Is Adams Elementary a good school?

Adams Elementary ranks 632 nd of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Adams Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 373 students attended Adams Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Adams Elementary?

Students at Adams Elementary are 72% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Adams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Evergreen Middle School High : Central Valley High School

Adams Elementary

Summary:

Adams Elementary is a public elementary school located in Spokane Valley, Washington, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 369. While the school is part of the Central Valley School District, which is ranked 71 out of 247 school districts in the state, Adams Elementary has consistently performed below average compared to other elementary schools in Washington.

Adams Elementary has a higher percentage of White students (72.9%) compared to the state average, but lower percentages of Hispanic and Asian students. The school's performance has been consistently in the bottom half of Washington elementary schools, ranking between 643-851 out of 1,100-1,170 schools over the past 7 years and maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. While the school performs better for female students and low socioeconomic status students, its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (41.09%), Math (52.71%), and 5th-grade science (43.42%) are all below the state averages.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Central Valley School District, such as Broadway Elementary, University Elementary School, and Greenacres Elementary, Adams Elementary generally performs worse, with lower proficiency rates and a worse statewide ranking. However, the school does outperform Progress Elementary, which has consistently low performance and a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

14707 E 8th Ave
Spokane Valley, WA 99037-9670

(509) 558-4000

District: Central Valley School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
632^nd of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,993

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Evergreen Middle School
High:	Central Valley High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.9

Number of students: 373

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.6%

Hispanic:

15.0%

Two or more races:

7.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Adams Elementary ranks worse than 54.1% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 11^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Central Valley School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.19. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.6%), Hispanic (15%), two or more races (7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.3% 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 12.9, which is the 3^rd best among 15 elementary schools in the Central Valley School District. (See more...)

Compare Adams Elementary employs 28.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Adams Elementary is $17,993, which is the 8^th highest among 15 elementary schools in the Central Valley School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Adams Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Adams Elementary 632^nd of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Adams Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Central Valley School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Valley School District 71^st of 247 Washington 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	WA State Percentile
2004	71.94	235^th	1026	77.1%
2005	67.04	318^th	1031	69.2%
2006	66.53	312^th	1051	70.3%
2007	63.13	392^nd	1069	63.3%
2008	65.48	358^th	1067	66.4%
2009	70.81	267^th	1072	75.1%
2010	62.49	387^th	1088	64.4%
2011	47.02	605^th	1092	44.6%
2012	48.46	601^st	1097	45.2%
2013	37.08	744^th	1106	32.7%
2015	49.99	533^rd	1067	50.0%
2016	41.60	641^st	1053	39.1%
2017	34.24	721^st	1056	31.7%
2018	22.75	851^st	1054	19.3%
2019	41.92	676^th	1130	40.2%
2021	38.41	643^rd	1107	41.9%
2022	40.71	666^th	1169	43.0%
2023	39.86	690^th	1169	41.0%
2024	44.19	632^nd	1168	45.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Adams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	28.23	365^th	478	23.6%

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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	WA State Percentile
2018	25.55	691^st	835	17.2%
2019	38.12	653^rd	979	33.3%
2021	36.27	554^th	854	35.1%
2022	50.59	466^th	1019	54.3%
2023	51.33	478^th	1013	52.8%
2024	58.87	385^th	1024	62.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Adams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.98	792^nd	1004	21.1%
2019	31.88	781^st	1068	26.9%
2021	43.83	530^th	1008	47.4%
2022	46.66	558^th	1100	49.3%
2023	46.99	560^th	1094	48.8%
2024	47.13	559^th	1093	48.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Adams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	23.89	802^nd	999	19.7%
2019	53.38	502^nd	1075	53.3%
2021	34.90	645^th	1025	37.1%
2022	36.39	694^th	1113	37.6%
2023	32.85	743^rd	1099	32.4%
2024	39.87	654^th	1099	40.5%

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Rank History for White students at Adams Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	13.89	758^th	833	9.0%
2019	25.67	833^rd	1027	18.9%
2021	25.57	730^th	943	22.6%
2022	30.30	770^th	1031	25.3%
2023	28.41	783^rd	1011	22.6%
2024	34.98	687^th	1009	31.9%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Review counts

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by a parent
Thursday, January 19, 2012

Adams Elementary is a wonderful school which is part of a fabulous school district which was just ranked in the top 5% of Washington State! Amazing teachers, staff, parents, PTSA, and students make up this school. It is always a warm and inviting school when I come in. Their ASB, PTSA, and school plan many fun after school activities and programs for the students to get involved in. I am proud to say my two children are apart of this dynamic school with caring, loving teachers and staff!!! Go Adams Eagles! 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	441	4	4	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	455
1989	484	2	6	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	498
1990	484	1	5	5	5	n/a	n/a	0	500
1991	519	1	5	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1992	530	2	5	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	548
1993	477	5	5	4	3	n/a	n/a	0	494
1994	464	8	5	9	6	n/a	n/a	0	492
1995	440	22	13	12	12	n/a	n/a	0	499
1996	440	22	13	12	12	n/a	n/a	0	499
1997	514	18	14	14	13	n/a	n/a	0	573
1998	490	15	24	15	19	n/a	n/a	0	563
1999	427	11	19	17	11	n/a	n/a	0	485
2000	408	12	19	14	13	n/a	n/a	0	466
2001	438	6	20	12	13	n/a	n/a	0	489
2002	335	9	12	10	9	n/a	n/a	0	375
2003	335	9	12	10	9	n/a	n/a	0	375
2004	400	13	17	15	8	n/a	n/a	0	453
2005	400	13	14	18	12	n/a	n/a	0	457
2006	383	8	14	24	13	n/a	n/a	0	442
2007	375	8	11	31	7	n/a	n/a	0	432
2008	375	7	13	33	7	n/a	n/a	23	458
2009	336	6	17	35	11	n/a	n/a	28	433
2010	329	3	16	33	5	n/a	n/a	35	421
2011	342	3	18	50	1	0	27	0	441
2012	372	1	12	40	4	0	24	0	453
2013	389	5	7	38	1	4	21	0	465
2014	411	2	12	26	1	1	10	0	463
2015	387	5	14	31	0	4	13	0	454
2016	381	8	17	40	1	6	18	0	471
2017	401	8	19	55	8	4	21	0	516
2018	314	15	11	51	10	7	19	0	427
2019	335	14	14	7	6	6	27	0	409
2020	314	12	14	15	6	4	26	0	391
2021	305	17	11	24	5	3	32	0	397
2022	268	8	7	41	3	3	19	0	349
2023	269	8	10	48	3	4	27	0	369
2024	267	6	9	56	5	4	26	0	373

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

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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	455	20.0	22.7	0
1989	498	20.0	24.9	n/a
1990	500	18.9	26.4	0
1991	532	23.7	22.4	n/a
1992	548	23.8	23.0	n/a
1993	494	23.1	21.4	n/a
1994	492	24.6	20.0	n/a
1995	499	24.0	20.8	n/a
1996	499	24.0	20.8	n/a
1997	573	25.6	22.4	n/a
1998	563	26.1	21.6	n/a
1999	485	23.3	20.8	n/a
2000	466	23.0	20.3	n/a
2001	489	23.5	20.8	n/a
2002	375	22.5	16.7	42.1
2003	375	22.5	16.7	42.1
2004	453	24.0	18.9	34.7
2005	457	24.2	18.9	37.9
2006	442	24.2	18.3	40.3
2007	432	22.5	19.2	49.5
2008	458	22.9	20.0	51.7
2009	433	22.9	18.9	51.1
2010	421	22.0	19.1	54.1
2011	441	21.5	20.5	55.1
2012	453	21.5	21.0	54.3
2013	465	23.5	19.7	47.5
2014	463	n/a	n/a	54.6
2015	454	30.0	15.1	50.7
2016	471	28.0	16.8	44.2
2017	516	30.2	17.0	46.9
2018	427	29.0	14.7	46.6
2019	409	27.0	15.1	13.2
2020	391	26.0	15.0	49.9
2021	397	28.0	14.1	43.6
2022	349	25.0	13.9	53.3
2023	369	31.0	11.9	53.9
2024	373	28.8	12.9	60.3

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	455	20.0	22.7	0
1989	498	20.0	24.9	n/a
1990	500	18.9	26.4	0
1991	532	23.7	22.4	n/a
1992	548	23.8	23.0	n/a
1993	494	23.1	21.4	n/a
1994	492	24.6	20.0	n/a
1995	499	24.0	20.8	n/a
1996	499	24.0	20.8	n/a
1997	573	25.6	22.4	n/a
1998	563	26.1	21.6	n/a
1999	485	23.3	20.8	n/a
2000	466	23.0	20.3	n/a
2001	489	23.5	20.8	n/a
2002	375	22.5	16.7	42.1
2003	375	22.5	16.7	42.1
2004	453	24.0	18.9	34.7
2005	457	24.2	18.9	37.9
2006	442	24.2	18.3	40.3
2007	432	22.5	19.2	49.5
2008	458	22.9	20.0	51.7
2009	433	22.9	18.9	51.1
2010	421	22.0	19.1	54.1
2011	441	21.5	20.5	55.1
2012	453	21.5	21.0	54.3
2013	465	23.5	19.7	47.5
2014	463	n/a	n/a	54.6
2015	454	30.0	15.1	50.7
2016	471	28.0	16.8	44.2
2017	516	30.2	17.0	46.9
2018	427	29.0	14.7	46.6
2019	409	27.0	15.1	13.2
2020	391	26.0	15.0	49.9
2021	397	28.0	14.1	43.6
2022	349	25.0	13.9	53.3
2023	369	31.0	11.9	53.9
2024	373	28.8	12.9	60.3

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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