Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001127
Adams Elementary School
6110 28 AV NW, SEATTLE, WA 98107 · (206) 252-1300 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
53 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 51%
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 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
74.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +6.0pp since 2014
Math
71.1%
WA avg 51.2% . +10.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.8% | 71.1% |
| 2023-24 | 81.2% | 80.5% |
| 2022-23 | 80.9% | 72.6% |
| 2021-22 | 77.7% | 71.8% |
| 2018-19 | 80.4% | 68.7% |
| 2017-18 | 77.2% | 63.6% |
| 2016-17 | 76.8% | 63.9% |
| 2015-16 | 73.5% | 63.3% |
| 2014-15 | 68.9% | 60.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 (77.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elementary School this school | 285 | 18.6% | 77.8% |
| Edmonds Elementary EDMONDS | 310 | 15.2% | 66.7% |
| Alki Elementary School SEATTLE | 269 | 14.1% | 74.2% |
| North Beach Elementary School SEATTLE | 344 | 14.0% | 71.2% |
| Ordway Elementary Bainbridge Island | 320 | 17.2% | 73.8% |
| Lawton Elementary School SEATTLE | 309 | 13.6% | 74.7% |
Matched among Washington 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 Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #68 of 936 | #56 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #119 of 1,103 ▼ 77 | #80 of 281 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #98 of 1,102 ▼ 48 | #71 of 280 ▼ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #292 of 928 | #93 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #999 of 1,268 | #262 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #600 of 1,085 | #147 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #773 of 1,088 | #258 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #1,045 of 1,169 | #204 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -48.3% | #11 of 778 | #6 of 220 |
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
285
-145 (-34%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 285 | 17.8 | 16.0:1 | 19% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 16.6 | 18.2:1 | 14% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 20 | 15.9:1 | 14% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 10% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 31.4 | 17.5:1 | 12% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 15% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 23 | 18.9:1 | 29% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 21 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 22 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 48% (551 to 285); teachers down 43% (31.4 to 17.8).
About Adams Elementary School
Adams Elementary School is an elementary school in SEATTLE, Washington, according to federal school records. It had 285 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Washington enroll about 380 students on average.
Seattle School District No. 1 has 107 schools; together they serve 50,773 students.
More than half of enrollment at Adams Elementary School is White: 68%. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. King County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
Its ratio of 16.0:1 is based on 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 19%. Public schools in King County average 38%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Adams Elementary School is +10.1 points: 77.8% actual, 67.7% predicted.
For the population of King County, median household income comes to about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. King County's 544 public schools enroll about 278,492 students and include Adams Elementary School.
Adams Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Licton Springs K-8, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Adams Elementary School at 3rd of 7.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 285 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 430.
This page collects posts and questions about Adams Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
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Other Adams Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 20 states are named Adams Elementary. Adams Elementary School is the 31st largest of the 41.
- Adams Elementary SchoolYakima, WA · 643 students
- Adams ElementaryWapato, WA · 394 students
- Adams ElementarySpokane Valley, WA · 376 students
- Adams ElementarySpokane, WA · 312 students
- ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 767 students
Nearby schools
- Licton Springs K-80.4 mi · 90
- Salmon Bay K-8 School0.6 mi · 595
- Ballard High School0.8 mi · 1,697
- Loyal Heights Elementary School0.9 mi · 527
- Whittier Elementary School1.1 mi · 346
- Lawton Elementary School1.1 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Adams Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Adams Elementary School?
Adams Elementary School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Adams Elementary School serve?
Adams Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Adams Elementary School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Adams Elementary School.
How diverse is Adams Elementary School?
Adams Elementary School reports a student body of 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Adams Elementary School public or private?
Adams Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.