Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530111000187
Adams Elementary
14707 E 8th Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 99037 · (509) 558-4000 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
232 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
46.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.4pp since 2014
Math
53.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.1% | 51.7% |
| 2022-23 | 41.4% | 42.9% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 41.5% |
| 2018-19 | 52.4% | 46.2% |
| 2017-18 | 42.1% | 36.9% |
| 2016-17 | 43.7% | 46.1% |
| 2015-16 | 47.9% | 48.7% |
| 2014-15 | 49.1% | 50.9% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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
Adams Elementary's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elementary this school | 376 | 61.7% | 48.0% |
| East Farms STEAM School Newman Lake | 387 | 65.4% | 37.6% |
| Finch Elementary Spokane | 375 | 61.3% | 50.2% |
| Parkway Elementary Clarkston | 330 | 63.0% | N/A |
| Creekside Elementary School Mead | 355 | 63.7% | 40.8% |
| Trentwood School SPOKANE VALLEY | 402 | 64.9% | 46.5% |
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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #467 of 936 | #45 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #376 of 1,103 ▲ 28 | #30 of 83 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #578 of 1,102 ▲ 144 | #49 of 83 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.9pp | #86 of 928 | #16 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #725 of 1,268 | #49 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #80 of 1,085 | #19 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #796 of 1,088 | #34 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #414 of 1,169 | #35 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #522 of 778 | #49 of 67 |
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
376
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 376 | 28.4 | 13.2:1 | 62% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 28.8 | 12.9:1 | 60% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 31 | 11.9:1 | 54% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 44% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 47% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 44% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 21 | 21.0:1 | 55% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 23 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 23 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (427 to 376); teachers down 2% (29 to 28.4).
About Adams Elementary
Adams Elementary, located in Spokane Valley, Washington, is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 376 students in pre-K through 5.
Adams Elementary is part of a district of 33 schools: Central Valley School District, with 15,087 students.
Roughly 69% of students at Adams Elementary are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 83%. Adams Elementary's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
Adams Elementary operates with 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Washington have 17.3:1, compared with 13.2:1 here. Adams Elementary reports 62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Spokane County averages 52%, lower than here.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Adams Elementary is 38.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Spokane County, the median household income is $78,582, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 187 public schools in Spokane County, enrolling about 76,588 students in all.
The shortest distance from Adams Elementary to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Evergreen Middle School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Adams Elementary places 4th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Adams Elementary inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Over 4 years, Adams Elementary's enrollment declined 5%, to 376.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Adams Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Valley School District
- Ridgeline High SchoolHigh · 1,575 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Other schools in Spokane Valley
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- East Valley High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Other Adams Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 20 states are named Adams Elementary. Adams Elementary is the 18th largest of the 41.
- Adams Elementary SchoolYakima, WA · 643 students
- Adams ElementaryWapato, WA · 394 students
- Adams ElementarySpokane, WA · 312 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 285 students
- ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 767 students
Nearby schools
- Evergreen Middle School0.6 mi · 668
- Central Valley High School0.6 mi · 1,380
- Central Valley Early Learning Center0.6 mi · 325
- Mica Peak High School0.6 mi · 107
- School to Life0.6 mi · 38
- Progress Elementary School1.0 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Adams ElementaryHow many students attend Adams Elementary?
Adams Elementary enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Adams Elementary serve?
Adams Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Adams Elementary have?
Adams Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Adams Elementary?
Student demographics at Adams Elementary are roughly 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Adams Elementary in?
Adams Elementary is part of Central Valley School District.
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