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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMES COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190354000053
Fellows Elementary School
1235 20th St., Ames, IA 50010 · (515) 239-3765 · Story County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Iowa public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
141 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Ames Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
85.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.9% | 85.8% |
| 2023-24 | 79.1% | 84.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fellows Elementary School
Fellows Elementary School's state test result (83.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fellows Elementary School this school | 489 | 28.8% | 83.5% |
| Woodland Hills Elementary School West Des Moines | 578 | 21.6% | 83.3% |
| Lawson Elementary School Johnston | 545 | 33.2% | 78.1% |
| Timber Ridge Elementary Johnston | 667 | 27.3% | 73.9% |
| Brookview Elementary School West Des Moines | 592 | 22.0% | 82.0% |
| Riverdale Heights Elem School Bettendorf | 628 | 19.9% | 87.7% |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fellows Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Story County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #69 of 564 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #105 of 564 ▲ 18 | #4 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #120 of 564 ▼ 2 | #5 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #112 of 705 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #211 of 561 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #122 of 561 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #520 of 666 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #203 of 359 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
489
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 489 | 37.8 | 12.9:1 | 29% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 38.7 | 13.4:1 | 25% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 41.9 | 12.6:1 | 27% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 40 | 12.4:1 | 19% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 37.4 | 14.8:1 | 18% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 21% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 19 | 23.9:1 | 11% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 25 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fellows Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (553 to 489); teachers up 1% (37.4 to 37.8).
About Fellows Elementary School
Fellows Elementary School is a large elementary school in Iowa, located in Ames. Total enrollment is 489 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. That is 50% larger than the average of about 325 students for elementary schools in Iowa.
Ames Comm School District, which runs Fellows Elementary School, has 8 schools and 4,688 students.
At Fellows Elementary School, 56% of students are White. The remaining students are 17% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census figures show Story County is about 82% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
Fellows Elementary School reports a ratio of 12.9 students per teacher, from 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 12.9:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Iowa. Lunch program data show 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Story County average a similar 28%.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, Fellows Elementary School outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Fellows Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 83.5%; the prediction is 77.5%.
Looking at the county, Story County, the median household earns about $69,685 a year, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Story County has 26 public schools with about 11,665 students, including Fellows Elementary School.
Ames High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Fellows Elementary School places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Fellows Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 489, starting from 495.
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Story County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,466
Census ACS
Median income
$69,685
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
11,665 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ames Comm School District
- Ames High SchoolHigh · 1,440 students
- Ames Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,033 students
- Edwards Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Sawyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Meeker Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
Other schools in Ames
- Ames High SchoolHigh · 1,440 students
- Ames Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,033 students
- Edwards Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Sawyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Meeker Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Ames High School0.3 mi · 1,440
- Northwood Pre-School0.7 mi · 244
- Meeker Elementary School0.7 mi · 361
- Sawyer Elementary School2.6 mi · 371
- Ames Middle School3.0 mi · 1,033
- Edwards Elementary School3.5 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Fellows Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fellows Elementary School?
Fellows Elementary School enrolls approximately 489 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Fellows Elementary School serve?
Fellows Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fellows Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Fellows Elementary School.
How diverse is Fellows Elementary School?
Fellows Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Fellows Elementary School?
Fellows Elementary School is overseen by Ames Comm School District in Story County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.