Ames Community School District

Public Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Ames.

At a glance

4,688Students enrolled

8Schools

$13,699Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

35%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Ames

Grades K–5

5 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Ames Middle School1,033 students · AmesThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IA

Math proficiency70%

State average 64.1%

Reading / language arts72%

State average 67.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)93%

State average 91.4%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,699

per student each year · about the IA average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration35%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)58%

State36%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,681’20

4,788’21

4,645’22

4,701’23

4,688’24

Students

White · 61%2,864

Hispanic · 13%600

Black · 10%487

Asian · 8%377

Two or more races · 7%335

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools8 in district

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Fellows Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 489 students · Ames

A-Public 📚

Edwards Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 436 students · Ames

B-Public 📚

Sawyer Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 371 students · Ames

CPublic 📚

Meeker Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 361 students · Ames

CPublic 📚

Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 314 students · Ames

B-Public 📚

Ames Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,033 students · Ames

BPublic 🏫

Ames High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,440 students · Ames

B+Public 📚

Northwood Pre-SchoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 244 students · Ames

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Nevada Community School DistrictNevada · $12,560 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.