Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Evans’s public schools score below 63% of Colorado districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Evans’s districts is 17%, below the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Evans, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.
From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Evans’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 145 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Evans’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 45% and 32% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Greeley School District 6 spends $14,735 per student and Weld County School District RE-1 $17,712, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Union Colony Elementary School is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Evans’s grade
C+: better than 37% of Colorado school districts, #132 of 159 Colorado towns. Graduation is above the Colorado average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Evans, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Evans · depends on your address
Chappelow K-8 Magnet School
Grades K–8 · 693 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Prairie Heights Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 537 students · 16:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Evans · depends on your address
Chappelow K-8 Magnet School
Grades K–8 · 693 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Prairie Heights Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 537 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Evans · depends on your address
Chappelow K-8 Magnet School
Grades K–8 · 693 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Prairie Heights Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 537 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Evans runs its own schools through grade 12 (Greeley School District 6). From grade PK, students attend the Weld County School District RE-1, shared with Gilcrest, La Salle and Platteville. Its high school is in Greeley. Parts of Evans (4% of its land) are served by Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Evans
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Evans vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Evans’s borders.
Every school in Evans
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Evans’s schools
Are Evans’s schools good?
On Colorado’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Evans children attend score below 63% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #132 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Evans in?
Two districts: Greeley School District 6 runs grades PK–12, and Weld County School District RE-1 runs grades PK–12, shared with Gilcrest, La Salle and Platteville.
Where do Evans kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Greeley West High School, Greeley Central High School, Northridge High School, Valley High School and Early College Academy.
What is Evans’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Greeley School District 6 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.
How much does Evans spend per student?
$14,735 in Greeley School District 6 and $17,712 in Weld County School District RE-1 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Evans families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Evans → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.