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Schools in Adams

Adams’s public schools

Southland Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Adams. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 17% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
520 students on the public path
In brief

Adams’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Adams’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Southland Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Southland Senior High lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Adams, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Southland ElementarySouthland Public School DistrictA−
6–8Southland MiddleSouthland Public School DistrictB−
9–12Southland Senior HighSouthland Public School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southland Public School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Southland Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 520 students, up 34% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,174MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 51.1% · 228 students tested
Math47%
State average 44.8% · 214 students tested

Adams vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Adams’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Adams—Southland Public

Every school in Adams

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Adamsby address
Southland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
223 students11:1Rate it →
Southland Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
107 students17:1Rate it →
Southland Senior High
High · Grades 9–12
C
190 students18:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (First Step Adams).

Questions about Adams’s schools

Are Adams’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Adams. Southland Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Adams. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Adams in?

Southland Public School District.

Where do Adams kids go to high school?

Southland Senior High.

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What Adams families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.