Adams Elementary

Cary, NC 27511

Phone: (919) 460-3431
Fax: (919) 460-3439
District: Wake County School District

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 783 students

Adams Elementary, located in Cary, North Carolina, is a public school that serves grades PK-5 in the Wake County School District. It is among the few public schools in North Carolina to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Adams Elementary is a public school in the Wake County School District located in Cary, NC. The principal of Adams Elementary is Mr Douglas Hooper. As of 2014, the students are 53.3% White, non-Hispanic; 27% Hispanic; 9.5% Black, non-Hispanic; 5.9% Asian/Pacific Islander; 3.8% Multiracial; 0.5% Native American or Native Alaskan; and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 37.9% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 53.3% 48.6% 50.3%
Hispanic 27% 15.7% 14.3%
Black, non-Hispanic 9.5% 24.4% 25.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander 5.9% 6.8% 2.7%
Multiracial 3.8% 4.1% 3.7%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.5% 0.3% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 37.9% — —
English learners — 7.4% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Eagle Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Raleigh NC 9 mi
2 Hedingham Neighborhood/Subdivision Raleigh NC 12.3 mi
3 Winston Pointe Neighborhood/Subdivision Clayton NC 16.3 mi
4 Forest Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Bunnlevel NC 34.3 mi
5 The Summit Neighborhood/Subdivision Sanford NC 35.5 mi
6 Anderson Creek Club Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 35.6 mi
7 Sunset Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Sanford NC 35.9 mi
8 Overhills Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 37.6 mi
9 Carolina Seasons Neighborhood/Subdivision Cameron NC 38 mi
10 Ellerslie Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 38.4 mi
11 Castlebrooke Neighborhood/Subdivision Linden NC 38.9 mi
12 Forest Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Cameron NC 39.5 mi
13 Deerfield Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 41.7 mi
14 Kings Grant Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 42.2 mi
15 Stonegate Apartments Apartment Complex Spring Lake NC 43.4 mi
16 Inverness Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 43.5 mi
17 Patriot Park Village Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 43.6 mi
18 Kinwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 44.5 mi
19 Woodlake Neighborhood/Subdivision Vass NC 44.5 mi
20 College Lakes Area of Town Fayetteville NC 44.9 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Princeton Princeton NC 40 mi
2 North Ramsey Road Fayetteville NC 40.2 mi
3 Spring Lake Spring Lake NC 43.5 mi
4 Spring Lake by Ft Bragg Base Spring Lake NC 43.9 mi
5 Vass Vass NC 46.3 mi
Base Distance
Raleigh National Guard 3.8 mi.
Pope Field 44 mi.
Fort Bragg 49.8 mi.
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