Sawyer Elementary School serves 321 learners in grades Kindergarten-5.

Sawyer Elementary School placed in the upper 50% of all schools in Iowa for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 50%, and reading proficiency is upper 30%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 80-84% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 76%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 80-84% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 74%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the Iowa state average of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 32% of the learner body (majority Latino and African-American), which is higher than the Iowa state average of 24% (majority Latino and African-American).

School Overview: Sawyer Elementary School’s learner population of 321 learners has grown by 11% over five school years.

The teacher population of 24 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Sawyer Elementary School is ranked within the upper 50% of all 1,232 schools in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Sawyer Elementary School is 0.52, which is more than the equity score at state average of 0.41. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Sawyer Elementary School is Ames High School (2.3 miles away)

The closest middle school is Ames Middle School (1.6 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Edwards Elementary School (0.7 miles away)