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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000249
Adams Elem
1002 N Oliver, Wichita, KS 67208 · (316) 973-2650 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
427 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 58% · 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
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
24.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
9.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.1% | 9.5% |
| 2023-24 | 12.7% | 14.0% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Elem
Adams Elem's state test result (16.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elem this school | 446 | 95.7% | 16.6% |
| Welborn Elem Kansas City | 504 | 88.7% | 14.1% |
| Gammon Elem Wichita | 448 | 82.1% | 22.1% |
| Beech Elem Wichita | 538 | 86.6% | 13.2% |
| Hazel Grove Elem Kansas City | 537 | 87.0% | 25.4% |
| Stony Point North Kansas City | 300 | 85.3% | 24.6% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #594 of 625 | #75 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.5% | #608 of 625 | #80 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #588 of 625 | #78 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #123 of 714 | #34 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #354 of 539 | #61 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.4% | #10 of 540 | #6 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #7 of 658 | #3 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #258 of 377 | #48 of 67 |
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
446
+43 (+11%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 446 | 31.4 | 14.2:1 | 96% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 28.8 | 13.1:1 | 96% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 29.8 | 12.7:1 | 97% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 34 | 11.8:1 | 95% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 29.7 | 16.6:1 | 94% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 93% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 90% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 16 | 17.2:1 | 77% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 15 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (493 to 446); teachers up 6% (29.7 to 31.4).
About Adams Elem
Adams Elem is an elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, reachable at (316) 973-2650. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 446 students. The school is 42% above the average for elementary schools in Kansas.
The district for Adams Elem is Wichita, with 87 schools and 47,545 students.
About 35% of students at Adams Elem are Black, the largest single group. The school is also 28% Hispanic, 15% White, 13% Asian, and 9% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 8%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 75%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. The school has 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is 13.2:1. Federal data show 96% of students (427) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County is 33 points.
On BeatsExpectations, Adams Elem is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kansas schools.
In Sedgwick County, home to about 528,226 people, the median household earns about $69,365 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Adams Elem shares Sedgwick County with 159 other public schools.
Adams Elem's closest public school neighbor is Robinson Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Adams Elem ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 43 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.8:1 in 2020-21, and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Adams Elem is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
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Other Adams Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 20 states are named Adams Elementary. Adams Elem is the 13th largest of the 41.
- Adams ElemArkansas City, KS · 306 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
- Robinson Middle School0.7 mi · 682
- Hyde Intl Studies/Commun Elem Magnet0.9 mi · 260
- College Hill Elem1.2 mi · 378
- Price-Harris Communications Magnet1.4 mi · 477
- Wichita Alternative High1.6 mi · 133
- Spaght Multimedia Magnet1.6 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Adams ElemHow large is Adams Elem?
Adams Elem enrolls approximately 446 students in grades PK-05.
Is Adams Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Adams Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Adams Elem have?
Adams Elem employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Adams Elem?
Adams Elem reports a student body of 15% White, 28% Hispanic, 35% Black, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Adams Elem public or private?
Adams Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wichita.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.