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Enrollment
891
High
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASON CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191878001107
Mason City High School
1700 4th St. SE, Mason City, IA 50401 · (641) 421-4431 · Cerro Gordo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL891 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Iowa public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
367 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 225 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 246 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 238 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 182 | 20% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
59.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.6% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 51.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 71% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mason City High School
Mason City High School's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason City High School this school | 891 | 41.2% | 58.6% |
| Clinton High School Clinton | 981 | 46.3% | 55.6% |
| Hempstead High School Dubuque | 1,499 | 42.0% | 64.1% |
| Charles City High School Charles City | 472 | 44.7% | 60.5% |
| Fort Dodge High School Fort Dodge | 1,020 | 48.3% | 54.2% |
| Abraham Lincoln High School Council Bluffs | 1,333 | 46.1% | 52.6% |
Matched among Iowa high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mason City High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #283 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #265 of 314 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #243 of 314 ▲ 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 891 | #54 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #207 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #57 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #104 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #58 of 125 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
891
-93 (-9%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,242
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 891 | 53.7 | 16.6:1 | 41% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 967 | 53.9 | 17.9:1 | 45% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 956 | 56.7 | 16.9:1 | 46% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 984 | 60 | 16.4:1 | 47% (467) |
| 2017-18 | 991 | 56.7 | 17.5:1 | 40% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 1,002 | 55 | 18.2:1 | 42% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 1,105 | 57 | 19.4:1 | 33% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 1,302 | 77 | 16.9:1 | 26% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 1,242 | 84 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mason City High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (991 to 891); teachers down 5% (56.7 to 53.7).
About Mason City High School
Mason City High School is a high-enrollment high school serving families in Mason City, Iowa. A federal count lists 891 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Iowa is about 468, so this school runs 90% bigger than that.
Mason City Comm School District enrolls 3,406 students, and its 9 schools include Mason City High School.
Mason City High School's enrollment is 71% White. Other groups make up 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Pacific Islander, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 90% of Cerro Gordo County residents are White. Mason City High School has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Mason City High School's 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.6:1. That ratio is under the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 41%. Across public schools in Cerro Gordo County, the average is about the same, 43%.
Mason City High School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Iowa, Mason City High School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.6% compared with a predicted 71.3%.
Cerro Gordo County census figures show that median household income is about $68,189, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mason City High School is among the 13 public schools in Cerro Gordo County.
Of nearby public schools, John Adams Middle School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Mason City High School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Mason City High School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 9%, from 984 to 891.
Community posts for Mason City High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cerro Gordo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,632
Census ACS
Median income
$68,189
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,248 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mason City Comm School District
- Lincoln IntermediateMiddle · 485 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Harding Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other schools in Mason City
- Lincoln IntermediateMiddle · 485 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Harding Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Nearby schools
- John Adams Middle School0.1 mi · 463
- Mason City Virtual Academy0.1 mi · 88
- Alternative School0.1 mi · 91
- Jefferson Elementary School0.3 mi · 292
- Harding Elementary School1.3 mi · 387
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.7 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Mason City High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mason City High School?
Mason City High School enrolls approximately 891 students in grades 09-12.
Is Mason City High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mason City High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Mason City High School have?
Mason City High School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is Mason City High School?
Mason City High School reports a student body of 71% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Mason City High School public or private?
Mason City High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mason City Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.