📍 301 West Bancroft Ave, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, 56537
Adams Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County. The school has 281 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fergus Falls Public School District school district. It serves grades 1–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Adams Elementary enrolls 281 students across grades 1–2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 5% Two or more races and 1.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 257 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
137 of the school's 281 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 106 qualify for free lunch and 31 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 Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 MN-70, state senate district 8.
Adams Elementary is one of 10 schools in Fergus Falls Public School District, based in FERGUS FALLS, Minnesota. The district serves 3,235 students district-wide and employs 178 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 281 students, Adams Elementary is close to the district average of about 324 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote