Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928002789
ADAMS ELEM.
1311 TOWER GROVE AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63110 · (314) 535-3910 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Missouri public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
171 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 5% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
15.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +10.3pp since 2021
Math
13.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 2023-24 | 6.4% | 7.8% |
| 2022-23 | 17.4% | 14.5% |
| 2021-22 | 4.9% | 7.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
9.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 (9.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS ELEM. this school | 171 | 100.0% | 9.6% |
| FROEBEL ELEM. ST LOUIS | 178 | 100.0% | 5.7% |
| BRYAN HILL ELEM. ST LOUIS | 173 | 100.0% | 13.8% |
| MERAMEC ELEM. ST LOUIS | 171 | 100.0% | 7.1% |
| HENRY ELEM. ST LOUIS | 165 | 100.0% | 6.5% |
| MONROE ELEM. ST LOUIS | 181 | 100.0% | 7.0% |
Matched among Missouri 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 Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #962 of 1,002 | #38 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #942 of 1,019 ▲ 36 | #27 of 57 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #947 of 1,018 ▲ 54 | #26 of 57 ▲ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.3pp | #152 of 943 | #5 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #1,008 of 1,294 | #50 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #207 of 1,165 | #44 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.4% | #37 of 684 | #9 of 41 |
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
171
-34 (-17%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 171 | 14 | 12.2:1 | 100% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 155 | 14 | 11.1:1 | 100% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 98% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 19 | 10.8:1 | 99% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 100% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 100% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 24 | 12.7:1 | 90% (274) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ADAMS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (269 to 171); teachers down 33% (21 to 14).
About ADAMS ELEM.
ADAMS ELEM. is classified as an elementary school. It is located in ST LOUIS, Missouri. The school has 171 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students, which makes this school 46% below average.
ADAMS ELEM. is one school in ST. LOUIS CITY, a system of 62 schools with 17,933 students.
Roughly 92% of students at ADAMS ELEM. are Black. The remaining students are 5% White and 2% multiracial. Among people living in St. Louis city, the Black share is about 42%. The diversity index for ADAMS ELEM. is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 14 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. The 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is close to this figure. ADAMS ELEM. has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%.
ADAMS ELEM. earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of Missouri public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, ADAMS ELEM. would score about 22.4%. It scores 9.6%, 12.8 points below that figure.
The school's county is St. Louis city. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $56,160, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 113 public schools in the county, enrolling about 29,941, ADAMS ELEM. among them.
ADAMS ELEM.'s nearest public school is CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI EAEC (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, ADAMS ELEM. ranks 6th of 6 on average proficiency.
Federal data place ADAMS ELEM. in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 17% drop took enrollment from 205 in 2020-21 to 171 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.8:1 to 12.2:1.
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St. Louis city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
288,512
Census ACS
Median income
$56,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
29,941 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 39th largest of the 41.
- ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 767 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 743 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 667 students
- Adams ElementaryCary, NC · 655 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolYakima, WA · 643 students
Nearby schools
- CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI EAEC0.3 mi · 409
- CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI ECEC0.3 mi · 180
- STIX EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.0.5 mi · 472
- MULLANPHY BOTANICAL GARDENS0.5 mi · 413
- GATEWAY HIGH0.7 mi · 860
- COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE0.9 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About ADAMS ELEM.How many students attend ADAMS ELEM.?
ADAMS ELEM. enrolls approximately 171 students in grades PK-06.
Is ADAMS ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
ADAMS ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ADAMS ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ADAMS ELEM. is approximately 12.2:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ADAMS ELEM.?
Student demographics at ADAMS ELEM. are roughly 5% White, 92% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is ADAMS ELEM. in?
ADAMS ELEM. is part of ST. LOUIS CITY.
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