📍 3915 Mortensen Road, Ames, Story County, 50014
Ames Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ames, Story County. The school has 1,002 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erin Miller. It is part of the Ames Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 75.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ames Middle School enrolls 1,002 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 75.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 651 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 102 | 10% |
| Asian | 64 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 6.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
309 of the school's 1,002 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
Ames Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 23, state house district 45.
Ames Middle 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 1,002 students, Ames Middle School is larger than the district average of about 591 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe