Ames High School

1921 Ames High Drive, Ames IA, 50010 | Ames Community School District | 515-817-0600
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1328
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 83% 20% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 9 in Ames
  • Ranked #0 of 1542 in Iowa
Proficiency Averages
72%Ames
69%Iowa

Ames High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Ames Community School District" in Ames, IA. There are a total of 1,328 students and 75 teachers at Ames High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Ames High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 82.5%, which is 20% higher than the Iowa average.

Ames High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1328
Teachers75
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment466
Taking some courses325
Taking some courses (not tests)141
Passing some courses311
Passing no courses7

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Ames High School, there are a total of 466 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 325 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All80%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School80%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All85%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School85-89%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Ames High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIowaNational
White 75.6% 70.3% 78.6% 51.1%
Black 8.1% 8.6% 5.4% 15.9%
Asian 8.1% 8.7% 2.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.6% 7.2% 9.7% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.4% 4.9% 3.1% 3.1%

Ames demographics profile

StatisticAmesIowaNational
Population66,3613,155,070328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,4065791
Median age23.538.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.2:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)33%60%55%
Speak English85%92%79%
Speak Spanish2%4%13%

Education level achieved in Ames

IndexAmesIowaNational
Completed 8th grade96.3%89.2%84.3%
Completed high school96.0%87.7%83.0%
Completed some college85.2%59.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree70.8%38.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors63.4%27.2%30.3%
Completed masters30.8%8.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree11.9%2.7%3.3%
Completed doctorate9.8%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Ames High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.