Adams Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Cary, North Carolina

Adams Elementary in Cary, North Carolina enrolled 655 students in 2024-25 with 51.7 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

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

Enrollment rose 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 30%

525 students in 2022-23, 616 students in 2023-24, 655 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.8 to 51.7.

Students enrolled at Adams Elementary by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 616, 2024-25: 65502004006008002022-235252023-246162024-25655
Students enrolled at Adams Elementary by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 616, 2024-25: 65502004006008002022-235252023-246162024-25655
Students enrolled at Adams Elementary by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 616, 2024-25: 65502004006008002022-235252023-246162024-25655
Students enrolled at Adams Elementary by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 616, 2024-25: 65502004006008002022-235252023-246162024-25655
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352539.813.2
2023-2461651.512.0
2024-2565551.712.7

12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; 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, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Adams Elementary 12.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAdams Elementary 12.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Adams Elementary 12.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAdams Elementary 12.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Adams Elementary 12.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAdams Elementary 12.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Adams Elementary 12.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAdams Elementary 12.7state median 14.7U.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 525 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Adams Elementary enrolled 525 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 525 of the 525 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent22.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.5% of students were White, 36.2% Hispanic, 17.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White38.5%
  2. Hispanic36.2%
  3. Black17.7%
  4. Two or more races3.7%
  5. Asian3.2%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. American Indian0.3%

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.

Elementary schools in Cary

18 public elementary schools in Cary report 2024-25 enrollment; Adams Elementary is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Alston Ridge Elementary91713.915.4%
Davis Drive Elementary79414.97.2%
Hortons Creek Elementary73915.710.7%
Weatherstone Elementary73015.129.2%
Highcroft Elementary69815.78.7%
Adams Elementary65512.758.9%
Farmington Woods Elementary64813.929.5%
Turner Creek Elementary63812.621.2%

All public schools in Cary →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Adams Elementary

  1. Cary ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 477 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Kingswood ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 427 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Adams Elementary with Cary ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaAdams Elementary is the number 246 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#246 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.7:1
  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 Elementary

  1. How many students attend Adams Elementary?
    655 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 525 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cary, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Adams Elementary?
    12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Adams Elementary a Title I school?
    Adams Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Adams Elementary in?
    Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472001826 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
  • 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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