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Adams Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Adams Elementary School is a public elementary school in Gadsden, Alabama, serving 415 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Gadsden City School District, which is ranked 97 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Adams Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, with proficiency rates significantly lower than the Gadsden City and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade Math proficiency was 14.06%, compared to the Gadsden City average of 40.84%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with many ranking in the bottom half or quarter of Alabama elementary schools.

While part of the Gadsden City district, there are several nearby Etowah County schools, such as Gaston Elementary and Glencoe Elementary, that outperform Adams Elementary academically. This may be due to the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Adams Elementary, with 96.14% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing the school's academic challenges, high chronic absenteeism, and supporting underperforming student subgroups could be crucial for improving educational outcomes at Adams Elementary.

433

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,435

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

919 Raley St
Gadsden, AL 35903-2027

(256) 492-4952

District: Gadsden City

Students who attend Adams Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Litchfield Middle School
High:	Gadsden City High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.3%

Hispanic:

37.0%

White:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (24% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 32 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg41%

Alabama avg52%

641^st of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Gadsden City

97^th of 135Gadsden City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	641 of 680	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	613 of 684	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	571 of 680	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	591 of 687	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	566 of 692	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	633 of 681	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	593 of 680	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	634 of 688	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	633 of 691	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	623 of 691	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.2	627 of 695	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.7	600 of 696	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.5	625 of 696	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	644 of 709	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.4	589 of 704	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.0	595 of 696	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.0	621 of 698	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.4	642 of 698	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.6	590 of 689	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.6	560 of 688	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.3	494 of 623	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	362 of 427	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	311 of 420	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	268 of 427	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	243 of 426	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	199 of 426	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	353 of 426	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	282 of 423	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.6	304 of 336	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	104 of 142	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	63 of 131	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.1	111 of 123	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	94 of 110	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	91 of 100	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	34 of 74	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	568 of 649	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	580 of 650	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	543 of 645	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	558 of 656	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	526 of 656	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	603 of 646	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	557 of 640	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	570 of 639	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	189 of 206	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	171 of 196	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	172 of 184	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	169 of 175	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	160 of 164	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	136 of 152	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	134 of 140	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	114 of 130	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	622 of 660	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	601 of 670	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	495 of 623	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	566 of 651	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	489 of 653	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	582 of 649	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	532 of 651	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	627 of 651	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	585 of 655	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	566 of 649	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	599 of 669	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	542 of 669	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	580 of 650	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	572 of 650	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	614 of 639	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	47 of 53	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	49 of 59	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	52 of 57	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	62 of 65	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	59 of 63	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	46 of 58	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	374 of 403	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	360 of 395	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	316 of 373	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	270 of 345	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	275 of 398	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	327 of 392	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	296 of 344	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	9.5	506 of 535	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Native American (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2024)5th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English40%-24 vs state

Science16%-27 vs state

Mathematics10%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

If your child is a bully and likes to beat up on kids then this is the school to enroll them in. Because no matter how many times your child beat another student they will only get 1 day suspension. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	919 Raley St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-4952	433	23	18.6	90.8%	61 (14.1%)	196 (45.3%)	160 (37.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	9.7	641^st of 680 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.3	613^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.4%	28	14.1	11.1	5.5	15.6	39.1	35.5	45.8	$9,435	$2,672	$6,747
Donehoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 E Broad St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-3604	225	12	18.3	73.3%	20 (8.9%)	158 (70.2%)	40 (17.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	50.7	349^th of 680 public elementary schools	48.7%		49.6	349^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.0%		46.7	40.0	50.0	26.7	65.5	60.0	61.3	$11,244	$2,746	$8,483
W E Striplin Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Cleveland Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-8616	400	20	19.7	84.8%	37 (9.3%)	222 (55.5%)	122 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	21.4	532^nd of 680 public elementary schools	21.8%		23.2	525^th of 684 public elementary schools	23.2%	7	35.3	22.5	15.6	24.5	42.7	49.0	45.3	$9,349	$2,460	$6,872
Therapeutic Academic Program	Public	1-5	201 College St	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 549-2961																			(n/a)
Thompson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	236 Goldenrod Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-7011	288	14	20.2	81.3%	50 (17.4%)	179 (62.2%)	40 (13.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)	16.5	572^nd of 680 public elementary schools	15.9%		25.5	510^th of 684 public elementary schools	25.4%	62	12.8	6.9	8.9	24.1	40.4	51.7	53.3	$11,365	$3,097	$8,253
Glencoe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	207 N College St	Glencoe	35905	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-4709	397	25	15.8	42.6%	330 (83.1%)	23 (5.8%)	21 (5.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	68.6	210^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.1%		54.5	315^th of 684 public elementary schools	53.9%	105	50.0	43.4		46.1	78.2	76.0		$8,375	$1,152	$7,223
Eura Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1231 Alcott Rd	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-0011	340	21	16.0	32.6%	238 (70.0%)	59 (17.4%)	18 (5.3%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	93	31^st of 680 public elementary schools	95.4%		94.7	27^th of 684 public elementary schools	96.1%	4	76.2	77.8	74.5	66.7	90.5	77.8	93.6	$8,337	$710	$7,609
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Noccalula Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-2711	262	18	14.8	59.2%	163 (62.2%)	50 (19.1%)	26 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	71.4	184^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.9%		64.3	227^th of 684 public elementary schools	66.8%	43	72.5	63.9	44.4	33.3	70.0	80.6	72.2	$8,237	$807	$7,413
Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Black Creek Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-0836	384	16	23.8	82.0%	71 (18.5%)	164 (42.7%)	129 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	10.7	631^st of 680 public elementary schools	7.2%		24.8	516^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.6%	115	30.5	17.0	5.8	11.9	28.3	23.7	46.2	$9,258	$2,678	$6,563
Walnut Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Walnut St	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-4665	218	13	16.4	78.9%	116 (53.2%)	55 (25.2%)	41 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	39.5	426^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.4%		28.7	494^th of 684 public elementary schools	27.8%	68	51.5	32.1	32.3	28.6	60.6	53.6	51.6	$11,169	$3,212	$7,941

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Adams Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Adams Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Litchfield Middle School
High : Gadsden City High School

What is the racial makeup of Adams Elementary School?

Students at Adams Elementary School are 45% African American, 37% Hispanic, 14% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Adams Elementary School a good school?

Adams Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Adams Elementary School in?

Gadsden City

How many students attend Adams Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Adams Elementary School.

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