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Adams Elementary School
919 Raley St
Gadsden AL, 35903, Etowah County
Phone: 256-492-4952
Ranking: 
(933 out of 1,064, bottom 12%)*
(933 out of 1,064, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Gadsden City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 29 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 325 | 349 | 347 | 365 | 390 | 366 | 393 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 5.7% | 20 | 5.8% | 20 | 5.5% | 19 | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 56 | 17.2% | 57 | 16.3% | 51 | 14.7% | 64 | 17.5% | 57 | 14.6% | 80 | 21.9% | 67 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 57 | 17.5% | 54 | 15.5% | 59 | 17.0% | 48 | 13.2% | 75 | 19.2% | 61 | 16.7% | 82 | 20.9% |
| Grade 2: | 53 | 16.3% | 58 | 16.6% | 52 | 15.0% | 57 | 15.6% | 64 | 16.4% | 73 | 19.9% | 59 | 15.0% |
| Grade 3: | 51 | 15.7% | 50 | 14.3% | 51 | 14.7% | 63 | 17.3% | 66 | 16.9% | 51 | 13.9% | 69 | 17.6% |
| Grade 4: | 50 | 15.4% | 53 | 15.2% | 52 | 15.0% | 55 | 15.1% | 53 | 13.6% | 59 | 16.1% | 53 | 13.5% |
| Grade 5: | 58 | 17.8% | 57 | 16.3% | 62 | 17.9% | 58 | 15.9% | 56 | 14.4% | 42 | 11.5% | 63 | 16.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 171 | 52.6% | 187 | 53.6% | 180 | 51.9% | 187 | 51.2% | 205 | 52.6% | 199 | 54.4% | 210 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 154 | 47.4% | 162 | 46.4% | 167 | 48.1% | 178 | 48.8% | 177 | 45.4% | 159 | 43.4% | 179 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 94 | 28.9% | 86 | 24.6% | 77 | 22.2% | 85 | 23.3% | 71 | 18.2% | 76 | 20.8% | 76 | 19.3% |
| Black: | 182 | 56.0% | 223 | 63.9% | 210 | 60.5% | 237 | 64.9% | 269 | 69.0% | 243 | 66.4% | 251 | 63.9% |
| White: | 39 | 12.0% | 34 | 9.7% | 54 | 15.6% | 41 | 11.2% | 50 | 12.8% | 47 | 12.8% | 65 | 16.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 3.1% | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 305 | 93.8% | 297 | 85.1% | 302 | 87.0% | 317 | 86.8% | 339 | 86.9% | 291 | 79.5% | 340 | 86.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.8% | 18 | 5.2% | 9 | 2.6% | 13 | 3.6% | 22 | 5.6% | 26 | 7.1% | 24 | 6.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.97 | 11.86 | 14.20 | 12.24 | 14.19 | 12.90 | 13.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 52.2% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 36.5% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 39.7% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.18% | 27.58% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.11% | 34.49% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 58.8% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.8% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 69.1% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 64.71% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.24% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 51.5% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 39.5% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 40.9% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.91% | 26.03% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.33% | 42.43% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 50.8% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 40.8% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.45% | 30.93% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.34% | 38.96% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 72.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 73% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.54% | 72.9% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.31% | 73.91% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.88% | 79.77% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.37% | 70.66% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.14% | 74.37% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.24% | 82.28% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 81.2% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 78.8% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.27% | 79.51% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.03% | 80.63% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.59% | 84.47% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.36% | 83.3% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.79% | 81.19% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.39% | 85.95% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 72.3% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 73.5% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 73.3% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 76.96% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 71.78% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.08% | 70.05% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.47% | 74.23% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.22% | 67.33% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77.96% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 75.9% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 84.1% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 83.7% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.34% | 82.6% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 83.13% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.59% | 82.57% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.34% | 83.45% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.51% | 82.88% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 85.31% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 71.7% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 70.1% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 70.46% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.07% | 74.81% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.58% | 76.51% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.21% | 75.71% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.22% | 84.94% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 85.51% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.3% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 76% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.77% | 81.12% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 79.75% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.69% | 82.44% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.91% | 81.61% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.85% | 88.02% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.47% | 85.78% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 67.61% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.37% | 61.56% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.89% | 70% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.21% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.26% | 71.09% | 80.09% |
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* Adams Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.