Ames Middle School

Set in Ames, Iowa, Ames Middle School is a heavily attended 6-8 campus, overseen by Ames Comm School District. It serves 1,033 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 158% above the state mean of about 400.

Within Ames Comm School District, which oversees 8 schools and 4,688 students, Ames Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Ames Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 31% of students at Ames Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ames Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 76.3%, the actual is 76.6%, a residual of +0.3 points.

In the broader community, Story County reports that median household income runs about $69,685, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Ames Middle School is one of 26 public schools in Story County (combined enrollment of about 11,665 students).

Nearest neighbor: Edwards Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ames Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 72.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ames Middle School has stayed largely flat, going from 1,033 students in 2018 to 1,033 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.