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If you could change one rule at Adams Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270318000095
Adams Elementary
8989 SYCAMORE ST NW, COON RAPIDS, MN 55433 · (763) 506-1600 · Anoka County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
280 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
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 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
29.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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
Adams Elementary's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elementary this school | 454 | 61.7% | 29.9% |
| Hamilton Elementary COON RAPIDS | 391 | 65.2% | 45.3% |
| University Avenue Elementary - Aero BLAINE | 557 | 57.6% | 36.6% |
| Sunset Terrace Elementary School ROCHESTER | 437 | 55.8% | 35.9% |
| Mississippi Elementary COON RAPIDS | 439 | 57.2% | 46.9% |
| Global Arts Plus Lower SAINT PAUL | 410 | 67.8% | 23.5% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #671 of 844 | #39 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #603 of 844 | #36 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #709 of 844 | #39 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #374 of 1,130 | #33 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #137 of 769 | #5 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.2% | #18 of 796 | #3 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #211 of 942 | #12 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #368 of 499 | #23 of 27 |
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
454
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 454 | 39.5 | 11.5:1 | 62% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 40.7 | 12.1:1 | 67% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 42 | 11.5:1 | 70% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 52% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 60% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 64% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 56% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 32% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 686 | 30 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (489 to 454); teachers up 31% (30 to 39.5).
About Adams Elementary
Adams Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in COON RAPIDS, Minnesota, administered by Anoka-Hennepin School District. The school had 454 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
Adams Elementary is in Anoka-Hennepin School District, a district with 38,746 students across 53 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Adams Elementary is White (34%). Other groups make up 26% Black, 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. Anoka County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is lower. Adams Elementary has a diversity index of 76%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 39.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.5:1. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Anoka County average 42%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Adams Elementary would score about 31.9%. It scores 29.9%, 2.0 points below that figure.
In the county around the school, Anoka County, median household income is about $101,869, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 145 public schools operate in Anoka County, serving about 59,656 students.
The nearest other public school, Riverview Early Childhood VPK, is about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Adams Elementary is 3rd of 4 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Adams Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 491 to 454. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.5:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Anoka County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,349
Census ACS
Median income
$101,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
145
59,656 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anoka-Hennepin School District
- Blaine High SchoolHigh · 3,157 students
- Champlin Park High SchoolHigh · 2,978 students
- Anoka High SchoolHigh · 2,348 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 2,037 students
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Andover High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
Other schools in COON RAPIDS
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Coon Rapids Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,295 students
- Northdale MiddleMiddle · 1,108 students
- Sand Creek ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- Morris Bye ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Other Adams Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 20 states are named Adams Elementary. Adams Elementary is the 12th largest of the 41.
- Adams ElementaryFERGUS FALLS, MN · 254 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
- Riverview Early Childhood VPK0.8 mi · 38
- Star of the North - Coon Rapids1.4 mi · 120
- Anoka-Hennepin Regn Night School1.4 mi · 30
- Anoka-Hennepin Regional High School1.4 mi · 203
- University Avenue Elementary - Aero1.7 mi · 557
- Paladin Career and Tech High School1.7 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Adams ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Adams Elementary?
Adams Elementary enrolls approximately 454 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Adams Elementary serve?
Adams Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Adams Elementary?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Adams Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adams Elementary?
At Adams Elementary, the student body is approximately 34% White, 11% Hispanic, 26% Black, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Adams Elementary?
Adams Elementary is overseen by Anoka-Hennepin School District in Anoka County.
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