Abbie Sawyer Elementary School
4316 Ontario St
Ames IA, 50010, Story County
Phone: 515-239-3790
Ranking: (224 out of 696, top 32%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Ames Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 427 | 437 | 432 | 438 | 452 | 435 | 441 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 75 | 17.6% | 71 | 16.2% | 76 | 17.6% | 66 | 15.1% | 94 | 20.8% | 73 | 16.8% | 69 | 15.6% |
Grade 1: | 59 | 13.8% | 76 | 17.4% | 68 | 15.7% | 87 | 19.9% | 73 | 16.2% | 70 | 16.1% | 84 | 19.0% |
Grade 2: | 69 | 16.2% | 76 | 17.4% | 89 | 20.6% | 70 | 16.0% | 67 | 14.8% | 81 | 18.6% | 68 | 15.4% |
Grade 3: | 71 | 16.6% | 88 | 20.1% | 67 | 15.5% | 66 | 15.1% | 74 | 16.4% | 74 | 17.0% | 82 | 18.6% |
Grade 4: | 84 | 19.7% | 68 | 15.6% | 66 | 15.3% | 71 | 16.2% | 77 | 17.0% | 72 | 16.6% | 61 | 13.8% |
Grade 5: | 69 | 16.2% | 58 | 13.3% | 66 | 15.3% | 78 | 17.8% | 67 | 14.8% | 65 | 14.9% | 77 | 17.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 212 | 49.6% | 221 | 50.6% | 229 | 53.0% | 226 | 51.6% | 227 | 50.2% | 222 | 51.0% | 218 | 49.4% |
Female: | 215 | 50.4% | 216 | 49.4% | 203 | 47.0% | 212 | 48.4% | 225 | 49.8% | 205 | 47.1% | 219 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 33 | 7.7% | 38 | 8.7% | 36 | 8.3% | 34 | 7.8% | 36 | 8.0% | 41 | 9.4% | 48 | 10.9% |
Hispanic: | 39 | 9.1% | 41 | 9.4% | 33 | 7.6% | 35 | 8.0% | 30 | 6.6% | 33 | 7.6% | 28 | 6.3% |
Black: | 38 | 8.9% | 47 | 10.8% | 58 | 13.4% | 60 | 13.7% | 54 | 11.9% | 63 | 14.5% | 57 | 12.9% |
White: | 293 | 68.6% | 281 | 64.3% | 281 | 65.0% | 286 | 65.3% | 305 | 67.5% | 293 | 67.4% | 304 | 68.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 22 | 5.2% | 28 | 6.4% | 23 | 5.3% | 20 | 4.6% | 22 | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 105 | 24.6% | 111 | 25.4% | 137 | 31.7% | 104 | 23.7% | 86 | 19.0% | 123 | 28.3% | 74 | 16.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 4.7% | 27 | 6.2% | 20 | 4.6% | 19 | 4.3% | 18 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.05 | 14.33 | 14.16 | 14.36 | 13.71 | 12.80 | 16.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.23% | 89.16% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 86.45% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.46% | 88.35% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.49% | 85.81% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 85.94% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.33% | 87.70% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.29% | 83.94% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.00% | 84.13% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.59% | 86.59% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.62% | 87.76% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.52% | 80.08% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.77% | 84.15% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 60.9% | 66.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 39.1% | 33.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 21.0 years | 20.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 91.3% | 95.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,385.0 | $47,173.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,753.0 | $47,748.0 |
* Abbie Sawyer Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.