Best Public Schools in Evans, GA

Summary:

The city of Evans, Georgia is home to a strong school district, the Columbia County school district, which is ranked 16th out of 203 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The district consists of 15 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 3 high schools.

Several schools in the district stand out as top performers. Greenbrier High School is ranked 44th out of 458 Georgia high schools, with a 5-star rating, a 96.7% four-year graduation rate, and consistently high test scores. Riverside Middle School is ranked 35th out of 588 Georgia middle schools, with a 5-star rating and strong performance in Algebra I. River Ridge Elementary is ranked 24th out of 1,248 Georgia elementary schools, with a 5-star rating and exceptional performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Overall, the schools in the Evans, Georgia area demonstrate strong academic performance, with the district as a whole being a high-performing one. While there is a noticeable gap in performance between the highest-performing and lowest-performing schools, the majority of the schools in the district are rated 4 or 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating a quality education for students in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2024)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2024)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Milestones Assessment Science (2024)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	4575 Blanchard Woods Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	State Specialty Schools II- SAIL Charter Academy - School fo	Yes	No	No	Yes	(762) 585-1400	568	42	13.6	3.7%	330 (58.1%)	99 (17.4%)	91 (16.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	39 (6.9%)	52.3	538^th of 1248 public elementary schools	56.9%		65.8	383^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	69.2%	155					40.0	40.0	50.7	50.0	33.3	54.8	32.9	37.1	38.0	30.2	47.4	54.8	43.7	43.3	22.6	$7,593	$392	$7,201
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	1095 Furys Ferry Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 868-3712	757	46	16.3	18.6%	491 (64.9%)	114 (15.1%)	60 (7.9%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	60 (7.9%)	94.7	35^th of 588 public middle schools	94.0%		94.4	35^th of 577 public middle schools	93.9%			81.3						76.2	70.5	65.8				67.0	68.2	71.6			60.4	$8,615	$227	$8,389
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4431 Hardy McManus Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 868-3736	701	51	13.6	22.8%	446 (63.6%)	102 (14.6%)	69 (9.8%)	16 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	61 (8.7%)	93.3	91^st of 1248 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.6	90^th of 1242 public elementary schools	92.8%	1					75.0	57.7	75.4				75.0	83.7	61.0				70.3			$9,895	$624	$9,271
Evans Middle School	Public	6-8	4785 Hereford Farm Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 868-3689	980	61	16.1	34.4%	534 (54.5%)	196 (20.0%)	118 (12.0%)	48 (4.9%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (7.9%)	88.7	60^th of 588 public middle schools	89.8%		85.5	73^rd of 577 public middle schools	87.3%	13		82.2						57.9	66.4	57.7				51.0	68.2	60.3			69.9	$7,884	$94	$7,791
Evans High School	Public	9-12	4550 Cox Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 863-1198	1,887	102	18.4	30.4%	1,057 (56.0%)	426 (22.6%)	207 (11.0%)	64 (3.4%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	124 (6.6%)	63.7	113^th of 458 public high schools	75.3%		53.7	147^th of 442 public high schools	66.7%	34	42.5	47.3	54.2	50.5																$8,019	$127	$7,892
Evans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	618 Gibbs Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 863-1202	840	54	15.5	31.4%	448 (53.3%)	169 (20.1%)	93 (11.1%)	35 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (11.1%)	89.1	147^th of 1248 public elementary schools	88.2%		84.3	185^th of 1242 public elementary schools	85.1%	38					63.2	53.2	72.5				68.4	70.1	68.7				60.3			$8,653	$94	$8,559
Blue Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Blue Ridge Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 868-0894	603	47	12.8	39.5%	306 (50.7%)	115 (19.1%)	81 (13.4%)	61 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.0%)	91.1	120^th of 1248 public elementary schools	90.4%		87.7	151^st of 1242 public elementary schools	87.8%	31					55.1	62.8	69.2				74.2	74.5	64.4				72.1			$10,210	$95	$10,114
Lakeside High School	Public	9-12	533 Blue Ridge Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 863-0027	1,940	107	18.0	24.3%	1,081 (55.7%)	365 (18.8%)	167 (8.6%)	200 (10.3%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (6.1%)	73.1	79^th of 458 public high schools	82.8%		70.1	76^th of 442 public high schools	82.8%	3	60.6	38.6	69.4	35.8																$7,867	$294	$7,572
Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	527 Blue Ridge Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 855-6900	531	41	12.9	52.5%	269 (50.7%)	120 (22.6%)	71 (13.4%)	33 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	30 (5.6%)	66.1	172^nd of 588 public middle schools	70.7%		71.2	142^nd of 577 public middle schools	75.4%	30		69.2						53.9	44.3	46.6				37.0	37.5	42.1			54.5	$8,747	$348	$8,400
River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4109 Mullikin Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 447-1016	782	50	15.6	18.2%	512 (65.5%)	79 (10.1%)	61 (7.8%)	77 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.8%)	97.7	24^th of 1248 public elementary schools	98.1%		98.2	22^nd of 1242 public elementary schools	98.2%	2					78.3	74.2	87.0				78.9	86.1	76.7				79.5			$9,598	$474	$9,124
Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2660 William Few Parkway	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 868-2346	756	53	14.3	14.7%	458 (60.6%)	96 (12.7%)	92 (12.2%)	50 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	55 (7.3%)	94.7	67^th of 1248 public elementary schools	94.6%		94	84^th of 1242 public elementary schools	93.2%	17					69.2	62.7	72.9				77.4	76.1	74.3				77.9			$9,337	$96	$9,241
Greenbrier Middle School	Public	6-8	5120 Riverwood Pkwy	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 650-6080	845	48	17.6	11.7%	571 (67.6%)	108 (12.8%)	72 (8.5%)	38 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.4%)	95.7	30^th of 588 public middle schools	94.9%		96	24^th of 577 public middle schools	95.8%	6		79.2						70.8	69.0	72.7				64.4	70.7	68.1			80.9	$8,452	$94	$8,358
Lewiston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5426 Hereford Farm Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 650-6064	892	57	15.5	26.6%	519 (58.2%)	191 (21.4%)	76 (8.5%)	41 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.3%)	93.7	85^th of 1248 public elementary schools	93.2%		93.4	91^st of 1242 public elementary schools	92.7%	6					67.1	74.0	81.4				68.9	78.6	61.4				71.7			$9,701	$544	$9,157
Greenbrier High School	Public	9-12	5114 Riverwood Pkwy	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 650-6040	1,801	95	18.9	12.0%	1,171 (65.0%)	253 (14.0%)	181 (10.0%)	66 (3.7%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	120 (6.7%)	82.9	44^th of 458 public high schools	90.4%		83.7	34^th of 442 public high schools	92.3%	10	66.9	53.3	75.7	67.9																$7,830	$145	$7,685
Greenbrier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5116 Riverwood Pkwy	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 650-6060	654	43	15.1	8.0%	498 (76.1%)	53 (8.1%)	43 (6.6%)	22 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.7%)	93.3	92^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	92.6%		95.8	59^th of 1242 public elementary schools	95.2%	33					68.2	67.2	68.8				72.9	82.4	70.5				63.4			$8,608	$93	$8,514

Cities Near Evans

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Martinez	2.15 mi	4	15^th
Grovetown	4.09 mi	8	70^th
Augusta	4.5 mi	46	318^th
Fort Gordon	9.4 mi	1	107^th
Hephzibah	10.57 mi	10	311^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 Georgia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.