High Schools in Ames Community School District

Summary:

The Ames Community School District in Iowa is home to one high school, Ames High School, which serves grades 9-12. This sizable high school has consistently ranked in the top third of Iowa high schools over the past three years, with a statewide ranking between 103 and 144 out of 336-340 schools.

Ames High School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP), exceeds the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across multiple grade levels. The school's four-year graduation rate of 88.3% in 2023-2024 is also higher than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in 2023-2024 is an area that could benefit from further attention and targeted interventions.

With 30.34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ames High School serves a diverse student population. The school district spent $11,820 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, and the school had a student-teacher ratio of 17.4 in 2023-2024. Overall, Ames High School appears to be a strong-performing institution within the Ames Community School District.

District Detail

2005 24th St
Ames, IA 50010

(515) 268-6600

SchoolDigger Rank:
145^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,688

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)			ISASP Mathematics (2025)			ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ames High School	Public	9-12	1801 Ridgewood Drive	Ames	50010	Story County	Ames Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 817-0600	1,440	82	17.5	29.9%	919 (63.8%)	145 (10.1%)	171 (11.9%)	113 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (5.3%)	61.9	144^th of 340 public high schools	57.6%		62.6	132^nd of 338 public high schools	60.9%	12	77.7	77.6	74.8	73.0	73.5	75.4	72.9	$11,820	$335	$11,486

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
United Community School District	5.08 mi	1	265^th
Gilbert Community School District	5.18 mi	4	2^nd
Boone Community School District	9.42 mi	4	189^th
Ballard Community School District	9.71 mi	4	57^th
Roland-Story Community School District	11.62 mi	3	6^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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