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Adams Elementary School

Q: Is Adams Elementary School a good school?

Adams Elementary School ranks 64 th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Adams Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 757 students. The school is part of the Lincoln Public Schools district, which is ranked 95 out of 115 districts in Nebraska and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Adams Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Nebraska, with a statewide ranking between 3rd and 19th place over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, indicating exceptional academic performance. Students at Adams Elementary significantly outperform their peers in the Lincoln Public Schools district and the state of Nebraska in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 65.67% of 3rd-grade students and 78.13% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 54.66% and 56.52% for the Lincoln Public Schools district, respectively.

Adams Elementary School excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for female students, white students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs, often placing in the top 20 or even top 10 among Nebraska elementary schools. While the school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, its rates are still lower than the district and state averages, indicating a relatively strong attendance record. When compared to the nearby elementary schools in the Lincoln Public Schools district, Adams Elementary School stands out as a high-performing outlier, with significantly higher academic achievement and statewide rankings than its neighboring schools.

767

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,284

Per pupil spending ?

22.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7401 Jacobs Creek Drive
Lincoln, NE 68512-9548

(402) 436-1121

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Students who attend Adams Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Scott Middle School
High:	Southwest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.6%

Asian:

12.1%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (79% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Nebraska elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lincoln Public Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg59%

Nebraska avg61%

64^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Lincoln Public Schools

96^th of 118Lincoln Public Schools among Nebraska 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	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	64 of 294	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	54 of 428	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	15 of 459	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	19 of 457	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	18 of 442	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	18 of 452	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	19 of 450	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	90.7	10 of 459	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	96.5	6 of 480	98.8%	★★★★★
2015	97.8	3 of 488	99.4%	★★★★★
2014	96.6	3 of 483	99.4%	★★★★★
2013	92.6	8 of 485	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	91.4	13 of 480	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	97.0	3 of 473	99.4%	★★★★★
2010	79.9	31 of 502	93.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	82.6	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	63.7	16 of 54	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	99.6	1 of 76	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	1 of 47	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	9 of 90	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	6 of 203	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	13 of 349	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	17 of 337	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	19 of 318	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	18 of 349	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	12 of 341	96.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	72.8	25 of 112	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	10 of 312	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	18 of 264	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	72.1	63 of 298	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	29 of 281	89.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	34 of 90	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	40 of 203	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	16 of 366	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	22 of 356	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	13 of 328	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	18 of 367	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	18 of 347	94.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	83.7	4 of 57	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	63.0	15 of 31	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	8 of 43	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	12 of 30	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	42 of 193	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	31 of 261	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	18 of 385	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	23 of 388	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	20 of 368	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	21 of 391	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	16 of 391	95.9%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2023)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)78th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2019)67th percentile-29 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science87%+8 vs state

Mathematics81%+23 vs state

English Language Arts73%+15 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 10, 2017

Adams Elementary has extremely poor communication skills and they dropped a special needs student unexpectedly. Jumping through hoops to get him re-instated and dealing with the Secretary demanding new paperwork. The principal avoids basic questions when asked. Huge disappointment. Wish I had more options. Trying to make the best of a bad situation at this school. Hopefully there will be some turnover so new people can help improve the administrative staff. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (2025)				NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7401 Jacobs Creek Drive	Lincoln	68512	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1121	767	48	15.9	22.7%	526 (68.6%)	32 (4.2%)	65 (8.5%)	93 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	76.7	64^th of 294 public elementary schools	78.2%		82.7	54^th of 428 public elementary schools	87.4%	10	65.7	78.1	76.6	73.3	75.4	83.6	85.5	81.4	87.1	87.1	$13,284	$576	$11,270
Cavett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7701 S 36th St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1131	556	37	15.0	16.9%	440 (79.1%)	8 (1.4%)	38 (6.8%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.4%)	77	62^nd of 294 public elementary schools	78.9%		85.1	40^th of 428 public elementary schools	90.7%	22	72.6	77.7	75.3	75.2	74.7	76.6	82.7	77.8	88.9	88.9	$15,671	$684	$12,753
Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5230 Tipperary Trail	Lincoln	68512	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1142	402	30	13.6	31.1%	287 (71.4%)	20 (5.0%)	48 (11.9%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.0%)	39.1	202^nd of 294 public elementary schools	31.3%		63.6	169^th of 428 public elementary schools	60.5%	33	57.1	62.1	54.7	58.0	58.6	62.1	71.9	64.0	84.4	84.4	$15,491	$445	$13,121
Humann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 Rockwood Ln	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1145	487	34	14.2	32.9%	361 (74.1%)	16 (3.3%)	54 (11.1%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.9%)	41.6	193^rd of 294 public elementary schools	34.4%		65.5	150^th of 428 public elementary schools	65.0%	43	66.7	61.6	55.1	61.1	67.6	64.0	52.6	61.3	85.9	85.9	$16,232	$735	$13,520
Wysong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7901 Blanchard Boulevard	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1185	738	42	17.4	9.1%	630 (85.4%)	5 (0.7%)	25 (3.4%)	31 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.2%)	73.8	73^rd of 294 public elementary schools	75.2%		87.9	26^th of 428 public elementary schools	93.9%	47	68.6	66.2	70.7	68.5	79.3	78.5	79.7	79.1	92.7	92.7	$11,717	$404	$9,864
Zeman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 S 52nd St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1169	360	27	13.2	37.8%	240 (66.7%)	19 (5.3%)	57 (15.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.8%)	24	242^nd of 294 public elementary schools	17.7%		58.4	214^th of 428 public elementary schools	50.0%	28	60.3	61.2	45.3	55.6	56.9	43.3		47.1	79.7	79.7	$15,691	$454	$13,534
Beattie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Calvert St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1123	333	27	12.4	35.4%	246 (73.9%)	12 (3.6%)	32 (9.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.8%)	43.4	185^th of 294 public elementary schools	37.1%		68.1	136^th of 428 public elementary schools	68.2%	49	67.7	50.8	69.2	62.6	57.4	52.3	69.2	59.6	87.7	87.7	$17,283	$644	$14,810
Rousseau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 S 33rd St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1165	587	39	14.8	41.7%	379 (64.6%)	32 (5.5%)	87 (14.8%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.6%)	47.6	164^th of 294 public elementary schools	44.2%		68.2	135^th of 428 public elementary schools	68.5%	29	68.8	61.1	62.9	64.3	68.8	70.0	58.4	65.8	82.0	82.0	$14,739	$537	$12,247
Calvert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3709 S 46th St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1130	337	26	12.7	52.5%	205 (60.8%)	20 (5.9%)	44 (13.1%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (17.5%)	10.9	271^st of 294 public elementary schools	7.8%		21.2	353^rd of 428 public elementary schools	17.5%	82	53.1	40.9	47.3	47.3	46.9			41.2	70.9	70.9	$18,371	$1,136	$14,882
Sheridan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Plymouth Ave	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1167	352	25	13.9	18.2%	292 (83.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.7%)	83.5	33^rd of 294 public elementary schools	88.8%		91.1	15^th of 428 public elementary schools	96.5%	18	88.1	87.3	80.6	85.0	84.8		68.1	81.7	91.7	91.7	$15,991	$676	$13,037

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Adams Elementary School?

Students at Adams Elementary School are 69% White, 12% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Adams Elementary School a good school?

Adams Elementary School ranks 64^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Adams Elementary School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Adams Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Scott Middle School
High : Southwest High School

How many students attend Adams Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 767 students attended Adams Elementary School.

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