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The Ames Community School District is the public school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

for the city of Ames

Ames, Iowa

Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County, and approximately north of Des Moines. The U.S. Census Bureau designates that Ames, Iowa metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County, and which, when combined with the Boone, Iowa...

, in Story County

Story County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 89,542 in the county, with a population density of . There were 36,789 housing units, of which 34,736 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools , also known as the North Central Association, is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation...

and the Iowa Department of Education.

Schools

There are eight schools in the Ames Community School District, with one high and middle school, and six elementary schools.

Ames Middle School

Ames Middle School is located on 3915 Mortensen Road. The webpage can be found here.

Elementary ("Primary") schools

There are six elementary schools in the Ames Community School District.

Edwards

Edwards Elementary School is located on 3622 Woodland St. The webpage can be found here

Fellows

Fellows Elementary School is located on 1400 McKinley. The webpage can be found here

Meeker

Meeker Elementary School is located on 300 20th Street. The webpage can be found here

Kate Mitchell

Kate Mitchell Elementary School is located on 3521 Jewel Drive. The webpage can be found here

Abbie Sawyer

Abbie Sawyer Elementary School is located on 4316 Ontario Street. The webpage can be found here

Northwood Preschool Center

The Northwood building was an elementary school that was closed. In the summer of 2009, the school district remolded it for a preschool center. Northwood is located on 302 Duff Avenue. The webpage can be found here

Willson Beardshear Early Childhood Center

Willson Beardshear School is located on 920 Carroll Avenue. **Wilson Beardshear was closed in the summer of 2009. The Early Childhood Center was moved to Northwood school.

Roosevelt Elementary School

Roosevelt is located at 921 9th Street. Roosevelt was closed in 2005 due to budget constraints, and lagging enrollment. The building was credited as the second oldest in the ACSD.

Crawford Elementary School

Crawford is located at 415 Stanton Avenue.It was closed in 2001 and then remodeled into a district administrative building. Today is the only district administration building and is also the oldest building in the ACSD.

Enrollment

|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Year !! District-wide !! High schools !! Middle schools !! Elementary schools !! Pre-Kindergarten
|-
| 2003-2004 >

4,483	1,505	1,010	1,868	>- \| 2002-2003	4,528	1,538	1,046	1,913	>- \| 2001-2002	4,787	1,609	1,105	2,070	>- \| 2000-2001	4,874	1,629	1,162	2,078