Ames Community School District

The Ames Community School District is the public school district for most of the city of Ames, Iowa. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges[1] and the Iowa Department of Education.

Ames Community School District
Location
Story County
District information
MottoMission Statement : " The Ames School District commits to equity and access that empowers every individual to reach their full personal and educational potential."
GradesK–12
EstablishedThe Hoggatt School first schoolhouse in the vicinity was built in 1862 to serve area residents before the city of Ames was established.
SuperintendentJenny Risner
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges,[1] Iowa Department of Education
Schools1 early childhood center
5 elementary schools
1 middle school
1 secondary school
NCES District ID1903540[2]
Students and staff
Students4,468 (as of 2010-2011)
Teachers355[3]
Staff589[3]
Other information
Websitewww.ames.k12.ia.us

The district is entirely in Story County.[4]

Story County, Iowa highlighted in red.

Schools

There are eight schools in the Ames Community School District, with one high and middle school, and six elementary schools.

Ames High School
Main article: Ames High School

Ames High School is located at 1921 Ames High Drive . The webpage can be found here.

Ames Middle School

Ames Middle School is located on 3915 Mortensen Road. The webpage can be found here.

Elementary ("Primary") schools

There are six elementary schools in the Ames Community School District.

Edwards

Edwards Elementary School is located on 820 Miller Ave. The webpage can be found here

Fellows

Fellows Elementary School is located on 1400 McKinley. The webpage can be found here

Meeker

Meeker Elementary School is located on 300 20th Street. The webpage can be found here

Kate Mitchell

Kate Mitchell Elementary School is located on 3521 Jewel Drive. The webpage can be found here

Abbie Sawyer

Abbie Sawyer Elementary School is located on 4316 Ontario Street. The webpage can be found here

Northwood Preschool Center

The Northwood building was an elementary school that was closed. In the summer of 2009, the school district remodeled it for a preschool center. Northwood is located on 302 Duff Avenue. The webpage can be found here

Other Buildings

Willson Beardshear Early Childhood Center

Willson Beardshear School is located on 920 Carroll Avenue. **Wilson Beardshear was closed in the summer of 2009. The Early Childhood Center was moved to Northwood school.

Roosevelt Elementary School

Roosevelt is located at 921 9th Street. Roosevelt was closed in 2005 due to budget constraints, and lagging enrollment. The building was credited as the second oldest in the ACSD.

Crawford Elementary School

Crawford is located at 415 Stanton Avenue. It was closed in 2001 and then remodeled into a district administrative building. Up until 2015, it was the only district administration building and is also the oldest building in the ACSD. The administrative offices became completely vacant in Spring 2016.

Media
  • Channel 7 is the school district's Educational-access television cable TV channel, which is provided through Mediacom Cable Television as part of a franchise agreement with the City of Ames The district televises their school board meetings through this network.

Enrollment
YearDistrict-wideHigh schoolsMiddle schoolsElementary schoolsPre-Kindergarten
2003-2004[5]4,4831,5051,0101,868100
2002-2003[6]4,5281,5381,0461,91331
2001-2002[7]4,7871,6091,1052,0703
2000-2001[8]4,8741,6291,1622,0785
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See also

References
  1. http://www.ncacasi.org/school-search/search Archived April 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine: Search by school name: "Ames High School"
  2. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Ames Community School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. "District Profile". Ames Community School District. 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  4. "Ames" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  5. Iowa Department of Education (2003). "Certified Annual Reports for FY03-04 (Spreadsheet)". Archived from the original on 2006-09-26. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Iowa Department of Education (2002). "Certified Annual Reports for FY02-03 (Spreadsheet)". Archived from the original on 2004-12-12. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. Iowa Department of Education (2001). "Certified Annual Reports for FY01-02 (Spreadsheet)". Archived from the original on 2004-12-12. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. Iowa Department of Education (2000). "Certified Annual Reports for FY00-01 (Spreadsheet)". Archived from the original on 2004-12-12. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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