Adams Elementary

Set in Janesville, Wisconsin, Adams Elementary is an intimate primary school, part of Janesville School District. It enrolls 267 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 22 schools in Janesville School District (9,355 students total), Adams Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Adams Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder is composed of 21% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Rock County's rate of about 47%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Adams Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.5%; this one delivers 39.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Rock County indicate median household income runs about $75,673, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Rock County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,542 students), Adams Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Roosevelt Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Adams Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Adams Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 56.7%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Adams Elementary has ticked down 14%, going from 312 students in 2018 to 267 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 62% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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