Enrollment
232
Elementary
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190633000522
Adams Elementary School
1026 N Adams St, Carroll, IA 51401 · (712) 792-8040 · Carroll County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
103 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 41%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 103 | 44% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 56% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Carroll Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
77.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.5% | 77.1% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 72.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 (72.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elementary School this school | 232 | 44.4% | 72.4% |
| Cooper Elementary School Fort Dodge | 231 | 43.7% | 45.4% |
| Parkview Elementary School Marion | 267 | 42.3% | N/A |
| Longfellow Elementary Marion | 254 | 42.5% | N/A |
| Carter Lake Elementary School Carter Lake | 301 | 45.5% | 51.6% |
| Buffalo Elementary School Buffalo | 242 | 43.8% | 71.8% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #291 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #275 of 564 ▲ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #306 of 564 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #508 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #207 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #270 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #292 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #139 of 359 |
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
232
-15 (-6%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 236
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 232 | 18 | 12.9:1 | 44% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 20 | 12.0:1 | 38% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 16 | 13.8:1 | 41% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 15 | 16.5:1 | 39% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 15 | 18.4:1 | 45% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 39% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 15 | 20.2:1 | 31% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 236 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 30% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (276 to 232); teachers up 20% (15 to 18).
About Adams Elementary School
In Carroll, Iowa, Adams Elementary School is a small elementary school. The school counted 232 students in 2024-25, covering grades 3 through 4. That puts enrollment 29% below the 325-student average for elementary schools in Iowa.
Carroll Comm School District counts 1,593 students in its 4 schools, and Adams Elementary School is one of them.
The share of White students at Adams Elementary School is 75%, a majority. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 93% White share among all Carroll County residents. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at Adams Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 18 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.9:1. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Roughly 44% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Adams Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of Iowa public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Adams Elementary School is 2.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.4% actual, 69.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Iowa.
For Carroll County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $72,930 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Adams Elementary School, Carroll County has 10 public schools.
The closest school to Adams Elementary School is Fairview Elementary School, located about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Adams Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Enrollment was 232 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 247. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.5:1 to 12.9:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Adams Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,594
Census ACS
Median income
$72,930
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,912 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll Comm School District
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 483 students
- Carroll Middle SchoolMiddle · 459 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
Other schools in Carroll
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 483 students
- Carroll Middle SchoolMiddle · 459 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
Other Adams Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 20 states are named Adams Elementary. Adams Elementary School is the 37th largest of the 41.
- Adams Elementary SchoolDavenport, IA · 498 students
- ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 767 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 743 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 667 students
- Adams ElementaryCary, NC · 655 students
Nearby schools
- Fairview Elementary School0.7 mi · 419
- Carroll High School1.4 mi · 483
- Carroll Middle School1.7 mi · 459
- Glidden-Ralston Elementary School7.1 mi · 227
- Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School7.1 mi · 163
- Westside Junior-Senior High School12.1 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About Adams Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Adams Elementary School?
Adams Elementary School enrolls approximately 232 students in grades 03-04.
What age range does Adams Elementary School serve?
Adams Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Adams Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Adams Elementary School.
How diverse is Adams Elementary School?
Adams Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Adams Elementary School?
Adams Elementary School is overseen by Carroll Comm School District in Carroll County.
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