Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAPATO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530948002611
Adams Elementary
1309 S Camas Ave, Wapato, WA 98951 · (509) 877-4180 · Yakima County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
359 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Adams Elementary→Wapato Middle School
Based on grade levels within Wapato School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
18.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -6.1pp since 2014
Math
18.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
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
16.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
394
+7 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.6:1
% White
1%
was 3%
% Hispanic
84%
was 72%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Adams Elementary
Adams Elementary is an average-sized elementary school in Wapato, Washington, operated by Wapato School District. The school educates 394 students in grades 3 through 5.
Within Wapato School District, which oversees 10 schools and 3,198 students, Adams Elementary is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Adams Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%); the rest consists of 13% Native American. By comparison, Yakima County as a whole is about 52% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Adams Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Yakima County's rate of about 77%.
After controlling for student poverty, Adams Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.1%; this one delivers 16.5%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Yakima County put median household income runs about $70,656, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Yakima County runs 119 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students), of which Adams Elementary is one.
The closest other public school is Simcoe Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Adams Elementary comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 22.1%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Adams Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 387 (now 394). Hispanic enrollment moved from 72% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Adams Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Yakima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,152
Census ACS
Median income
$70,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
119
52,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wapato School District
- Wapato High SchoolHigh · 853 students
- Wapato Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Camas ElementaryElementary · 452 students
- Simcoe Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Satus ElementaryElementary · 298 students
- Pace Alternative High SchoolHigh · 88 students
Other schools in Wapato
- Wapato High SchoolHigh · 853 students
- Wapato Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Camas ElementaryElementary · 452 students
- Simcoe Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Satus ElementaryElementary · 298 students
- Pace Alternative High SchoolHigh · 88 students
Nearby schools
- Simcoe Elementary School0.1 mi · 329
- Camas Elementary0.2 mi · 452
- Wapato Middle School0.3 mi · 737
- Satus Elementary0.3 mi · 298
- Wapato High School0.3 mi · 853
- Pace Alternative High School0.7 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About Adams ElementaryHow many students attend Adams Elementary?
Adams Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Adams Elementary serve?
Adams Elementary serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Adams Elementary have?
Adams Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
How diverse is Adams Elementary?
Adams Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 84% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Adams Elementary?
Adams Elementary is overseen by Wapato School District in Yakima County.
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