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Adams Elementary School

Q: Is Adams Elementary School a good school?

Adams Elementary School ranks 175 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Adams Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Corvallis, Oregon, serving 358 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Corvallis School District 509J, which is ranked 9th out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Overall, Adams Elementary School has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, with some fluctuations in its statewide ranking. The school generally performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, with 5th-grade students consistently outperforming the state and district averages. However, the school's performance in 3rd and 4th-grade ELA and Mathematics has been more variable. Additionally, the school has shown strong performance for special education students, ranking in the top 15% of Oregon elementary schools in this category in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Bessie Coleman Elementary School and Franklin School have consistently outperformed Adams Elementary School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. Additionally, the school faces challenges in addressing the concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from around 27% in 2021-2022 to over 40% in 2022-2023.

342

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,743

Per pupil spending ?

57.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1615 SW 35th St
Corvallis, OR 97333-1197

(541) 757-5938

District: Corvallis School District 509J

Students who attend Adams Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Linus Pauling Middle School
High:	Corvallis High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Two or more races:

10.8%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 55th percentile in 2022 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (48% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Oregon elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 75th (2025) from a 55th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Oregon avg38%

175^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Corvallis School District 509J

9^th of 140Corvallis School District 509J among Oregon 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	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	175 of 706	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	175 of 710	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	225 of 706	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	321 of 706	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	172 of 705	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	138 of 709	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	86.3	72 of 701	89.7%	★★★★☆
2016	83.5	92 of 697	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	86.0	78 of 706	89.0%	★★★★☆
2014	81.9	93 of 695	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	86.1	61 of 707	91.4%	★★★★★
2012	78.0	122 of 730	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.8	118 of 695	83.0%	★★★★☆
2010	80.2	94 of 674	86.1%	★★★★☆
2009	78.1	111 of 665	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	127 of 655	80.6%	★★★★☆
2007	86.3	44 of 652	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	70.2	157 of 636	75.3%	★★★★☆
2005	75.1	104 of 629	83.5%	★★★★☆
2004	81.0	65 of 586	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	237 of 653	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	201 of 658	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	212 of 652	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	297 of 646	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	255 of 621	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	159 of 681	76.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	58.5	156 of 475	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	51.9	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	151 of 518	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	108 of 523	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	34.3	410 of 595	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	318 of 703	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	397 of 597	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	357 of 640	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	127 of 664	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	139 of 662	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	210 of 665	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	309 of 654	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	133 of 623	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	134 of 680	80.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2023	37.7	36 of 60	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	157 of 212	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	44 of 352	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	19 of 215	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	45.9	212 of 481	55.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	259 of 669	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	259 of 670	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	284 of 656	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	381 of 666	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	223 of 662	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	181 of 683	73.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)88th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2018)67th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)40th percentile-28 vs school

Homeless (2023)20th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%+9 vs state

Mathematics48%+12 vs state

Science39%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)						OSAS Mathematics (2025)						OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	1615 SW 35th St	Corvallis	97333	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 757-5938	342	20	17.0	57.6%	260 (76.0%)	6 (1.8%)	21 (6.1%)	13 (3.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.8%)	69.2	175^th of 706 public elementary schools	75.2%		69.4	175^th of 710 public elementary schools	75.4%		43.5	51.4	60.0				53.2	41.9	48.6				38.6		$21,743	$1,969	$19,775
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 SE Alexander Ave	Corvallis	97333	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 757-5955	311	20	15.2	57.2%	167 (53.7%)	2 (0.6%)	113 (36.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	20 (6.4%)	56.3	268^th of 706 public elementary schools	62.0%		53.6	281^st of 710 public elementary schools	60.4%	13	45.1	51.2	53.6				33.3	39.0	39.3				32.1		$23,593	$2,708	$20,885
Franklin School	Public	K-8	750 NW 18th St	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 757-5747	310	15	20.2	57.4%	210 (67.7%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.6%)	38 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.4%)	96.1	22^nd of 706 public elementary schools	96.9%		96.7	20^th of 710 public elementary schools	97.2%	2	64.0	78.3	75.0	84.6	79.6	71.2	68.0	72.0	57.1	65.4	75.9	67.3	67.9	57.4	$21,669	$1,630	$20,039
Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 NW 27th St	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 757-5951	225	19	12.1	56.9%	167 (74.2%)	11 (4.9%)	19 (8.4%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.7%)	76.8	135^th of 706 public elementary schools	80.9%		71.3	165^th of 710 public elementary schools	76.8%	30	56.8	57.1	50.0				57.9	59.5	42.9				45.2		$23,328	$2,104	$21,223
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1205 NW Garfield Ave	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 757-5941	378	22	17.1	57.1%	151 (39.9%)	7 (1.9%)	183 (48.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	38.1	417^th of 706 public elementary schools	40.9%		43.5	368^th of 710 public elementary schools	48.2%	49	30.9	45.6	39.1				30.9	42.1	17.4				23.4		$23,096	$2,517	$20,579
Bessie Coleman Elementary School	Public	K-5	3838 NW Walnut Blvd	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 757-5958	351	19	18.4	57.5%	218 (62.1%)	5 (1.4%)	28 (8.0%)	48 (13.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	45 (12.8%)	89.5	63^rd of 706 public elementary schools	91.1%		88.2	66^th of 710 public elementary schools	90.7%	3	69.8	66.1	66.1				77.4	58.1	53.6				49.1		$21,485	$1,758	$19,727
Letitia Carson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2701 NW Satinwood	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 757-5987	333	20	17.0	57.4%	223 (67.0%)	6 (1.8%)	51 (15.3%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.7%)	55.1	272^nd of 706 public elementary schools	61.5%		56.6	264^th of 710 public elementary schools	62.8%	8	46.3	47.9	39.7				63.0	35.4	31.5				32.9		$22,606	$2,358	$20,249
Clemens Primary School	Public	K-1	535 S 19th St	Philomath	97370	Benton County	Philomath School District 17J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 929-2082	165	10	16.6	49.1%	135 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.8%)								(n/a)															$18,970	$1,803	$17,167
Philomath Elementary School	Public	2-5	239 S 16th St	Philomath	97370	Benton County	Philomath School District 17J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 929-3253	368	23	16.0	59.8%	297 (80.7%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (10.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.4%)	68.7	179^th of 706 public elementary schools	74.6%		69.6	173^rd of 710 public elementary schools	75.6%	6	46.2	57.4	55.6				49.5	50.5	33.8				41.4		$15,845	$1,100	$14,745
Mt View Elementary School	Public	K-5	340 NE Granger Ave	Corvallis	97330	Benton County	Corvallis School District 509J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 766-4760	211	13	16.6	58.3%	167 (79.1%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	20 (9.5%)	53.2	280^th of 706 public elementary schools	60.3%		51.1	301^st of 710 public elementary schools	57.6%	21	37.5	37.8	82.1				35.4	31.1	46.4				42.9		$24,092	$2,591	$21,501

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams Elementary School

Is Adams Elementary School a good school?

Adams Elementary School ranks 175^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Adams Elementary School?

Students at Adams Elementary School are 76% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Adams Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Linus Pauling Middle School
High : Corvallis High School

What district is Adams Elementary School in?

Corvallis School District 509J

How many students attend Adams Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Adams Elementary School.

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