Ames Community School District
The Ames Community School District is the public school district for most of the city of Ames, Iowa. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges and the Iowa Department of Education. The district is entirely in Story County. Schools. There are eight schools in the Ames Community School District, with one high and middle school, and six elementary schools. Ames High School. Ames High School is located at 1921 Ames High Drive. Ames Middle School. Ames Middle School is located on 3915 Mortensen Road. Elementary ("Primary") schools. There are six  elementary schools in the Ames Community School District. Edwards. Edwards Elementary School is located on 820 Miller Ave. Fellows. Fellows Elementary School is located on 1400 McKinley. Meeker. Meeker Elementary School is located on 300 20th Street. Kate Mitchell. Kate Mitchell Elementary School is located on 3521 Jewel Drive. Abbie Sawyer. Abbie Sawyer Elementary School is located on 4316 Ontario Street. Northwood Preschool Center. The Northwood building was an elementary school that was closed. In the summer of 2009, the school district remodeled it for a preschool center. Northwood is located on 302 Duff Avenue. Other Buildings. 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. Up until 2015, it was the only district administration building and is also the oldest  building in the ACSD. The administrative offices became completely vacant in Spring 2016.