Evant Isd, TX - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Evant Isd

Evant ISD is a small district serving pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade across Coryell County, with an enrollment of roughly two hundred students spread across two schools: an elementary campus and a high school. The district draws from a rural area with mixed composition; the student body is slightly more than half white, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of Black and multiracial students. Free-and-reduced-price lunch eligibility data was not available in the public record reviewed here.

Academic performance across the district shows a consistent pattern of low proficiency. In English language arts, results are strongest in the middle grades, where roughly half of eighth-graders meet or exceed proficiency, while third and fourth graders show proficiency rates around one quarter to one third. Performance in mathematics is notably weaker across the board. Third through eighth grade students show proficiency rates ranging from single digits to roughly one fifth, with mastery (the highest performance level) reaching only a handful of students in any grade. Science results are sparse in the tested grades and uneven; one measured grade showed thirty percent proficiency while data from another grade was insufficient for reporting. Social studies showed zero proficiency among eighth-graders tested. These results place the district in the bottom quartile among Coryell County's districts when looking at overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. A parent examining these numbers may want to ask the school directly about what interventions or changes are underway to address the math proficiency gap in particular.

The district's chronic absenteeism rate runs slightly below the county median, suggesting attendance is not a primary driver of academic difficulty, though the rate still sits above what some comparable schools in the county achieve.

Housing in the area is affordable relative to national and state benchmarks. Median home values across the district's service area range considerably by zip code, but overall fall below the state average. Rental housing, where available, remains accessible. The area's unemployment rate is moderate, and median household income is stable. For families considering the district, the economic landscape presents lower cost of entry into homeownership, though the academic profile would warrant careful evaluation against family priorities and expectations.

Spending per student in Evant ISD runs in the upper range among the county's districts, suggesting the district has not limited resource allocation relative to peers despite serving a small enrollment. What is not visible in these figures is how those resources are deployed and whether they are reaching classrooms and instructional support effectively.

The district serves a genuinely rural community with limited program data available. No course offerings beyond standard required subjects were documented. A parent or resident looking at Evant ISD should understand it as a small, resource-constrained rural district with academic results well below county norms, a stable but economically modest local housing market, and limited detail on specialized or enrichment programming. The fit depends entirely on family circumstances, acceptance of the academic starting point, and confidence in the school's capacity to address documented gaps.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

204

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 35%

Black 3%

White 57%

Two+ 4%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr 3

21%

—

Gr 4

30%

—

Gr 5

44%

—

Gr 6

44%

—

Gr 7

33%

—

Gr 8

60%

Math

Gr 3

—

Gr 4

10%

—

Gr 5

44%

—

Gr 6

—

Gr 7

11%

—

Gr 8

40%

Science

Gr 5

22%

—

Gr 8

60%

Social studies

Gr 8

all_subjects_approaches

Gr ALL

36%

—

all_subjects_masters

Gr ALL

—

all_subjects_meets

Gr ALL

13%

—

ela_approaches

Gr ALL

32%

—

ela_masters

Gr ALL

—

ela_meets

Gr ALL

—

math_approaches

Gr ALL

32%

—

math_masters

Gr ALL

—

math_meets

Gr ALL

16%

—

science_approaches

Gr ALL

60%

—

science_masters

Gr ALL

—

science_meets

Gr ALL

20%

—

social_studies_approaches

Gr ALL

40%

—

social_studies_masters

Gr ALL

—

social_studies_meets

Gr ALL

20%

—

Schools in this District

2 schools are officially reported under this district.

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Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

5 grades reported

Grade 3

Grade 4

12%

Grade 6

15%

Grade 7

18%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

27%

Grade 3

30%

Grade 4

42%

Grade 5

47%

Grade 6

31%

Grade 7

55%

Grade 8

Science

1 grade reported

30%

Grade 8

Social Studies

1 grade reported

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$335,698

Year-over-year change+1.5%

Range across 8 ZIP codes$225K to $474K

vs. state typical1.11x

vs. national typical0.91x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (8 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
76525	Evant	$337K	+0.2%	50.5%
76528	Gatesville	$242K	+2.4%	24.1%
76566	Purmela	$474K	+3.8%	18.6%
76531	Hamilton	$242K	+3.2%	2.4%
76550	Lampasas	$301K	+1.1%	2.3%
76522	Copperas Cove	$225K	+0.0%	1.3%
76538	Jonesboro	$409K	+3.6%	0.9%
76844	Goldthwaite	$376K	+9.3%	0.0%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$1,320/mo

Year-over-year change+0.5%

Range across 2 ZIP codes$1,236 to $1,324/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (2 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
76528	Gatesville	$1,324	—	24.1%
76522	Copperas Cove	$1,236	+0.5%	1.3%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$1,694/mo

Home price / national median income4.0x

Annual rent / national median income18.9%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$374/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$302,187 (-2.0% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

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