Summary:
Evarts Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Evarts, Kentucky, with 340 students enrolled. The school is part of the Harlan County School District, which is ranked 25 out of 159 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Evarts Elementary has shown mixed performance on state assessments, with some grade levels and subjects outperforming the district and state averages, while others lag behind. For example, in 2023-2024, Evarts 4th graders had 59% proficiency in Math, compared to 44% for Harlan County and 43% for the state. However, Evarts 8th graders had only 26% proficiency in Math, compared to 47% for the county and 37% for the state. The school stands out for its ability to effectively serve certain student subgroups, such as male students and students with disabilities, often ranking in the top 10% of Kentucky schools for those groups. Conversely, Evarts struggles with proficiency rates for female students and white students, ranking in the bottom half of the state.
Evarts Elementary has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86-89% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school also spends more per student ($12,770-$12,883) compared to the state average, likely due to the high needs of its student population. When compared to other elementary schools in the Harlan County district, Evarts generally performs at a similar level, with no school standing out as significantly outperforming the others. However, the nearby Green Hills Elementary and Cawood Elementary schools have shown stronger performance in certain grade levels and subjects, suggesting that there may be opportunities for Evarts to learn from their practices.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-8
District:
Harlan County
SchoolDigger Rank:
238th of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,982
Students who attend Evarts Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.5
Number of students: 348
Racial breakdown:
White:
95.7%
Hispanic:
2.3%
Two or more races:
1.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.1%
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