ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in LINCOLN, Nebraska, ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a sprawling primary school, part of LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It instructs 767 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 182% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 67 schools in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (42,301 students total), ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Lancaster County's rate of about 32%.

After controlling for student poverty, ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 68.5%; this one delivers 78.3%, a residual of +9.9 points.

In the area at large, Lancaster County reports that median household income runs about $74,793, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Lancaster County's 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students), ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 68.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 827 (now 767). The White share of enrollment declined from 78% to 69% over that span.

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