Ames Community School District

Public school district in Ames, Iowa, United States

Ames Community School District

Address

2005 24th Street[1]

Ames

, Iowa
United States
District information
Motto| Mission Statement: "The Ames School District commits to equity and access that empowers every individual to reach their full personal and educational potential."
Grades| K–12
Established| The Hoggatt School first schoolhouse in the vicinity was built in 1862 to serve area residents before the city of Ames was established.
Superintendent| Dr. Julious Lawson[2]
Accreditation| North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges,[4] Iowa Department of Education
Schools| 8[3]
Budget| $72,703,000 (2017-18)[3]
NCES District ID| 1903540[3]
Students and staff
Students| 4,972 (2019-20)[3]
Teachers| 335.73 FTE[3]
Staff| 245.71[3]
Student–teacher ratio| 14.81[3]
Athletic conference| Central Iowa Metro League
Other information
Website| amescsd.org

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[4] and the Iowa Department of Education.

The district is entirely in Story County.[5]

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Story County, Iowa highlighted in red.

## Schools[edit]

There are eight schools in the district, with one high and middle school, and six elementary schools.

### Ames High School[edit]

Main article: Ames High School

Ames High School is located at 1801 Ridgewood Avenue[6]

### Ames Middle School[edit]

Ames Middle School is located on 3915 Mortensen Road.

### Elementary ("Primary") schools[edit]

There are six elementary schools in the district.

#### Edwards[edit]

Edwards Elementary School is located on 820 Miller Avenue.

#### Fellows[edit]

Fellows Elementary School is located on 1235 20th Street.

#### Meeker[edit]

Meeker Elementary School is located on 300 20th Street.

#### Mitchell[edit]

Mitchell Elementary School is located on 3521 Jewel Drive.

#### Abbie Sawyer[edit]

Abbie Sawyer Elementary School is located on 4316 Ontario Street.

### Northwood Preschool Center[edit]

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.

## Media[edit]

* 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.

## See also[edit]

* Lists of school districts in the United States
* List of school districts in Iowa

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Staff Directory – Ames Community School District". amescsd.org. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
2. ^ "Julious Lawson – Ames Community School District". amescsd.org. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
3. ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Ames Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
4. ^ a b http://www.ncacasi.org/school-search/search Archived April 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine: Search by school name: "Ames High School"
5. ^ "Ames" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
6. ^ "Ames High School". ahs.amescsd.org. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Ames High School
* Ames Middle School
* Edwards Elementary
* Fellows Elementary
* Meeker Elementary
* Mitchell Elementary
* Sawyer Elementary
* Northwood Preschool

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States