Edwards Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 436 students
Sawyer Elementary School
4316 Ontario St, Ames, IA 50010
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
371
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Ames Comm School District
Story County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Sawyer Elementary School
Sawyer Elementary School is a public elementary school in Ames, Iowa, serving grades K–5. It is part of Ames Comm School District. The school is located in a small city in Story County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 371 students were enrolled, with about 11.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Iowa elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 371 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Ames Comm School District
- County
- Story County
- NCES school ID
- 190354000049
Schools near Sawyer Elementary School
All 9 schools in Ames →
Fellows Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 489 students
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Meeker Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 361 students
Mitchell Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 314 students
United Community School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 329 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.