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Schools in Ames

Ames’s public schools

Canajoharie Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ames. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 90% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.5K
▼ 29% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
845 students on the public path
In brief

Ames’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Ames’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Canajoharie Senior High School places highest (better than 87%); Canajoharie Middle School lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ames, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5East Hill Schoolin CanajoharieC
6–8Canajoharie Middle Schoolin CanajoharieC−
9–12Canajoharie Senior High Schoolin CanajoharieA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Canajoharie Central School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Canajoharie Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 845 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$24,529NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 48.9% · 394 students tested
Math34%
State average 46.5% · 402 students tested

Ames vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Ames’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ames—Canajoharie Central

Every school in Ames

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Amesin other towns
East Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Canajoharie
C
403 students12:1Rate it →
Canajoharie Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Canajoharie
C−
193 students10:1Rate it →
Canajoharie Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Canajoharie
A
249 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Ames’s schools

Are Ames’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ames. Canajoharie Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ames. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ames in?

Canajoharie Central School District.

Where do Ames kids go to high school?

Canajoharie Senior High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.