Academy for Math, Engineering, and Science
| Academy for Math, Engineering, & Science | |
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5715 South 1300 East Murray, Utah 84121 |
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| Coordinates | 40°38′50″N 111°51′10″W / 40.64722°N 111.85278°WCoordinates: 40°38′50″N 111°51′10″W / 40.64722°N 111.85278°W |
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| Type | Public, charter |
| Established | 2003 |
| Principal | Brett Wilson |
| Teaching staff | 21 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 475 |
| Color(s) | Silver, black, and red |
| Mascot | Archer |
| Website | www.ames-slc.org |
The Academy for Math, Engineering, & Science (AMES) is a public charter high school, founded in 2003, focusing on STEM and advanced curriculum, and is recognized as one of Utah’s best high schools.
AMES serves grades 9-12 in Murray, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah. AMES has a partnership with Granite School District, Salt Lake City District, and the University of Utah. As part of AMES partnership with the University of Utah, the school offers traditionally underserved high school student body a rigorous pre-college and concurrent curriculum, in a small high school.
As a partner to the University of Utah, AMES provides a traditionally underserved high school student body with a rigorous pre-college and concurrent curriculum in a small high school setting. AMES is a fully NAAS Accredited School as of 2004.
AMES was founded in 2003 as part of a state initiative known as the New Century High Schools from former Governor of Utah Leavitt “ to give Utah high school students greater access and opportunities for advancement in specialized fields of study for a better Utah”. 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 and focuses on providing education all around the valley, and serving a diverse population. Due to AMES’s focus on diversity, AMES reaches out to several cities around the Utah valley, providing education to all students and minorities. The school depends and offers buses to fulfill transportational needs. Total enrollment is capped at about 500 students.
The school opened with start-up funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of their Early College High School Initiative. It receives ongoing financial support from the state of Utah as well as various corporate donors and charitable foundations.
AMES opened along with 6 other STEM Early Charter High Schools being funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation around Utah. Other foundations, companies, organizations, and private donors have also contributed to AMES in every way they can including donations from Intel, the Olympics (donating Gateway computers during the 2002 Olympics), and other financial contributions towards AMES including state funding.
Soon-to-be High School Students, who are either invited to AMES or applied to the school are all admitted to the AMES lottery. Due to AMES’s intended small environment to maintain an efficient student to teacher ratio, this method implies an unbiased decision on those who are accepted into joining. Students are sent an invitation through different methods, often through a letter in the mail, or by hearing about AMES and applying. In the past AMES had advertised through the media by broadcasting through the radio and selected television programs, AMES has also appeared in the local news, schedule meetings to and advocate the community about the school through libraries. Students who aren’t picked for the opportunity to immediately attend are put in a waiting list to attend when a spot is available. Students are also eligible to attend if they have family members who are also attending AMES or if the family member is about to leave AMES any other member who is entering there 9th year may take their place at AMES as a student.
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