Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 225 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FERGUS FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271188000571
Adams Elementary
301 WEST BANCROFT AVE, FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537 · (218) 998-0544 · Otter Tail County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
90 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 63 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 37% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 39% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Adams Elementary→Cleveland Elementary
Based on grade levels within Fergus Falls Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
71.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 (59.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elementary this school | 254 | 35.4% | 59.6% |
| WATERVILLE ELEMENTARY WATERVILLE | 264 | 35.6% | 42.1% |
| LAKE OF THE WOODS ELEMENTARY BAUDETTE | 234 | 35.5% | 30.8% |
| ALDEN-CONGER ELEMENTARY ALDEN | 229 | 34.5% | 38.1% |
| WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY ERSKINE | 247 | 33.6% | 52.2% |
| RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY RUSHFORD | 266 | 36.8% | 47.2% |
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 Otter Tail County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #149 of 844 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #101 of 844 | #1 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #330 of 844 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #712 of 1,130 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #281 of 769 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #622 of 796 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #600 of 942 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #133 of 499 | 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
254
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 254 | 19.7 | 12.9:1 | 35% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 18.6 | 15.7:1 | 42% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 15.6 | 18.0:1 | 49% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 32% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 17.2 | 18.9:1 | 39% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 39% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 279 | 18 | 15.5:1 | 43% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 311 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 28% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 20 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (324 to 254); teachers up 15% (17.2 to 19.7).
About Adams Elementary
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Adams Elementary serves students in FERGUS FALLS, Minnesota. Students in grades 1 through 3 attend, and enrollment is 254 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344 students.
Adams Elementary is run by Fergus Falls Public School District, whose 11 schools enroll 3,235 students.
Most students at Adams Elementary are White: 86% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Adams Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
Teachers at the school number 19.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.9:1. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, Adams Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Adams Elementary does better than predicted by 13.6 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.6%; the prediction is 46.0%.
Across Otter Tail County, median household income is about $72,255, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Otter Tail County number 37 and enroll about 8,503.
The nearest other public school, McKinley Elementary, is about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Adams Elementary places 1st out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 251 to 254, a small change. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.8 to 12.9 over 4 years.
The Adams Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Otter Tail County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,475
Census ACS
Median income
$72,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
8,503 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fergus Falls Public School District
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 714 students
- Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
- iQ Academy 9-12High · 375 students
- Cleveland ElementaryElementary · 361 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 249 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 236 students
Other schools in FERGUS FALLS
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 714 students
- Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
- iQ Academy 9-12High · 375 students
- Cleveland ElementaryElementary · 361 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 249 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 236 students
Other Adams Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 20 states are named Adams Elementary. Adams Elementary is the 35th largest of the 41.
- Adams ElementaryCOON RAPIDS, MN · 454 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
- McKinley Elementary1.1 mi · 249
- FERGUS FALLS EC/ELEMENTARY SP ED1.1 mi · 8
- iQ Academy 6-81.1 mi · 155
- iQ Academy 9-121.1 mi · 375
- iQ Academy K-51.1 mi · 208
- Fergus Falls Area Learning Center1.1 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Adams ElementaryHow large is Adams Elementary?
Adams Elementary enrolls approximately 254 students in grades 01-03.
Is Adams Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Adams Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 01-03.
How many students per teacher at Adams Elementary?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Adams Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adams Elementary?
At Adams Elementary, the student body is approximately 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Adams Elementary public or private?
Adams Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fergus Falls Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.