Adams Elementary School

Adams Elementary School operates as an intimate elementary-level community in SEATTLE, Washington, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1. Current enrollment sits at 285 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 25% smaller than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Adams Elementary School is one of 107 schools operated by Seattle School District No. 1, a district that instructs 50,773 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Adams Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Adams Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.7%, the actual is 77.8%, a residual of +10.1 points.

In the area at large, King County reports that median household income runs about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Adams Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Nearest neighbor: Licton Springs K-8, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Adams Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Adams Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 73.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Adams Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 48% since 2018, when it stood at 551 (now 285). The White share of enrollment declined from 74% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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