Ames Community School District

Ames Community School District
Location
Story County
District information

Mission Statement : " The mission of the Ames Community Schools is to ensure that all learners develop the

knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and personal esteem necessary to grow in and shape a changing society."
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. Timothy Taylor
Accreditation North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges,[1] Iowa Department of Education
Schools 1 early childhood center
5 elementary schools
1 middle school
1 secondary school
District ID 1903540[2]
Students and staff
Students 4,468 (as of 2010-2011)
Teachers 355[3]
Staff 589[3]
Other information
Website www.ames.k12.ia.us

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

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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 Middle 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 remolded 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

Enrollment

Year District-wide High schools Middle schools Elementary schools Pre-Kindergarten
2003-2004[4] 4,483 1,505 1,010 1,868 100
2002-2003[5] 4,528 1,538 1,046 1,913 31
2001-2002[6] 4,787 1,609 1,105 2,070 3
2000-2001[7] 4,874 1,629 1,162 2,078 5

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 "District Profile". Ames Community School District. 2007. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  4. Iowa Department of Education (2003). "Certified Annual Reports for FY03-04 (Spreadsheet)".
  5. Iowa Department of Education (2002). "Certified Annual Reports for FY02-03 (Spreadsheet)".
  6. Iowa Department of Education (2001). "Certified Annual Reports for FY01-02 (Spreadsheet)".
  7. Iowa Department of Education (2000). "Certified Annual Reports for FY00-01 (Spreadsheet)".

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