Northwood Pre-School

Northwood Pre-School is an elementary school in Ames, Iowa, according to federal school records. The school counted 244 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K. That is 25% below the average of about 325 students for elementary schools in Iowa.

The 8 schools in Ames Comm School District enroll 4,688 students altogether, Northwood Pre-School among them.

More than half of enrollment at Northwood Pre-School is White: 58%. Next come 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Asian. The county population is about 82% White. The diversity index for Northwood Pre-School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwood Pre-School is 22.3:1, based on 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Lunch program data show 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 28% for public schools in Story County.

In the surrounding county, Story County, the median household earns about $69,685 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Story County has 26 public schools with about 11,665 students, including Northwood Pre-School.

Northwood Pre-School's nearest public school is Fellows Elementary School (about 0.7 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).

Federal enrollment counts decreased from 317 (2017-18) to 244 (2024-25). In 2017-18, 5% of students were Hispanic; in 2024-25, 14% were. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 22.3:1, from 32.7:1.

Northwood Pre-School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.