Adams Elementary School

Adams Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in ZEELAND, Michigan, one of the schools within Zeeland Public Schools, serves 343 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within Zeeland Public Schools, which oversees 12 schools and 5,777 students, Adams Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Adams Elementary School logs that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Ottawa County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Ottawa County (around 34%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Adams Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.1%.

In the broader community, Ottawa County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,502, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Adams Elementary School is one of 103 public schools in Ottawa County (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students).

Nearest neighbor: Woodbridge Elementary School, around 2.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Adams Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 57.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 5%: 326 students in 2018 compared to 343 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 87% to 81% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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