Adams Elementary

Adams Elementary is one of the cozy elementary-level communitys in Spokane, Washington, one of the schools within Spokane School District, with 312 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Within Spokane School District, which oversees 62 schools and 28,853 students, Adams Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Adams Elementary lists that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 8% Black, 5% Asian. By comparison, Spokane County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Adams Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Spokane County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Adams Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Spokane County put median household earnings sit near $78,582, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Spokane County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), Adams Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ferris High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Adams Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Adams Elementary ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.7%.

Adams Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Adams Elementary has decreased 14%, going from 363 students in 2018 to 312 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 2% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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