Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORVALLIS SD 509J·NCES 410348000032
Adams Elementary School
1615 SW 35th St, Corvallis, OR 97333 · (541) 757-5938 · Benton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
197 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 76%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.9%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
47.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 50.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Elementary School
Adams Elementary School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elementary School this school | 342 | 57.6% | 45.5% |
| Kelso Elementary School Boring | 350 | 60.0% | 42.4% |
| Letitia Carson Elementary School Corvallis | 333 | 57.4% | 40.1% |
| Philomath Elementary School Philomath | 368 | 59.8% | 46.6% |
| Sand Ridge Charter School Lebanon | 359 | 61.0% | 57.7% |
| Edison Elementary School Eugene | 319 | 63.6% | 53.9% |
Matched among Oregon 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #161 of 591 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #149 of 646 ▼ 12 | #6 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #193 of 646 ▼ 10 | #8 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #328 of 710 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #306 of 587 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #445 of 587 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #504 of 645 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #192 of 493 | #3 of 10 |
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
342
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 342 | 20.1 | 17.0:1 | 58% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 19.8 | 18.1:1 | 44% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 21.6 | 17.7:1 | 33% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 20 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 22.7 | 19.5:1 | 27% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 26% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 18 | 21.7:1 | 19% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 270 | 15 | 18.0:1 | 22% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 395 | 20 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (442 to 342); teachers down 11% (22.7 to 20.1).
About Adams Elementary School
Adams Elementary School is one of the public schools in Corvallis, Oregon. It is a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 342 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
The district, Corvallis SD 509J, operates 13 schools serving 5,916 students.
White students are the majority at Adams Elementary School, with 76% of enrollment. It is also 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. That is close to the 79% White share among all Benton County residents. Adams Elementary School's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 17.0 students per teacher and 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 58% of students. That tracks the 60% average for public schools in Benton County.
Adams Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (45.5%) and its predicted rate (40.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools.
In the county around the school, Benton County, the median household income is $77,702, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 26 public schools in Benton County, enrolling about 9,268 students in all.
Lincoln Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of Adams Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Adams Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Adams Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 11 students since 2020-21, to 342.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,303
Census ACS
Median income
$77,702
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,268 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Corvallis SD 509J
- Corvallis High SchoolHigh · 1,273 students
- Crescent Valley High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Linus Pauling Middle SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Cheldelin Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Bessie Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
Other schools in Corvallis
- Corvallis High SchoolHigh · 1,273 students
- Crescent Valley High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Linus Pauling Middle SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Cheldelin Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Bessie Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
Other Adams Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 20 states are named Adams Elementary. Adams Elementary School is the 21st largest of the 41.
- Adams Elementary SchoolEugene, OR · 365 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
- Lincoln Elementary School1.2 mi · 311
- Franklin School1.8 mi · 310
- Corvallis High School1.9 mi · 1,273
- Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School2.4 mi · 225
- Garfield Elementary School2.5 mi · 378
- Linus Pauling Middle School2.7 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About Adams Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Adams Elementary School?
Adams Elementary School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Adams Elementary School serve?
Adams Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Adams Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Adams Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Adams Elementary School?
Adams Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Adams Elementary School in?
Adams Elementary School is part of Corvallis SD 509J.
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