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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Adams Elementary School right now?
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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262382006050
Adams Elementary School
1005 ADAMS DR, MIDLAND, MI 48642 · (989) 923-6037 · Midland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
134 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
53.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 (57.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elementary School this school | 479 | 28.0% | 57.9% |
| Switzer Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 495 | 25.9% | 46.8% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School STEVENSVILLE | 412 | 28.9% | 58.7% |
| Mohawk Elementary School MACOMB | 463 | 26.1% | 40.9% |
| Kent Lake Elementary School SOUTH LYON | 518 | 24.1% | 52.6% |
| Kennedy Elementary School LIVONIA | 472 | 28.8% | 60.7% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Michigan | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #249 of 1,085 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #355 of 1,072 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #287 of 1,139 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #335 of 1,630 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #716 of 1,424 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #697 of 1,424 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #1,264 of 1,563 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #152 of 440 | N/A |
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
479
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 479 | 29.9 | 16.0:1 | 28% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 29.4 | 16.6:1 | 29% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 27.9 | 17.0:1 | 26% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 24% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 22.9 | 18.6:1 | 19% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 23 | 19.0:1 | 16% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 22 | 21.6:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 29 | 18.3:1 | 6% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (426 to 479); teachers up 31% (22.9 to 29.9).
About Adams Elementary School
Adams Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Michigan, with an address in MIDLAND. Its 479 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
Midland Public Schools has 13 schools and 7,380 students, and Adams Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Adams Elementary School, at 80%. Other students are 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 2% Black. That is lower than the 90% White share among all Midland County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Adams Elementary School employs 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Adams Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 28%. That is lower than the 39% average for public schools in Midland County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 53.9%.
Among Midland County residents, the median household income is $77,705, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Adams Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Adams Elementary School is Plymouth Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Adams Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Adams Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (471) and 2024-25 (479).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Adams Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Midland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,757
Census ACS
Median income
$77,705
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
11,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Midland Public Schools
- HH Dow High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Central Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Siebert Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
Other schools in MIDLAND
- HH Dow High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Central Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Siebert Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
Other Adams Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 20 states are named Adams Elementary. Adams Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 41.
- Adams Elementary SchoolZEELAND, MI · 343 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolBAD AXE, MI · 25 students
- ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 767 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 743 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 667 students
Nearby schools
- Plymouth Elementary School0.9 mi · 406
- Northeast Middle School1.0 mi · 789
- Jefferson Middle School1.0 mi · 919
- MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs1.1 mi · 158
- Siebert Elementary School1.2 mi · 643
- Chestnut Hill Elementary School1.3 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Adams Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Adams Elementary School?
Adams Elementary School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Adams Elementary School serve?
Adams Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Adams Elementary School have?
Adams Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adams Elementary School?
At Adams Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Adams Elementary School public or private?
Adams Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Midland Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.