Adams Elementary School
Public elementary school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Adams Elementary School serves 743 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 656th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Arlington ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480870012797 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Arlington ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 743 | 53,339 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.2% | 75.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Adams Elementary School in context
Size
Adams Elementary School is the 6th largest of Arlington ISD's 52 elementary schools; its 743 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1 miles away and have a median of 465 students, so Adams Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 119 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 76, against an average of 93 per grade. This year grade 6 has 29% more students than kindergarten (110 against 85). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 76 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 49.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Arlington ISD (50.8%). Black students are next, at 33.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.1% across Arlington ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Adams Elementary School has 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 743 students would have about 50.2 teachers, so Adams Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Johns Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in the same district. There are 64 elementary schools within 5 miles and 155 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 49.8% |
| Black | 33.4% |
| Asian | 10.2% |
| White | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
53.2% of students are girls and 46.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 76 |
| Kindergarten | 85 |
| Grade 1 | 89 |
| Grade 2 | 119 |
| Grade 3 | 83 |
| Grade 4 | 97 |
| Grade 5 | 84 |
| Grade 6 | 110 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2220 Sherry St, Arlington, TX 76010
Phone: (682)867-2130
Website: aisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Adams Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 0.4 mi | 560 | 15.1 | 93.6% |
| Rankin Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 0.7 mi | 562 | 13.3 | 94.1% |
| Thornton Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 0.9 mi | 849 | 15.4 | 93.5% |
| Atherton Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 0.9 mi | 474 | 13.1 | 86.7% |
| Goodman Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.0 mi | 452 | 11.1 | 91.2% |
| Hale Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.3 mi | 294 | 10.5 | 91.8% |
| Amos Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.5 mi | 323 | 12.4 | 87.6% |
| Blanton Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.6 mi | 456 | 11.6 | 90.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.