Lewis Ames Elementary School
7300 South Clermont Drive
Centennial, CO 80122
303-347-4400
http://ames.littletonpublicschools.net 
Principal: Nancy Klinedinst
School Hours: 8:36 a.m. to 3:13 p.m.
About Our School
- Enrollment: 226
- Attendance Rate: 96%
- Number of Suspensions and Expulsions: 1
- Average Class Size: 20 students per classroom
Sources of Pride
- Demonstrated sustained improvement with growth in seven of 10 areas measured by CSAP
- Achieved the highest CSAP Science scores of all LPS elementary schools
- Surpassed the district 90% achievement goal in third grade with 92% of all students ranking proficient or advanced in CSAP reading
- Females surpassed building goals with 100% of fourth grade girls scoring proficient or advanced in CSAP math, and 100% of fifth grade girls scoring proficient or advanced in CSAP writing
- Continued learning opportunities through extended day classes in Spanish, American Sign Language, Technology, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Physical Education, and Dance
School Improvement Goals 2008 Update
- Ninety percent of students will demonstrate proficiency in writing within three years as measured by a body of evidence
- Ninety percent of students will demonstrate proficiency in writing with the discrepancy between males and females being within 10 percentage points within three years as measured by a body of evidence
- A culture of writing will be prevalent by 2009 with 100% of the staff involved in writing opportunities and 100% of certified staff engaging families in writing opportunities as demonstrated through multiple measures
Preschool
- The Village Preschool satellite program
Kindergarten
- ADD - daily morning programs
- Free Full-Day Kindergarten
Enrichment
- Early bird classes (before school) Spanish, Sign language and technology
- Late Owl Classes (after school) Vocal Music (chorus) Movement/Physical Education
- Instrumental band Instruction for 4th and 5th graders
- Student fine art shows
- Book Club
- Monthly student learning community time
- Student technology practice/application lab
- Investigations lab
School-Age Child Care (SACC)
- Award winning in-house before- and after-school child care
- Named a Program of Excellence by the Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council
- Summer child care