Ames Visual/perf. Arts serves 374 learners in grades Prekindergarten-5.

Ames Visual/perf. Arts placed in the lower 50% of all schools in Missouri for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 20-24% (which is lower than the Missouri state average of 42%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 10-14% (which is lower than the Missouri state average of 49%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the Missouri state average of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 98% of the learner body (majority African-American), which is higher than the Missouri state average of 29% (majority African-American).

School Overview: Ames Visual/perf. Arts’s learner population of 374 learners has decreased by 6% over five school years.

The teacher population of 30 teachers has grown by 11% over five school years.

School Comparison: Ames Visual/perf. Arts is ranked within the lower 50% of all 2,085 schools in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Ames Visual/perf. Arts is 0.06, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.47. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school and middle school to Ames Visual/perf. Arts is Hogan Street Regional Youth Center (0.5 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Old North (0.1 miles away)