Best Ames Public Middle Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,032 students in Ames, IA.

The top-ranked public middle school in Ames, IA is Ames Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Ames, IA public middle school have an average math proficiency score of 72% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 68%), and reading proficiency score of 69% (versus the 71% statewide average). Middle schools in Ames have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Iowa public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the Iowa public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).