📍 805 Cary Towne Blvd, Cary, Wake County, 27511
Adams Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cary, Wake County. The school has 525 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Adams Elementary enrolls 525 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 231 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 19% |
| Asian | 42 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 525 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 qualify for free lunch and 27 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 NC-20, state senate district 16, state house district 11.
Adams Elementary is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 525 students, Adams Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize