John Adams Middle School

John Adams Middle School operates as a reasonably sized middle-grades school in Mason City, Iowa, operated by Mason City Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 463 students spanning grades 7 through 8.

Across the 9 schools in Mason City Comm School District (3,406 students total), John Adams Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, John Adams Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. Roughly 49% of students at John Adams Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, John Adams Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.4%, the actual is 65.7%, a residual of -1.7 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cerro Gordo County) records that the typical household earns roughly $68,189 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Cerro Gordo County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,248 students), of which John Adams Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Alternative School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, John Adams Middle School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 67.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. John Adams Middle School's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 554 (now 463). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 78% to 67%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.