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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN CITY·NCES 010162001665
Adams Elementary School
919 Raley St, Gadsden, AL 35903 · (256) 492-4952 · Etowah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
393 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
10.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Adams Elementary School
Adams Elementary School's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elementary School this school | 433 | 90.8% | 23.3% |
| Carver Primary School Opelika | 414 | 91.1% | N/A |
| West Forest Intermediate School Opelika | 393 | 91.6% | 36.4% |
| Matthews Elementary School Northport | 401 | 86.8% | 25.9% |
| Weeden Elementary School Florence | 477 | 84.3% | 48.6% |
| W E Striplin Elementary School Gadsden | 400 | 84.8% | 33.0% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Adams Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #577 of 626 | #19 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #605 of 626 | #19 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #540 of 626 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #397 of 709 | #5 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #519 of 655 | #17 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #94 of 658 | #2 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #10 of 696 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #214 of 262 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
433
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 433 | 23.3 | 18.6:1 | 91% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 96% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 25.4 | 16.7:1 | 91% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 80% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 24.1 | 17.4:1 | 86% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 23 | 17.7:1 | 86% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 90% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 94% (456) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (418 to 433); teachers down 3% (24.1 to 23.3).
About Adams Elementary School
Adams Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Gadsden, Alabama. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 433 students.
The district, Gadsden City, has 4,940 students enrolled across 12 schools.
The largest group at Adams Elementary School is Black students, at 45%. Other students are 37% Hispanic, 14% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 15% Black share among all Etowah County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Adams Elementary School has 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 91% at Adams Elementary School. That rate is above the 58% average among public schools in Etowah County.
In Alabama, Adams Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 23.3% actual against a predicted 18.1%.
In the wider Etowah County area, the median household earns about $54,563 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Adams Elementary School shares Etowah County with 41 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Litchfield Middle School is closest at about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Adams Elementary School ranks 7th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment increased 6% over 4 years, reaching 433 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.7:1 to 18.6:1.
This page is set up for the Adams Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Etowah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,105
Census ACS
Median income
$54,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
15,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gadsden City
- Gadsden City High SchoolHigh · 1,361 students
- Gadsden Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- W E Striplin Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Eura Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- Sansom Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Other schools in Gadsden
- Gadsden City High SchoolHigh · 1,361 students
- Gadsden Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- W E Striplin Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Gaston High SchoolHigh · 380 students
- Eura Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Other Adams Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 20 states are named Adams Elementary. Adams Elementary School is the 14th largest of the 41.
- ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 767 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 743 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 667 students
- Adams ElementaryCary, NC · 655 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolYakima, WA · 643 students
Nearby schools
- Litchfield Middle School0.1 mi · 252
- Donehoo Elementary School1.0 mi · 225
- Etowah County Special Education Learning Center2.3 mi · 1
- W E Striplin Elementary School2.5 mi · 400
- Gadsden Middle School2.6 mi · 438
- Thompson Elementary School2.7 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Adams Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Adams Elementary School?
Adams Elementary School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades KG-05.
Is Adams Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Adams Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Adams Elementary School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Adams Elementary School.
How diverse is Adams Elementary School?
Adams Elementary School reports a student body of 14% White, 37% Hispanic, 45% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Adams Elementary School?
Adams Elementary School is overseen by Gadsden City in Etowah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.