You can make a difference. Work at Adams Elementary

You can make a difference in your community, work at Adams Elementary School and help prepare our students for life.

Apply today

You can make a difference. Work at Adams Elementary
You can make a difference in your community, work at Adams Elementary School and help prepare our students for life.
Apply today
Back-to-school information
Visit the back-to-school webpage for supply lists, open house dates, news and more.
Back-to-school
Apply for educational benefits for the 2025-26 school year
All Anoka-Hennepin families are encouraged to apply for educational benefits. A new application must be submitted each year.
More information Watch the video to learn more
Stay connected to your child’s education.
Beginning June 23, 2025, families will need to create a new username and password to access student information, including grades, attendance, fees, class assignments for the upcoming school year.
Read the instructions.
Providing family choice: Specialty and magnet school options
Anoka-Hennepin offers 12 specialty and magnet schools at the elementary, middle and high school levels and are designed to provide families with additional choices at no cost.
Learn more.
A future without limit.
Schools in your community have caring teachers, rigorous academic options, in addition to a variety of activities and programs to help students feel connected and inspired!
Learn more about enrollment options.
Adams Elementary - School Spotlight
Adams Elementary is a school tucked into a wooded neighborhood in Coon Rapids and its campus is a designated School Forest by the Minnesota DNR. Learn more in the Adams Elementary School Spotlight
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School news

District news

Frequent Contacts

School news

- You can make a difference. Work at Adams Elementary
  (08/11/2025) Adams Elementary School is a great place to work and learn. Our communities work together to provide residents with safe and friendly neighborhoods, high-quality schools, a wide range of business and economic opportunities, beautiful parks and abundant recreational activities.
- SUN Bucks program available for free/reduced-eligible students
  (06/04/2025) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the SUN Bucks program. This income-based food support program provides families $120 per eligible school-aged child to buy groceries when school is out for the summer.
- Adams Elementary takes learning outdoors through the Minnesota School Forest Program
  (04/30/2024) Adams Elementary School in Coon Rapids was recently entered into the Minnesota School Forest Program through the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). A School Forest is an outdoor classroom where teachers and students explore the natural world to teach core subjects.

District news

- You can make a difference. Work at Anoka-Hennepin Schools!
  (08/11/2025) Anoka-Hennepin Schools are a great place to live, learn, and work. Our community depends on the skills and talents of people to grow and succeed, and our staff make a difference at our schools and for our students every day. Learn more about employment opportunities.
- Anoka-Hennepin’s excellence in music education recognized
  (08/01/2025) The Anoka-Hennepin School District has been recognized with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) for the 11th time. The honor recognizes a district’s outstanding commitment to music education.
- Complete online back-to-school forms now.
  (07/30/2025) Families are encouraged to complete the process, now, to ensure access to resources for your student/s leading up to the new school year:
- Apply for educational benefits for the 2025-26 school year
  (07/30/2025) All Anoka-Hennepin families are encouraged to apply for educational benefits for the 2025-26 school year. A new application must be submitted each year. The enrollment period for the 2025-26 school year begins on August 1, 2025.

Frequent Contacts

Main Office
Absence Line
Community Education
Health Services
Media Center
Nutrition Program
Aventures Plus
School Social Worker
Principal Ann Herlofsky
Assistant Principal Jack Shields

Upcoming events

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Aug.25

Regular School Board meeting6:30 p.m.
Aug.26

Open house4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sep.1

District closed - holiday
Sep.2

First day of school - grades 1-5, 6 and 9
Sep.3

Grades 1-12 report to school

Get to know us

93% Graduates say
they were prepared
for success
after high school
300+ High school
elective options
97% Families agree
they received
high quality education
37,000+ Students served
70+ Activities, athletics,
clubs and
co-curricular choices

You can make a difference. Work at Adams Elementary

You can make a difference. Work at Adams Elementary

School news

You can make a difference. Work at Adams Elementary

SUN Bucks program available for free/reduced-eligible students

Adams Elementary takes learning outdoors through the Minnesota School Forest Program

You can make a difference. Work at Anoka-Hennepin Schools!

Anoka-Hennepin’s excellence in music education recognized

Complete online back-to-school forms now.

Apply for educational benefits for the 2025-26 school year

Upcoming events

Aug.25

Aug.26

Sep.1

Sep.2

Sep.3

Get to know us