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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 063315005129
Adams Elementary
8362 Colorado Ave., Riverside, CA 92504 · (951) 352-6709 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
411 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
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 | 103 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 91% larger than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.2pp since 2014
Math
26.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.7% | 28.6% | 23.7% | 35.1% |
| Math | 10.0% | 16.3% | 31.9% | 41.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 26.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 29.5% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 28.2% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 27.5% |
| 2018-19 | 38.0% | 27.5% |
| 2017-18 | 31.9% | 24.3% |
| 2016-17 | 33.8% | 21.0% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for California 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 California'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
Adams Elementary's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elementary this school | 487 | 84.4% | 34.0% |
| Clarence Ruth Elementary Lompoc | 495 | 84.4% | 20.2% |
| Hawthorne Elementary Ontario | 549 | 82.7% | 34.0% |
| Belvedere Elementary Highland | 557 | 83.7% | 28.5% |
| Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez Richmond | 490 | 82.7% | N/A |
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary Oxnard | 476 | 83.4% | 29.9% |
Matched among California 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,064 of 5,151 | #132 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #3,625 of 5,172 ▼ 485 | #164 of 283 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #2,800 of 5,172 ▲ 237 | #127 of 283 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #3,342 of 5,116 | #211 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #2,609 of 5,915 | #244 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,005 of 5,352 | #220 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #4,274 of 5,354 | #230 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #1,723 of 5,625 | #130 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #2,681 of 3,837 | #147 of 207 |
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
487
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 487 | 20 | 24.4:1 | 84% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 21 | 22.8:1 | 59% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 21 | 22.8:1 | 80% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 21 | 23.9:1 | 85% (430) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 22.2 | 24.4:1 | 85% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 21 | 24.4:1 | 83% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | N/A | N/A | 75% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 28 | 21.4:1 | 56% (337) |
| 1990-91 | 643 | 25 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (542 to 487); teachers down 10% (22.2 to 20).
About Adams Elementary
Adams Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Riverside, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 487 students.
Riverside Unified, which runs Adams Elementary, has 48 schools and 38,002 students.
Hispanic students make up 87% of enrollment at Adams Elementary. The remaining shares are 6% White and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Riverside County's population at about 51%. Adams Elementary's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 20 full-time equivalents, or about 24.4 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 24.4:1 here. About 84% of students, or 411, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Riverside County report 74%.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 30.1%. Adams Elementary scores 34.0%.
Across Riverside County, the median household income is $93,074, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Riverside County has 543 public schools and roughly 424,872 students.
The nearest other public school, Jefferson Elementary, is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Adams Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Adams Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when Adams Elementary had 503 students, to 2024-25, when it had 487.
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Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other schools in Riverside
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- Arlington HighHigh · 1,920 students
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Other Adams Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 20 states are named Adams Elementary. Adams Elementary is the 9th largest of the 41.
- Adams ElementaryStockton, CA · 492 students
- Adams ElementarySanta Barbara, CA · 469 students
- Adams ElementaryCosta Mesa, CA · 321 students
- Adams ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 320 students
- Adams ElementarySan Diego, CA · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary0.7 mi · 886
- Monroe Elementary0.7 mi · 596
- Jackson Elementary0.9 mi · 657
- Ramona High1.2 mi · 2,142
- Chemawa Middle1.2 mi · 885
- Sunshine Special Education1.4 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Adams ElementaryHow many students attend Adams Elementary?
Adams Elementary enrolls approximately 487 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Adams Elementary serve?
Adams Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Adams Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Adams Elementary is approximately 24.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adams Elementary?
At Adams Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 87% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Adams Elementary public or private?
Adams Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Riverside Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.