Ames Community School District, Iowa, elections

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Ames Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 4,678 (2022-2023)
Schools: 8 (2022-2023)
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Ames Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Story County). During the 2023 school year, 4,678 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Ames Community School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Angie DeWaard2023
Brett Becker2021
Amy Erica Smith2021
Kelly Winfrey2021
Allen Bierbaum2019
Sabrina Shields-Cook2019
Aaron Rodriguez20242025

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Overlapping state house districts

Ames Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 49Beth Wessel-KroeschellDemocratic Party 52% 44%
Iowa House of Representatives District 48Chad BehnRepublican Party 23% 1%
Iowa House of Representatives District 50Ross WilburnDemocratic Party 20% 76%
Iowa House of Representatives District 51Brett BarkerRepublican Party 4% < 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,796,000 $1,018 6%
Local: $49,203,000 $10,449 59%
State: $29,829,000 $6,334 36%
Total: $83,828,000 $17,802
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $122,313,000 $25,974
Total Current Expenditures: $58,934,000 $12,515
Instructional Expenditures: $36,237,000 $7,695 30%
Student and Staff Support: $5,204,000 $1,105 4%
Administration: $7,771,000 $1,650 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,722,000 $2,064 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $59,103,000 $12,551
Construction: $57,112,000 $12,128
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $5,000 $1
Interest on Debt: $2,425,000 $514

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 70 90-94 40-44 40-44 PS 60-64 76
2018-2019 75 90-94 40-44 55-59 <50 65-69 81
2017-2018 86 >=95 55-59 70-74 >=50 80-84 90
2016-2017 87 90-94 55-59 70-74 PS 90-94 92
2015-2016 89 >=95 65-69 80-84 <50 85-89 92
2014-2015 87 90-94 55-59 75-79 PS 90-94 91
2013-2014 89 >=95 60-64 75-79 >=50 90-94 92
2012-2013 88 >=95 60-64 75-79 PS 85-89 91
2011-2012 87 >=95 55-59 85-89 PS 85-89 90
2010-2011 87 >=95 55-59 70-74 >=50 75-79 91

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 72 90-94 40-44 50-54 60-64 77
2018-2019 73 85-89 45-49 55-59 <50 70-74 78
2017-2018 86 90-94 65-69 70-74 >=50 85-89 90
2016-2017 87 >=95 60-64 75-79 PS 85-89 90
2015-2016 88 >=95 60-64 80-84 <50 85-89 90
2014-2015 87 90-94 60-64 75-79 PS 85-89 91
2013-2014 86 >=95 55-59 70-74 >=50 85-89 89
2012-2013 84 90-94 60-64 75-79 PS 80-84 87
2011-2012 82 90-94 45-49 70-74 PS 75-79 86
2010-2011 86 85-89 55-59 70-74 >=50 80-84 91

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 93 >=80 >=80 >=80 >=80 90-94
2018-2019 96 >=80 >=80 >=80 PS >=80 >=95
2017-2018 98 >=80 >=80 >=80 >=50 >=95
2016-2017 92 >=80 >=80 >=80 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 93 >=80 >=80 >=80 PS >=50 90-94
2014-2015 93 >=80 60-79 >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2013-2014 93 >=90 >=80 >=50 >=50 90-94
2012-2013 91 >=80 40-59 >=80 PS >=80 90-94
2011-2012 91 >=80 60-79 >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2010-2011 94 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=50 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 4,678 -3.3
2021-2022 4,831 2.5
2020-2021 4,709 -5.6
2019-2020 4,972 0.9
2018-2019 4,925 7.5
2017-2018 4,557 3.6
2016-2017 4,391 0.5
2015-2016 4,370 -0.1
2014-2015 4,373 -1.6
2013-2014 4,444 0.0
2012-2013 4,445 0.7
2011-2012 4,414 -1.2
2010-2011 4,468 -1.1
2009-2010 4,517 0.9
2008-2009 4,478 -0.2
2007-2008 4,485 1.1
2006-2007 4,436 0.1
2005-2006 4,431 0.1
2004-2005 4,427 -2.5
2003-2004 4,539 -2.6
2002-2003 4,658 0.0
2001-2002 4,659 -2.0
2000-2001 4,751 -5.4
1999-2000 5,006 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Ames Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 7.8 2.5
Black 10.0 6.8
Hispanic 10.6 12.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.6
Two or More Races 7.1 4.9
White 64.0 72.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Ames Community School District had 340.11 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.75.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 12.03
Kindergarten: 29.28
Elementary: 215.21
Secondary: 83.59
Total: 340.11

Ames Community School District employed 9.00 district administrators and 17.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 9.00
District Administrative Support: 19.55
School Administrators: 17.00
School Administrative Support: 17.16
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 113.31
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 17.83
Total Guidance Counselors: 13.64
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.73
Library/Media Support: 1.88
Student Support Services: 17.44
Other Support Services: 32.25

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Ames Community School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ames High School1,4039-12
Ames Middle School1,0026-8
Edwards Elementary School450KG-5
Fellows Elementary School528KG-5
Meeker Elementary School351KG-5
Mitchell Elementary School290KG-5
Northwood Pre-School254PK-KG
Sawyer Elementary School367KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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