📍 1002 N Oliver, Wichita, Sedgwick County, 67208
Adams Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wichita, Sedgwick County. The school has 377 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wichita school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Adams Elem enrolls 377 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Black or African American, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 141 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 | 32% |
| White | 60 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 8% |
| Asian | 23 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
367 of the school's 377 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 356 qualify for free lunch and 11 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 29, state house district 83.
Adams Elem is one of 88 schools in Wichita, based in Wichita, Kansas. The district serves 46,073 students district-wide and employs 4,462 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 377 students, Adams Elem is smaller than the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large