Adams Elementary

Summary:

Adams Elementary is a public elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 377 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kansas elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating very poor performance.

Academically, Adams Elementary significantly underperforms the Wichita district and the state of Kansas in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 12.73% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 19.95% in Wichita and 33.55% statewide. The school's performance is particularly concerning in 4th and 5th-grade Mathematics, where only 6.66% and 5.12% of students, respectively, were proficient or better. However, Adams Elementary performs better in the English Language Learner subgroup, ranking in the top 50 out of 124 Kansas elementary schools in 2023-2024.

The school's challenges may be partly attributed to its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 97.35% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a high proportion of minority students, with 61% being African American, Hispanic, or Multi-racial. Nearby schools in the Wichita district, such as Spaght Multimedia Magnet, Jefferson Elementary, and Washington Accelerated Learning Elementary, also perform poorly, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. However, there are exceptions, such as Hyde International Studies/Commun Elementary Magnet and College Hill Elementary, which perform significantly better than Adams Elementary and the district average.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1002 N Oliver
       Wichita, KS  67208


(316) 973-2650

District: Wichita

SchoolDigger Rank:
605th of 653 Kansas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,618 Help


Students who attend Adams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Robinson Middle School
    Wells Alternative Middle School
High:    Chisholm Life Skills Center
    East High
    Sowers Alternative High School
    Wichita Alternative High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.6 Help
Number of students:  377

Racial breakdown:

African American:
37.4%
Hispanic:
32.1%
White:
15.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Adams Elementary ranks worse than 92.6% of elementary schools in Kansas. It also ranks 31st among 57 ranked elementary schools in the Wichita School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.31. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Adams Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (37.4%), Hispanic (32.1%), White (15.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Wichita School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Adams Elementary is 12.6, which is the 22nd best among 57 elementary schools in the Wichita School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Adams Elementary is $10,618. 43 elementary schools in the Wichita School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Adams Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Adams Elementary 605th of 653 Kansas public elementary schools. (See Adams Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Wichita:

SchoolDigger ranks Wichita 252nd of 266 Kansas 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 KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 6.30 562nd 585 3.9%
2007 7.66 566th 600 5.7%
2008 7.00 584th 614 4.9%
2009 5.45 601st 621 3.2%
2010 21.85 558th 630 11.4%
2011 16.85 575th 631 8.9%
2012 29.73 561st 660 15.0%
2013 6.10 631st 668 5.5%
2015 6.89 662nd 678 2.4%
2016 3.82 651st 656 0.8%
2017 5.65 646th 659 2.0%
2018 6.32 636th 656 3.0%
2019 4.70 660th 667 1.0%
2021 5.91 657th 670 1.9%
2022 6.17 655th 668 1.9%
2023 5.78 643rd 660 2.6%
2024 10.31 605th 653 7.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Adams Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 11.28 21st 22 4.5%
2022 27.90 27th 29 6.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Adams Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 74.83 12th 117 89.7%
2024 47.74 53rd 124 57.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Adams Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.27 139th 140 0.7%
2021 20.31 185th 214 13.6%
2022 21.78 261st 305 14.4%
2023 11.95 289th 296 2.4%
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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 KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.66 492nd 512 3.9%
2019 10.34 500th 509 1.8%
2021 12.09 478th 494 3.2%
2022 13.89 494th 512 3.5%
2023 11.58 522nd 541 3.5%
2024 20.15 484th 546 11.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Adams Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.58 549th 574 4.4%
2019 6.28 586th 591 0.8%
2021 9.32 563rd 591 4.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Adams Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.27 139th 140 0.7%
2021 20.31 185th 214 13.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Adams Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.13 558th 575 3.0%
2019 6.20 575th 586 1.9%
2021 5.75 600th 605 0.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Adams Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.77 48th 65 26.2%
2019 26.43 58th 73 20.5%
2021 31.70 54th 73 26.0%
2022 21.84 64th 68 5.9%
2023 20.23 74th 74 0.0%
2024 25.45 61st 72 15.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Adams Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.19 185th 207 10.6%
2019 14.90 228th 235 3.0%
2021 29.65 183rd 229 20.1%
2022 23.25 226th 254 11.0%
2023 26.96 201st 245 18.0%
2024 41.81 155th 260 40.4%
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Rank History for White students at Adams Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 12.95 548th 592 7.4%
2021 2.62 584th 587 0.5%
2022 24.02 502nd 596 15.8%
2024 20.87 498th 579 14.0%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State 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.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Reviews:
by Rebecca (a citizen)
Thursday, August 10, 2017

Open Quote I want to clarify something first, I am in no way racist. However, this school has posters all over the place of African Americans people in history such as MLK and others. There are other children in this school that are not African American. School officials should make them feel wanted too. As a Grandparent of a student I walked up and down several halls and looked into classrooms during my visit. There were pictures of Obama but let see isn't Trump our current President. Didn't see his pic anywhere. Music programs are full of religious African music.....again what about the other kids??? Way to go Adams Elementary way to alienate kids. Staff is less educated then the cook at McDonalds. I wouldn't want any kid to have to go to this school in fact I wouldn't send my dog to this school. Get with the program and include ALL your students no matter what color. Close Quote



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 183 86 9 6 4 n/a n/a 0 288
1989 186 90 8 9 5 n/a n/a 0 298
1990 173 124 2 6 5 n/a n/a 0 310
1991 154 117 3 3 4 n/a n/a 0 281
1992 138 159 2 3 4 n/a n/a 0 306
1993 129 108 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 246
1994 152 83 2 4 3 n/a n/a 0 244
1995 147 40 4 9 6 n/a n/a 0 206
1996 147 40 4 9 6 n/a n/a 0 206
1997 177 76 3 12 10 n/a n/a 0 278
1998 170 73 4 14 12 n/a n/a 0 273
1999 147 86 11 23 15 n/a n/a 0 282
2000 114 131 8 21 16 n/a n/a 0 290
2001 105 139 5 17 9 n/a n/a 0 275
2002 107 180 7 21 9 n/a n/a 0 324
2003 107 180 7 21 9 n/a n/a 0 324
2004 105 200 2 17 7 n/a n/a 53 384
2005 121 159 2 19 6 n/a n/a 45 352
2006 139 153 4 21 5 n/a n/a 32 354
2007 156 124 19 45 11 n/a n/a 0 355
2008 165 135 12 45 10 n/a n/a 0 367
2009 78 152 14 45 12 n/a n/a 59 360
2010 59 195 14 60 3 0 53 0 384
2011 71 209 10 71 2 0 47 0 410
2012 60 181 6 88 4 1 49 0 389
2013 62 217 6 109 4 0 49 0 447
2014 67 244 7 109 6 0 42 0 475
2015 80 265 6 94 5 1 39 0 490
2016 87 256 3 107 3 2 34 0 492
2017 83 267 5 115 6 2 49 0 527
2018 80 224 4 127 6 2 50 0 493
2019 80 251 3 124 3 2 57 0 520
2020 69 212 9 135 4 4 48 0 481
2021 49 174 16 115 0 4 45 0 403
2022 57 162 8 115 0 4 43 0 389
2023 60 141 23 121 1 1 30 0 377

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 288 14.0 20.5 0
1989 298 14.0 21.2 n/a
1990 310 13.2 23.4 0
1991 281 15.0 18.7 n/a
1992 306 13.5 22.6 53.6
1993 246 13.3 18.5 35
1994 244 13.1 18.6 33.2
1995 206 12.0 17.2 43.2
1996 206 12.0 17.2 43.2
1997 278 12.7 21.9 51.4
1998 273 14.3 19.1 69.6
1999 282 14.0 20.1 69.5
2000 290 15.8 18.4 69.7
2001 275 16.9 16.3 76.7
2002 324 15.3 21.2 79.9
2003 324 15.3 21.2 79.9
2004 384 18.6 20.6 87.9
2005 352 19.9 17.7 90.9
2006 354 20.8 17.0 87.9
2007 355 25.6 13.9 77.2
2008 367 22.9 16.0 78.2
2009 360 24.2 14.9 99.3
2010 384 24.7 15.5 88.8
2011 410 23.5 17.4 90.5
2012 389 23.9 16.2 92.3
2013 447 28.2 15.8 92.8
2014 475 27.1 17.5 94.9
2015 490 30.0 16.3 92
2016 492 30.0 16.4 92.9
2017 527 29.5 17.8 92.8
2018 493 29.7 16.5 94.3
2019 520 34.5 15.0 96.3
2020 481 32.8 14.6 96
2021 403 34.8 11.5 94.8
2022 389 34.5 11.2 91.3
2023 377 29.8 12.6 97.3

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 288 14.0 20.5 0
1989 298 14.0 21.2 n/a
1990 310 13.2 23.4 0
1991 281 15.0 18.7 n/a
1992 306 13.5 22.6 53.6
1993 246 13.3 18.5 35
1994 244 13.1 18.6 33.2
1995 206 12.0 17.2 43.2
1996 206 12.0 17.2 43.2
1997 278 12.7 21.9 51.4
1998 273 14.3 19.1 69.6
1999 282 14.0 20.1 69.5
2000 290 15.8 18.4 69.7
2001 275 16.9 16.3 76.7
2002 324 15.3 21.2 79.9
2003 324 15.3 21.2 79.9
2004 384 18.6 20.6 87.9
2005 352 19.9 17.7 90.9
2006 354 20.8 17.0 87.9
2007 355 25.6 13.9 77.2
2008 367 22.9 16.0 78.2
2009 360 24.2 14.9 99.3
2010 384 24.7 15.5 88.8
2011 410 23.5 17.4 90.5
2012 389 23.9 16.2 92.3
2013 447 28.2 15.8 92.8
2014 475 27.1 17.5 94.9
2015 490 30.0 16.3 92
2016 492 30.0 16.4 92.9
2017 527 29.5 17.8 92.8
2018 493 29.7 16.5 94.3
2019 520 34.5 15.0 96.3
2020 481 32.8 14.6 96
2021 403 34.8 11.5 94.8
2022 389 34.5 11.2 91.3
2023 377 29.8 12.6 97.3

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Adams Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,675 (34.6%) $6,944 (65.4%) $10,618

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Adams Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 660th of 667 Elementary schoolsRanks 643rd of 660 Elementary schools
 1.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Adams Elementary)11.514.6
 3.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)25.221
 4.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)40.638.1
 2.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Adams Elementary)16.719.1
 2.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wichita)30.525.6
 4.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)50.350.4
 0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Adams Elementary)17.214
 3.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)30.326.1
 4.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)47.642.8
 4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Adams Elementary)6.94
 2.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wichita)17.715.7
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)36.137.6
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Adams Elementary)13.66.2
 7.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)2821.8
 6.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)43.539.6
 4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Adams Elementary)3.44.7
 1.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wichita)17.514.7
 2.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.931.3
 0.6%
5th Grade Science (Adams Elementary)17.612.7
 4.9%
   5th Grade Science (Wichita)2723.8
 3.2%
   5th Grade Science (Kansas)43.142.1
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students520377
 27.5%
African American251141
 43.8%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian323
 666.7%
Hispanic124121
 2.4%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White8060
 25%
Two or More Races5730
 47.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96.3%97.3%
 1%


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Adams Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.4% of Kansas elementary schools.

Students at Adams Elementary are 37% African American, 32% Hispanic, 16% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 377 students attended Adams Elementary.


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