Academy for Math, Engineering, and Science

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Academy for Math, Engineering, and Science
Location
5715 South 1300 East Salt Lake City,
Coordinates	40°38′50″N 111°51′10″W / 40.64722°N 111.85278°W / 40.64722; -111.85278Coordinates: 40°38′50″N 111°51′10″W / 40.64722°N 111.85278°W / 40.64722; -111.85278
Information
Type	Public, Charter
Principal	Dr. Al Church
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	400-425
Color(s)	Silver Black, and Red
Website	www.ames-slc.org

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.