Adams Elementary School

Set in Davenport, Iowa, Adams Elementary School is a big primary school, run under Davenport Comm School District. It teaches 498 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Adams Elementary School sits 53% above that benchmark.

Across the 27 schools in Davenport Comm School District (12,812 students total), Adams Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Adams Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Black, 16% Hispanic, 14% multiracial. By comparison, Scott County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Adams Elementary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Scott County (around 38%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Adams Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Iowa public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 63.3%; Adams Elementary School posts 48.8%, -14.5 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Scott County) reports that median household earnings sit near $78,277, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Adams Elementary School is one of 53 public schools in Scott County (combined enrollment of about 26,100 students).

Nearest neighbor: Williams Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 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 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 36.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Adams Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 555 (now 498). Over the same period, the White share fell from 61% to 41%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.