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Ames High School

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Regular School · Ames, IA

Ames High School is a regular school school in Ames, Iowa, serving grades 09–12 with 1,440 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.6:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
1,440
Teachers (FTE)
82.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 919 64%
Hispanic/Latino 171 12%
Black or African American 145 10%
Asian 113 8%
Two or more races 76 5%
Not Specified 15 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 1,440 714M / 711F

English Language Learners: 68 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 69.0% +4.1pp 64.9% 944
Reading Proficiency 77.0% +8.3pp 68.7% 899
Science Proficiency 70.0% 304
4-Year Graduation Rate 97.0%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (8)
382 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
359 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
223
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
103
7.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
930
64.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,440 100%

Contact & Location

1801 Ridgewood Drive

Ames, IA 50010

Phone: (515)817-0600

http://ahs.amescsd.org/

District

Ames Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,731

District enrollment: 4,645

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

190354000050

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD