Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Arkansas City

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D

Adams Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1201 N 10th, Arkansas City, KS 67005 · (620) 441-2040 · Part of Arkansas City Unified School District 470

Arkansas City’s School Grade D− better than 4% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
306
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Adams Elem

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Arkansas City kids: Arkansas City Middle Sch

On the path

Where Arkansas City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Adams ElemYou are here
6–8Arkansas City Middle Sch628 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1201 N 10th, Arkansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K61
Kindergarten41
Grade 144
Grade 241
Grade 341
Grade 437
Grade 541
Enrollment over time
279’20
297’21
297’22
296’23
306’24

Up 9.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Hispanic 46%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Adams Elem from Arkansas City families.

Other schools in Arkansas City Unified School District 470

The district →
Frances Willard Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
C−
281 students18:1
Jefferson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
C−
261 students16:1
Roosevelt Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
C
219 students12:1
I X L Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
C−
200 students14:1
C 4 Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arkansas City
B−
122 students13:1
Arkansas City Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arkansas City
D
628 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Arkansas City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.