Total enrollment
4,688
+7 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Ames Comm School District
Iowa · 4,688 students · 1 city
8 public K-12 schools, 4,688 students, one district. That is the Ames Comm School District entry on the numbers, with a mix of 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Ames Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Ames Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #82 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,688 | #20 of 234 | #2,047 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #22 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #152 of 234 | #4,805 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 35.2% | #124 of 234 | #6,081 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #12 of 119 | #1,851 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Ames Comm School District
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Fellows Elementary School at 83.5% proficient to Sawyer Elementary School at 71.1%, a gap of 12.4 points. That is the 35th widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 4,709 to 4,688 students (unchanged) and from 291 to 325 full-time teachers (up 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ames High School | Ames | High | 09-12 | 1,440 |
| Ames Middle School | Ames | Middle | 06-08 | 1,033 |
| Fellows Elementary School | Ames | Elementary | KG-05 | 489 |
| Edwards Elementary School | Ames | Elementary | KG-05 | 436 |
| Sawyer Elementary School | Ames | Elementary | KG-05 | 371 |
| Meeker Elementary School | Ames | Elementary | KG-05 | 361 |
| Mitchell Elementary School | Ames | Elementary | KG-05 | 314 |
| Northwood Pre-School | Ames | Elementary | PK-PK | 244 |
About Ames Comm School District
As a low-population district in Iowa, Ames Comm School District serves 4,688 students across 8 schools.
On the school-mix side, Ames Comm School District consists of 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Ames Comm School District is about 586, higher than the Iowa average of roughly 376.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Ames Comm School District has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 4,681 students to 4,688.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Ames Comm School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.