Adams Elementary School

Set in Gadsden, Alabama, Adams Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school, one of the schools within Gadsden City. It teaches 433 students across grades K through 5.

Gadsden City runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 4,940 students. Adams Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Adams Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Black at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 37% Hispanic, 14% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Etowah County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Adams Elementary School logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Etowah County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Adams Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Etowah County shows median household earnings sit near $54,563, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Etowah County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,139 students), Adams Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Litchfield Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Adams Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Adams Elementary School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Adams Elementary School's enrollment has grew 4% since 2018, when it stood at 418 (now 433). Black enrollment moved from 62% to 45% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

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