Ames Elementary School
165 New England Rd
Searsmont ME, 04973, Waldo County
Phone: 207-342-5100
Ranking: 
(66 out of 407, top 16%)*
(66 out of 407, top 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 5
School District: Regional School Unit 20
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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||||
| Total Students: | 136 | 115 | 111 | 110 | 118 | |||||
| Grade 2: | 36 | 26.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 39 | 28.7% | 29 | 25.2% | 32 | 28.8% | 26 | 23.6% | 33 | 28.0% |
| Grade 4: | 30 | 22.1% | 29 | 25.2% | 34 | 30.6% | 30 | 27.3% | 40 | 33.9% |
| Grade 5: | 31 | 22.8% | 30 | 26.1% | 29 | 26.1% | 38 | 34.5% | 29 | 24.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 65 | 47.8% | 49 | 42.6% | 59 | 53.2% | 62 | 56.4% | 62 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 71 | 52.2% | 66 | 57.4% | 52 | 46.8% | 48 | 43.6% | 48 | 40.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.8% |
| White: | 126 | 92.6% | 110 | 95.7% | 108 | 97.3% | 107 | 97.3% | 117 | 99.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 2.9% | 4 | 3.5% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 41.9% | 45 | 39.1% | 10 | 9.0% | 44 | 40.0% | 45 | 38.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 9.6% | 7 | 6.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 13.6% | 10 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.33 | 12.97 | 12.47 | 11.58 | 12.42 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 59% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 61% | 62% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 68% | 72% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 64% | 68% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | 66% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 65% | 66% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 70% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 66% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 59% | 62% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 67% | 68% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 71% | 71% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 38% | 41% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 48% | 45% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Ames Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.