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Evans Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

856^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Evans Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Memphis, TN, serving 485 students as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district ranked in the bottom 3% of Tennessee districts. Evans itself ranks 856th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools (16th percentile), placing it below most of its immediate neighbors. The school has remained in the 11th–18th percentile range over the past eight years, though its most recent ranking is a slight uptick.

Evans modestly outperforms its district average in every tested subject: 23.6% proficient in math (vs. 22.1% district), 29.2% in ELA (vs. 24.6%), and 29.7% in science (vs. 28.4%). Still, these numbers trail state averages by 11–19 points. Nearby results vary widely: Newberry Elementary School, just 1.5 miles away, posts 53.3% math, 56.2% ELA, and 83.9% science proficiency, while Sheffield Elementary School and Memphis Merit Academy rank below Evans. Spending is nearly identical — $15,480 per student at Evans vs. $15,468 at Newberry — showing that per-pupil funding doesn't explain the gap.

Chronic absenteeism is a concern: 28.2% of students missed significant school time in 2024–2025, down from 33.3% but still far above the state rate of 18.3%. Only Fox Meadows Elementary School (31.8%) is higher among nearby schools, while Compass Community School Hickory Hill Campus reports just 5.0%. The most encouraging trend is ELA, which has climbed from 16.1% proficiency in 2022–2023 to 29.2% in 2025–2026. Math, though, has stayed flat at around 23%. Some subgroups show relative strength: Hispanic students reached the 50th percentile statewide, and English Language Learners sat at the 49th percentile. These bright spots suggest that while schoolwide challenges persist, targeted efforts are beginning to pay off.

485

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,480

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4949 Cottonwood Rd
Memphis, TN 38118

(901) 416-2504

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Evans Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wooddale Middle School
High:	Wooddale High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.1%

Hispanic:

35.1%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2018 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (28% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

856^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 1 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 120Elementary Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

137^th of 141Memphis-Shelby County Schools among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	856 of 1019	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	873 of 1009	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	907 of 1018	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	843 of 1020	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	888 of 1000	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	872 of 983	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	805 of 985	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	844 of 997	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	332 of 498	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	318 of 498	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	353 of 498	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	312 of 500	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	366 of 483	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	352 of 411	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	256 of 404	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	269 of 450	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	107 of 211	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	112 of 178	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.1	23 of 164	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	27 of 165	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	33.3	75 of 101	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	56 of 66	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	838 of 986	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	888 of 990	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	796 of 989	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	836 of 975	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	856 of 945	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	720 of 926	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	227 of 458	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.7	299 of 424	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	330 of 415	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	219 of 387	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	160 of 363	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	200 of 324	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	125 of 250	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	188 of 319	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	664 of 823	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	621 of 843	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	692 of 853	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	591 of 865	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	747 of 858	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	767 of 823	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	541 of 821	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	620 of 877	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	860 of 984	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	869 of 991	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	838 of 987	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	879 of 980	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	822 of 941	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	800 of 916	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science30%-17 vs state

English Language Arts29%-11 vs state

Mathematics24%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)						TNReady English Language Arts (2026)						TNReady Science (2026)						TNReady Social Studies (2026)			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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Evans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4949 Cottonwood Rd	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2504	448	28	16.2	94.2%	4 (0.9%)	276 (61.6%)	158 (35.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	20	856^th of 1019 public elementary schools	16.0%		16.4	873^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	13.5%	17	27.7	22.2	20.9			23.6	23.1	36.5	28.4			29.2	26.2	34.9	28.4			29.7				$15,480	$1,435	$12,932
Memphis Merit Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4075 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 617-3690	355	20	17.7		0 (0.0%)	338 (95.2%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	9.8	942^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	7.6%		7.8	965^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.4%	23	10.5	12.3	16.4	8.0	13.2	12.1	27.6	17.5	20.0	8.0	18.4	18.6	22.4	28.1	20.4	26.0	31.6	25.3	8.0	15.8	11.4	$14,046	$1,385	$12,294
Empower Memphis Career and College Prep School	Public, Charter	K-2	4775 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(901) 877-4296																			(n/a)
Cornerstone Prep Knight Road Campus School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	3237 Knight Road	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3645	53	6	9.6		2 (3.8%)	41 (77.4%)	9 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	52.2	473^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	53.6%					(n/a)	50.0					50.0	38.5					38.5	42.3					42.3				$20,548	$1,071	$19,477
Fox Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2960 Emerald St	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2530	536	32	17.0	91.5%	2 (0.4%)	438 (81.7%)	79 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	31.5	741^st of 1019 public elementary schools	27.3%		15	887^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.1%	146	22.4	41.2	44.1			35.0	33.3	39.2	28.8			33.5	31.3	37.3	37.3			35.0				$15,770	$2,276	$12,526
Power Center Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	3540 S. Mendenhall Street	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 310-2999	712	48	14.8	91.7%	7 (1.0%)	481 (67.6%)	220 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	26.7	789^th of 1019 public elementary schools	22.6%		38.5	623^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	38.3%	166	20.4	33.9	29.9			28.2	41.1	34.2	24.6			33.0	31.5	38.3	33.9			34.6				$14,740	$1,556	$12,818
Sheffield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4290 Chuck Ave	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2360	499	33	15.2	95.2%	2 (0.4%)	145 (29.1%)	350 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9.9	939^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.9%		12.9	912^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.6%	27	5.4	22.1	25.0			17.6	10.7	25.0	13.5			17.0	14.3	32.4	15.4			21.6				$17,168	$1,673	$14,098
Willow Oaks Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4417 Willow Rd	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2196	607	38	15.8	92.3%	20 (3.3%)	219 (36.1%)	355 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	24.7	808^th of 1019 public elementary schools	20.7%		23.7	806^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.1%	2	20.9	34.9	25.6			27.6	25.6	39.3	31.4			32.5	24.2	40.4	31.4			32.5				$14,473	$1,531	$11,987
Parkway Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Claudette Road	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0870	828	56	14.7		13 (1.6%)	359 (43.4%)	451 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	24.7	809^th of 1019 public elementary schools	20.6%		23.9	803^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	20.4%	6	20.2	52.3	19.7			30.2	22.1	34.6	15.0			23.4	27.9	47.7	31.0			35.3				$14,796	$1,644	$12,024
Newberry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5540 Newberry Ave	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2518	378	25	15.1	75.1%	4 (1.1%)	265 (70.1%)	103 (27.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	77.1	178^th of 1019 public elementary schools	82.5%		71.8	224^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.8%	46	49.1	45.7	70.6			53.3	59.6	34.8	79.4			56.2	86.0	80.4	85.3			83.9				$15,468	$1,554	$12,598

Frequently Asked Questions about Evans Elementary School

How many students attend Evans Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Evans Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Evans Elementary School?

Students at Evans Elementary School are 62% African American, 35% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Evans Elementary School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is Evans Elementary School a good school?

Evans Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Evans Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Wooddale Middle School
High : Wooddale High School

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

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