Adams Central Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Hastings, Nebraska

Adams Central Elementary School in Hastings, Nebraska enrolled 506 students in 2024-25 with 34.2 full-time teachers, 14.8 students per teacher against the Nebraska elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 76% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 47.1% and 58.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

499 students in 2022-23, 498 students in 2023-24, 506 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.1 to 34.2.

Students enrolled at Adams Central Elementary School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 498, 2024-25: 50602004006002022-234992023-244982024-25506
Students enrolled at Adams Central Elementary School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 498, 2024-25: 50602004006002022-234992023-244982024-25506
Students enrolled at Adams Central Elementary School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 498, 2024-25: 50602004006002022-234992023-244982024-25506
Students enrolled at Adams Central Elementary School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 498, 2024-25: 50602004006002022-234992023-244982024-25506
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349934.114.6
2023-2449834.314.5
2024-2550634.214.8

14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 Nebraska elementary schools

Among the 526 Nebraska elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Nebraska elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 21.0; This school 14.8; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.8state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nebraska elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 21.0; This school 14.8; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.8state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nebraska elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 21.0; This school 14.8; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.8state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nebraska elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 21.0; This school 14.8; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.8state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 1,028 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Adams Central Elementary School enrolled 514 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 1,028 of the 514 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent6.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.7% of students were White, 6.9% Hispanic, 2.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White90.7%
  2. Hispanic6.9%
  3. Two or more races2.2%
  4. Black0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Adams Central Elementary School scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 76% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNebraska
Reading and language arts, 2021-2259%54%47.1%
Math, 2022-2376%56% (2021-22)58.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Hastings

6 public elementary schools in Hastings report 2024-25 enrollment; Adams Central Elementary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Adams Central Elementary School50614.810.9%
Hawthorne Elementary School34311.841.4%
Raymond a Watson Elementary School33612.936.3%
Longfellow Elementary School30512.043.3%
Lincoln Elementary School28910.370.2%
Alcott Elementary School26711.556.2%

All public schools in Hastings →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Adams Central Elementary School

  1. Hawthorne Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 343 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  2. Lincoln Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 289 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Adams Central Elementary School with Hawthorne Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Adams Central Public Schools spends per student$16,269 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,269
  5. The largest public schools in NebraskaAdams Central Elementary School is the number 43 by size of 527 Nebraska elementary schools open in 2024-25.#43 of 527
  6. Nebraska schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 13.4 for elementary schools.14.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Adams Central Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Adams Central Elementary School?
    506 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 499 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hastings, NE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Adams Central Elementary School?
    14.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Adams Central Elementary School a Title I school?
    Adams Central Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Adams Central Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Adams Central Elementary School scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 76% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Nebraska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Adams Central Elementary School in?
    Adams Central Public Schools, NCES district ID 3102770. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 310277002370 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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