Meeker Elementary School

300 20Th Street, Ames IA, 50010 | Ames Community School District | 515-239-3770
  • grades KG-5
  • students 462
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 70% 1% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 9 in Ames
  • Ranked #0 of 1542 in Iowa
Proficiency Averages
72%Ames
69%Iowa

Meeker Elementary School is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "Ames Community School District" in Ames, IA. There are a total of 462 students and 35 teachers at Meeker Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Meeker Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 69.5%, which is 1% higher than the Iowa average.

Meeker Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students462
Teachers35
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

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 Meeker Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All70%
370-74%
470-74%
565-69%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All69%
360-64%
475-79%
565-69%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

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.

Meeker Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIowaNational
White 67.4% 70.3% 78.6% 51.1%
Black 8.4% 8.6% 5.4% 15.9%
Asian 10.5% 8.7% 2.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.8% 7.2% 9.7% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.9% 0.3% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 5.0% 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 Meeker Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.