Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310011600594
FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS
415 EIGHTH ST, ADAMS, NE 68301 · (402) 988-2525 · Gage County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Nebraska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
43 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 37%
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 | 29 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (30).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 57% · 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
FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS→FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
71.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 66 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 Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS
FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS this school | 280 | 15.4% | 72.5% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE SYRACUSE | 277 | 17.3% | 63.8% |
| ELMWOOD-MURDOCK ELEM SCHOOL ELMWOOD | 301 | 16.6% | 74.3% |
| MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALCOLM | 341 | 17.6% | 74.9% |
| ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PRIMARY ELEMENTARY ASHLAND | 333 | 17.1% | N/A |
| BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY KEARNEY | 272 | 17.6% | 73.7% |
Matched among Nebraska 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 FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Gage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #63 of 311 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #111 of 398 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #137 of 438 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #279 of 587 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #207 of 379 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.2% | #376 of 379 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #316 of 359 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #58 of 135 | 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
280
+23 (+9%) vs 2020
+64% since 2000-01, when it was 171
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 280 | 19.1 | 14.6:1 | 15% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 19.6 | 14.4:1 | 20% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 19.2 | 14.5:1 | 18% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 257 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 14% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 18.1 | 14.0:1 | 17% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 18 | 14.5:1 | 18% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 16 | 13.6:1 | 27% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 171 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 18% (30) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (253 to 280); teachers up 6% (18.1 to 19.1).
About FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS
Federal records list FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS as an elementary school in ADAMS, Nebraska. The latest federal count shows 280 students in pre-K through 6.
The district, FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, has 500 students enrolled across 2 schools.
Most students at FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS are White: 97% of enrollment. Other students are 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Gage County is about 94% White. By the diversity index, FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS comes in at 6%.
FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS's 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.6:1. That ratio is under the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 15%. The 48% average for public schools in Gage County is 33 points higher.
allk12 grades FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS an A-. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS is +1.4 points: 72.5% actual, 71.0% predicted.
FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS is located in Gage County, where median household income is about $67,247, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS is one of 14 public schools in Gage County, which together enroll about 3,866 students.
The nearest other public school, FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within ten miles of FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS is 1st on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 257 to 280.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Gage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,629
Census ACS
Median income
$67,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,866 students
Quick facts
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- FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 220
- STERLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 143
- STERLING HIGH SCHOOL7.2 mi · 81
- NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL9.6 mi · 736
- NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.7 mi · 512
- NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL9.7 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMSHow large is FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS?
FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS serve?
FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS?
At FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS, the student body is approximately 97% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS public or private?
FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS is a public K-12 school, overseen by FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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