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Evans Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

873^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Evans Elementary is a public elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 448 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Evans Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Tennessee elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23% of Evans Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42.2% statewide and 22.6% in the district. Additionally, Evans Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 33.3% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state and district averages.

Nearby schools, such as Newberry Elementary, Compass Community School Hickory Hill Campus, and Power Center Academy Elementary School, generally outperform Evans Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and higher spending per student compared to Evans Elementary, which may be contributing factors to their stronger performance.

485

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,480

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4949 Cottonwood Rd
Memphis, TN 38118-2606

(901) 416-2504

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Evans Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wooddale Middle School
High:	Wooddale High

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 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

873^rd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

65^th of 120Elementary Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

135^th of 139Memphis-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
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
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
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
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)

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

African American (2025)36th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-13 vs state

Mathematics23%-19 vs state

Science23%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th 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 8th 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 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Evans Elementary	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		4 (0.9%)	276 (61.6%)	158 (35.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	16.4	873^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	13.5%		13.7	907^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.9%	34	27.9	21.5	19.2				23.0	26.2	30.8	20.8				26.3	28.3	20.0	19.2				22.6					$15,480	$1,435	$12,932
Memphis Merit Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4775 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%)	7.8	965^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.4%		8.8	971^st of 1018 public elementary schools	4.6%	6	13.6	14.3	12.7	12.2			13.2	22.4	18.5	12.7	12.2			16.7	13.6	25.5	15.9	7.3			16.1					$14,046	$1,385	$12,294
Cornerstone Prep School	Public, Charter	K-2	5221 Cottonwood RD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3640	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%)								(n/a)																										$20,548	$1,071	$19,477
Fox Meadows Elementary	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		2 (0.4%)	438 (81.7%)	79 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	15	887^th of 1009 public elementary schools	12.1%		27.2	764^th of 1018 public elementary schools	25.0%	123	7.0	23.3	23.0				18.0	25.4	40.0	21.0				28.7	20.3	21.7	14.5				18.8					$15,770	$2,276	$12,526
Power Center Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	3540 S. Mendenhall ST	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 310-2999	712	48	14.8		7 (1.0%)	481 (67.6%)	220 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	38.5	623^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	38.3%		40.4	611^th of 1018 public elementary schools	40.0%	12	13.1	50.5	48.7				38.0	19.6	39.8	35.0				31.8	27.1	48.2	42.4				39.5					$14,740	$1,556	$12,818
Sheffield Elementary	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		2 (0.4%)	145 (29.1%)	350 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12.9	912^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.6%		10	954^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.3%	42	5.2	40.4	16.7				20.3	10.2	19.2	6.3				11.9	13.8	32.7	27.1				24.1					$17,168	$1,673	$14,098
Willow Oaks Elementary	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		20 (3.3%)	219 (36.1%)	355 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	23.7	806^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.1%		21.6	826^th of 1018 public elementary schools	18.9%	20	31.5	24.7	19.1				25.4	37.0	30.8	23.4				30.7	32.4	34.1	21.3				29.7					$14,473	$1,531	$11,987
Parkway Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Claudette RD	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%)	23.9	803^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	20.4%		16.1	881^st of 1018 public elementary schools	13.5%	78	26.4	37.4	27.3				30.7	23.4	21.4	28.1				24.2	37.3	35.9	24.2				32.4					$14,796	$1,644	$12,024
Newberry Elementary	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		4 (1.1%)	265 (70.1%)	103 (27.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	71.8	224^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.8%		58.3	374^th of 1018 public elementary schools	63.3%	150	43.1	58.0	36.5				45.0	58.6	59.2	39.7				51.8	70.7	83.7	61.9				71.2					$15,468	$1,554	$12,598
Compass Community School Hickory Hill Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3572 Emerald	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 546-9926	254	20	12.7		5 (2.0%)	41 (16.1%)	205 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.7	631^st of 1009 public elementary schools	37.5%		44.9	546^th of 1018 public elementary schools	46.4%	85	32.0	23.1	44.0	42.3	66.7	52.8	43.8	36.0	26.9	64.0	34.6	41.7	22.2	36.4	32.0	23.1	56.0	23.1	41.7	27.8	33.3	23.1	54.2	44.4	40.7	$15,368	$1,228	$13,773

Frequently Asked Questions about Evans Elementary

How many students attend Evans Elementary?

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

What is the racial makeup of Evans Elementary?

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

Is Evans Elementary a good school?

Evans Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Evans Elementary attend?

Students who attend Evans Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wooddale Middle School
High : Wooddale High

What district is Evans Elementary in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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