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Sawyer Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
4316 Ontario St
Ames, IA 50010
Phone
(515) 239-3790
District
Ames Comm School District
County
STORY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
375
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.8% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Sawyer Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
56%
70%
43%
64%
68%
76%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
72%
72%
71%
73%
73%
72%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
74%
70%
76%
69%
72%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 60 16.0%
Grade 1 69 18.4%
Grade 2 61 16.3%
Grade 3 52 13.9%
Grade 4 64 17.1%
Grade 5 69 18.4%
Total 375 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.2% 68.0% 75.0%
Black 8.7% 11.0% 7.5%
Hispanic 11.6% 12.7% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.5% 8.2% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 35.2% 34.2% 40.8%
Free lunch eligible 32.5% 30.1% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.7% 4.1% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 61,957 3,207,004
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,717.9 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.2% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.8% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 51.9% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 12.2% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 9.9% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 23,757 1,303,763
Single Parent Households With Children 2.5% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.2% 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 62.2% 30.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.4% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 14.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.7% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.6% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.6% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 13.7% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,912 $37,461,000 35.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $565 $2,677,000 2.5%
Staff $472 $2,234,000 2.1%
General Administration $341 $1,617,000 1.5%
School Administration $716 $3,391,000 3.2%
Operation $883 $4,181,000 3.9%
Transportation $939 $4,445,000 4.2%
Other $624 $2,954,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,540 $21,499,000 20.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $10,140 $48,014,000 44.9%
Total Expenditures $22,592 $106,974,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,867 $3,999,465,000 46.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $827 $420,541,000 4.9%
Staff $865 $439,588,000 5.1%
General Administration $335 $170,522,000 2.0%
School Administration $765 $388,681,000 4.6%
Operation $1,213 $616,942,000 7.2%
Transportation $481 $244,434,000 2.9%
Other $419 $213,166,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,905 $2,493,874,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,028 $2,048,038,000 24.0%
Total Expenditures $16,800 $8,541,377,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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