AcademyFor Math, Engin & Sci (ames) - Salt Lake City, Utah/UT

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AcademyFor Math, Engin & Sci (ames)

5715 S 1300 E, Salt Lake City, UT, 84121-1099 -

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Definition of Terms

AcademyFor Math, Engin & Sci (ames)

School Level

High school

School Type

Charter School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Salt Lake County, UT

Students & Faculty

Total Students

422 students

% Male / % Female

54% / 46%

Total Classroom Teachers

18 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 120 students

Grade 10 - 141 students

Grade 11 - 102 students

Grade 12 - 59 students

This School

(UT) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:23

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(UT) School Average

% American Indian	1%	2%
% Asian	9%	3%
% Hispanic	20%	10%
% Black	3%	1%
% White	66%	82%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(UT) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

n/a

18%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

n/a

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(UT) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Acad For Math, Engin & Sci (ames) Agency School District

This School's Agency

(UT) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	1	9
Number of Students Managed	422 students	2,561 students
District Total Revenue	$2,105,000	$20,204,000
District Expenditure	$2,379,000	$20,047,000
District Revenue / Student	$4,988	$7,889
District Expenditure / Student	$5,637	$7,828
District Graduation Rates	n/a	91%

The Academy for Math, Engineering, and Science (AMES), is a charter high school (grades 9-12) in Salt Lake City Utah that is closely affiliated with the University of Utah. Students attending AMES are able to take University of Utah classes, taught in AMES classrooms by University of Utah professors, at the same time that they are completing their normal high school graduation requirements. AMES is a free (publicly funded) high school, and the university classes which students take while at AMES are also provided free of the normal university tuition charge.
AMES was founded in 2003 as part of a state initiative known as the New Century High Schools. It is intended to be an alternative to the traditional type of high school, and as such AMES limits its enrollment to keep a "small school" environment. Total enrollment is capped at about 425 students. New students are selected based on a random lottery from the applications received. Previous grades and test scores are not considered in the admissions process.
AMES is located in the same building that houses Cottonwood High School. In addition to sharing classrooms, the two schools also share class offerings. If AMES students want to take classes that Cottonwood teaches but AMES does not, such as music, drama, sports, or others, they are able to do so. However, Cottonwood students are not able to take AMES classes.
The school opened with start-up funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of their Early College High School Initiative. It receives on-going financial support from the state of Utah as well as various corporate donors and charitable foundations.
To date students are able to take classes such as but not limited to calculus, physics, chemistry, writing, and college algebra through the University of Utah.

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