📍 820 Miller Ave, Ames, Story County, 50014
Edwards Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ames, Story County. The school has 450 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessica Sharp. It is part of the Ames Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edwards Elementary School enrolls 450 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 14% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 287 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 27 | 6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
173 of the school's 450 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Edwards Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 23, state house district 45.
Edwards Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Ames Comm School District, based in Ames, Iowa. The district serves 4,728 students district-wide and employs 340 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 450 students, Edwards Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 591 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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