Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005407
Adams Elementary
4672 35th St., San Diego, CA 92116 · (619) 362-4200 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
205 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 81 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 108% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
48.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.5pp since 2014
Math
29.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.8% | 23.8% | 15.8% | 35.6% |
| Math | 14.7% | 14.7% | 25.5% | 45.1% |
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 | 48.5% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 21.8% |
| 2022-23 | 36.5% | 22.1% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 19.8% |
| 2018-19 | 38.3% | 34.6% |
| 2017-18 | 33.6% | 34.2% |
| 2016-17 | 41.4% | 36.9% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 (34.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elementary this school | 290 | 70.7% | 34.5% |
| Casa de Oro Elementary Spring Valley | 320 | 73.8% | 28.4% |
| Laguna Vista Elementary Oxnard | 351 | 71.8% | 27.9% |
| Highlands Elementary Spring Valley | 357 | 73.9% | 35.2% |
| Aspen Valley Prep Academy Fresno | 320 | 76.6% | N/A |
| Kimbark Elementary San Bernardino | 337 | 64.1% | 51.6% |
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 San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #3,014 of 5,151 | #266 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #3,292 of 5,172 ▲ 678 | #282 of 393 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #2,157 of 5,172 ▲ 698 | #207 of 393 ▲ 47 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #553 of 5,116 | #33 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #4,845 of 5,915 | #381 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,328 of 5,352 | #66 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #3,027 of 5,354 | #291 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.7% | #2,911 of 5,625 | #167 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #848 of 1,139 | #67 of 97 |
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
290
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 773
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 290 | 14 | 20.7:1 | 71% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 12.2 | 23.7:1 | 76% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 12.8 | 20.1:1 | 70% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 12 | 24.3:1 | 77% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 10.8 | 25.9:1 | 89% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 13 | 24.5:1 | 90% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | N/A | N/A | 81% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 801 | 47 | 17.0:1 | 84% (676) |
| 1990-91 | 773 | 28 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (280 to 290); teachers up 30% (10.8 to 14).
About Adams Elementary
Adams Elementary is a small elementary school in California, located in San Diego. The student body numbers 290 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 38% smaller than that.
Adams Elementary is one of the 174 schools that make up San Diego Unified (94,828 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Adams Elementary is 71% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 17% White, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show San Diego County is about 35% Hispanic. Adams Elementary has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Adams Elementary total 14 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.7:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 205 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 71%. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 17 points.
Adams Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 38.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that median household income is about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Adams Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County, which together enroll about 467,437 students.
The closest public school to Adams Elementary is San Diego Global Vision Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Adams Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Adams Elementary is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment went from 291 in 2020-21 to 290 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student. By 2024-25, the school had 20.7 students per teacher, compared with 24.3 in 2020-21.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
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- Adams ElementaryStockton, CA · 492 students
- Adams ElementaryRiverside, CA · 487 students
- Adams ElementarySanta Barbara, CA · 469 students
- Adams ElementaryCosta Mesa, CA · 321 students
- Adams ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 320 students
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- San Diego Global Vision Academy0.1 mi · 463
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Frequently asked questions
About Adams ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Adams Elementary?
Adams Elementary enrolls approximately 290 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Adams Elementary serve?
Adams Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Adams Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Adams Elementary is approximately 20.7:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adams Elementary?
At Adams Elementary, the student body is approximately 17% White, 71% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Adams Elementary public or private?
Adams Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.