📍 1201 N 10th, Arkansas City, Cowley County, 67005
Adams Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Arkansas City, Cowley County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Arkansas City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Adams Elem enrolls 297 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 42% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 149 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 125 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
239 of the school's 297 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 223 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Adams Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-40, state senate district 32, state house district 80.
Adams Elem is one of 8 schools in Arkansas City, based in Arkansas City, Kansas. The district serves 2,902 students district-wide and employs 181 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 297 students, Adams Elem is smaller than the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant