Public | PK-5 | 518 students |
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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.
We moved to this part of town from Kirkwood for "bigger house, better schools," and this community has not let us down. Evansdale is simply fantastic! Both of my sons have attended PreK here and my oldest is now in first grade. The staff and teachers are wonderful, the community support is just awesome. There is plenty of diversity, both economical and racial, which we love. There are wonderful programs, art, music and many other perks via the PTA, International Night, Cultural Arts, Science night, etc. I feel like we have won a prize finding this school and this neighborhood.
First, let me lay out my biases. I think that the public educational system in Georgia is awful. In Dekalb County (as well as other areas of the Atlanta Metro Region), there has been corruption in the administration and allegations of continued corruption. The public schools also need more resources, and the current Dekalb County administration has the brilliant (sarcasm) idea that packing more kids into school buildings (shooting for 900 kids per elementary school) is going to help our kids. So why would I send my children to Evansdale? Evansdale is a light in the darkness. The principal and teachers overall are wonderful. Because Dekalb schools do not have the needed resources to provide quality education on their own, parents are needed to fill in the deficiencies. Fortunately at Evansdale, this system is working. Educational studies have shown that some parental involvement improves learning; groundskeeping, photocopying, and other scut work probably aren't essential forms of parental involvement, but they allow the teachers to focus on their work. See you soon.
This is a wonderful school. Still has that neighborhood-school feel. Parental involvement is off the charts. Do you want your child to go to a great school? Make it great. Get involved and get others involved!
This is a great school! There are many experienced, smart, and caring teachers on the staff. The Discovery and science programs are expecially good.
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