Is Adams Elementary a good school?

Adams Elementary ranks 3230 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Adams Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 479 students attended Adams Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Adams Elementary?

Students at Adams Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Adams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sierra Middle High : Ramona High High : Riverside STEM Academy

Adams Elementary

Summary:

Adams Elementary is a public elementary school located in Riverside, California, serving 479 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Riverside Unified School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Adams Elementary faces significant challenges, with a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 10.9% in 2017-2018 to 34.6% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance is also a concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics consistently lower than the Riverside Unified and California state averages across all grade levels. However, the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform better than the overall school, ranking in the top 2,000 and top 1,500 schools in California, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools within the Riverside Unified District, Adams Elementary generally performs worse in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student-teacher ratios. However, the nearby Alvord Unified and Jurupa Unified school districts, which serve lower-income communities, have even lower-performing schools than Adams Elementary, suggesting that the school's challenges may be partly due to the socioeconomic factors of its student population.

Detail:

Public K-6

8362 Colorado Ave.
Riverside, CA 92504-2305

(951) 352-6709

District: Riverside Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3230^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,797

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Middle
High:	Ramona High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Student/teacher ratio: 22.8

Number of students: 479

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

White:

6.9%

African American:

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Adams Elementary ranks worse than 55.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 16^th among 29 ranked elementary schools in the Riverside Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.97. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (85.4%), White (6.9%), African American (4.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Adams Elementary is 22.8, which is the 7^th best among 29 elementary schools in the Riverside Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Adams Elementary employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Adams Elementary is $7,797, which is the 14^th highest among 29 elementary schools in the Riverside Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Adams Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Adams Elementary 3230^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Adams Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

Riverside Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Riverside Unified 774^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Adams Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Adams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	35.91	2883^rd	4809	40.0%
2005	43.18	2531^st	4822	47.5%
2006	34.83	3006^th	4818	37.6%
2007	34.32	3271^st	5113	36.0%
2008	25.87	3905^th	5113	23.6%
2009	34.18	3425^th	5193	34.0%
2010	27.52	4045^th	5314	23.9%
2011	48.10	2719^th	5377	49.4%
2012	46.05	2875^th	5390	46.7%
2013	48.40	2783^rd	5530	49.7%
2015	40.62	2982^nd	5611	46.9%
2016	41.55	2980^th	5614	46.9%
2017	26.01	4167^th	5692	26.8%
2018	23.16	4413^th	5662	22.1%
2019	26.43	4235^th	5789	26.8%
2022	39.45	3129^th	5883	46.8%
2023	37.55	3311^th	5874	43.6%
2024	38.97	3230^th	5862	44.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Adams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.89	2931^st	3246	9.7%
2019	30.80	2426^th	3275	25.9%
2022	31.82	2464^th	3311	25.6%
2023	67.44	565^th	3250	82.6%
2024	44.81	1485^th	3160	53.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Adams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.80	3497^th	5084	31.2%
2019	37.39	3319^th	5173	35.8%
2022	51.83	2170^th	5264	58.8%
2023	50.88	2308^th	5374	57.1%
2024	49.44	2420^th	5511	56.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Adams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.98	3925^th	5413	27.5%
2019	27.93	3998^th	5492	27.2%
2022	39.94	2999^th	5635	46.8%
2023	40.44	2993^rd	5617	46.7%
2024	47.67	2541^st	5605	54.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Adams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	45.95	1103^rd	2585	57.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Adams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.61	4604^th	5431	15.2%
2019	25.64	4128^th	5510	25.1%
2022	38.69	3086^th	5663	45.5%
2023	35.21	3398^th	5650	39.9%
2024	31.39	3706^th	5636	34.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Adams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.34	3663^rd	4830	24.2%
2019	32.83	3490^th	4963	29.7%
2022	52.49	2046^th	5084	59.8%
2023	52.74	2074^th	5098	59.3%
2024	54.23	1993^rd	5102	60.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Adams Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	430	46	20	88	1	n/a	n/a	0	585
1989	421	48	18	113	4	n/a	n/a	0	604
1990	420	42	21	142	5	n/a	n/a	0	630
1991	429	46	13	149	6	n/a	n/a	0	643
1992	440	54	24	161	6	n/a	n/a	0	685
1993	410	62	34	183	9	n/a	n/a	0	698
1994	401	63	37	188	13	n/a	n/a	0	702
1995	408	67	26	235	11	n/a	n/a	0	747
1996	408	67	26	235	11	n/a	n/a	0	747
1997	357	72	31	224	6	n/a	n/a	0	690
1998	336	75	24	210	6	n/a	n/a	0	651
1999	292	58	31	260	4	n/a	n/a	0	645
2000	281	53	25	266	4	n/a	n/a	0	629
2001	245	45	28	280	2	n/a	n/a	0	600
2002	217	43	23	344	3	n/a	n/a	0	630
2003	217	43	23	344	3	n/a	n/a	0	630
2004	199	40	27	348	3	n/a	n/a	0	617
2005	176	41	29	386	4	n/a	n/a	0	636
2006	160	32	29	422	1	n/a	n/a	0	644
2007	136	29	26	421	4	n/a	n/a	1	617
2008	72	4	1	550	1	n/a	n/a	0	628
2009	117	26	10	411	4	7	1	0	576
2010	105	29	11	378	5	3	8	0	539
2011	108	26	12	376	4	5	12	0	543
2012	77	20	13	364	5	5	11	0	495
2013	75	18	12	370	5	3	14	0	497
2014	89	15	10	405	2	2	13	0	536
2015	81	24	15	418	1	2	13	0	554
2016	75	22	11	391	2	4	8	0	513
2017	62	28	12	422	3	4	5	0	536
2018	63	25	11	429	2	5	7	0	542
2019	51	24	10	439	2	6	7	0	539
2020	50	20	15	459	3	6	5	0	558
2021	47	20	12	415	3	4	2	0	503
2022	46	20	7	388	2	2	3	0	468
2023	33	23	7	409	1	2	4	0	479

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Adams Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	585	22.8	25.6	n/a
1989	604	24.0	25.1	n/a
1990	630	25.5	24.7	n/a
1991	643	25.0	25.7	n/a
1992	685	25.4	26.9	31.8
1993	698	27.0	25.9	38
1994	702	26.0	27.0	46.9
1995	747	27.5	27.2	47
1996	747	27.5	27.2	47
1997	690	31.0	22.3	48.6
1998	651	29.1	22.4	52.1
1999	645	32.1	20.1	52.6
2000	629	30.0	21.0	48
2001	600	28.0	21.4	56.2
2002	630	29.0	21.7	62.7
2003	630	29.0	21.7	62.7
2004	617	29.5	20.9	66.9
2005	636	28.5	22.3	67.1
2006	644	30.0	21.5	68.6
2007	617	29.0	21.3	75.2
2008	628	30.8	20.4	69.9
2009	576	28.8	18.7	77.3
2010	539	26.0	20.7	82.4
2011	543	n/a	n/a	75.3
2012	495	19.9	24.7	n/a
2013	497	18.4	26.8	83.3
2014	536	20.0	26.8	83.6
2015	554	22.0	25.1	83.6
2016	513	21.0	24.4	82.7
2017	536	21.9	24.4	82.6
2018	542	22.2	24.4	84.9
2019	539	23.4	23.0	81.3
2020	558	n/a	n/a	79.9
2021	503	21.2	23.6	85.5
2022	468	20.0	23.3	80.6
2023	479	21.0	22.8	79.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Adams Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	585	22.8	25.6	n/a
1989	604	24.0	25.1	n/a
1990	630	25.5	24.7	n/a
1991	643	25.0	25.7	n/a
1992	685	25.4	26.9	31.8
1993	698	27.0	25.9	38
1994	702	26.0	27.0	46.9
1995	747	27.5	27.2	47
1996	747	27.5	27.2	47
1997	690	31.0	22.3	48.6
1998	651	29.1	22.4	52.1
1999	645	32.1	20.1	52.6
2000	629	30.0	21.0	48
2001	600	28.0	21.4	56.2
2002	630	29.0	21.7	62.7
2003	630	29.0	21.7	62.7
2004	617	29.5	20.9	66.9
2005	636	28.5	22.3	67.1
2006	644	30.0	21.5	68.6
2007	617	29.0	21.3	75.2
2008	628	30.8	20.4	69.9
2009	576	28.8	18.7	77.3
2010	539	26.0	20.7	82.4
2011	543	n/a	n/a	75.3
2012	495	19.9	24.7	n/a
2013	497	18.4	26.8	83.3
2014	536	20.0	26.8	83.6
2015	554	22.0	25.1	83.6
2016	513	21.0	24.4	82.7
2017	536	21.9	24.4	82.6
2018	542	22.2	24.4	84.9
2019	539	23.4	23.0	81.3
2020	558	n/a	n/a	79.9
2021	503	21.2	23.6	85.5
2022	468	20.0	23.3	80.6
2023	479	21.0	22.8	79.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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