evansville Elementary are 91% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Evansville Elementary a good school?

Evansville Elementary ranks 188^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Evansville Elementary in?

Brandon-Evansville Public Schools

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