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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
280
+27 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.0:1
% White
97%
was 98%
% Hispanic
3%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS
Located at 415 EIGHTH ST, in ADAMS, Nebraska, FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS is a mid-sized elementary-level community that instructs 280 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS is one of 2 schools operated by FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that hosts 500 students overall.
Looking at the student body, FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). Beyond that, the school logs 3% Hispanic. Compared to Gage County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Gage County (around 48%), the school's rate is south of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.0%, the actual is 72.5%, a residual of +1.4 points.
Around the school, Gage County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,247 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Gage County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,866 students), of which FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS is one.
Nearest neighbor: FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 63.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS has grew 11%, going from 253 students in 2018 to 280 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
Related schools
Nearby schools
- FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 220
- STERLING HIGH SCHOOL7.2 mi · 81
- STERLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 143
- 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.