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Enrollment
778
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (INGHAM)·NCES 262307005997
Mason Middle School
235 TEMPLE ST, MASON, MI 48854 · (517) 676-6514 · Ingham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
233 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 279 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 237 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 262 | 34% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mason Middle School→Mason High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mason Public Schools (Ingham). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Middle School
Mason Middle School's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Middle School this school | 778 | 29.9% | 46.2% |
| Tecumseh Middle School TECUMSEH | 900 | 29.9% | 40.1% |
| Shumate Middle School ROCKWOOD | 839 | 31.3% | 32.0% |
| Harper Creek Middle School BATTLE CREEK | 896 | 32.0% | 35.3% |
| Mattawan Middle School MATTAWAN | 823 | 26.9% | 52.1% |
| Gull Lake Middle School RICHLAND | 717 | 33.6% | 51.2% |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #152 of 397 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #145 of 380 | #5 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #206 of 377 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #63 of 491 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #50 of 436 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.8% | #232 of 437 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #355 of 477 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #76 of 101 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
778
+36 (+5%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 797
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 778 | 52.7 | 14.8:1 | 30% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 45.5 | 16.5:1 | 29% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 776 | 42.8 | 18.1:1 | 30% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 40 | 18.6:1 | 27% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 37.4 | 20.3:1 | 33% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 721 | 38 | 19.0:1 | 31% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 27% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 787 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 13% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 797 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mason Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (759 to 778); teachers up 41% (37.4 to 52.7).
About Mason Middle School
Mason Middle School is a middle school in MASON, Michigan, and it is part of Mason Public Schools (Ingham). It had 778 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 502 students for middle schools in Michigan.
Mason Public Schools (Ingham) is responsible for 6 schools, Mason Middle School included, with 3,304 students in all.
White students are 82% of those enrolled at Mason Middle School. Next come 10% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 69% White among all Ingham County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
A staff of 52.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.8:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Ingham County is 49%.
Mason Middle School scores 46.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 53.0%.
For the population of Ingham County, median household income comes to about $65,526, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Ingham County counts 100 public schools with about 37,914 students.
Steele Street Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Mason Middle School, there are 7 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.5%; Mason Middle School's is 46.2%, ranking 2nd of 4.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment increased 5% over 4 years, reaching 778 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.6:1 to 14.8:1.
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Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mason Public Schools (Ingham)
- Mason High SchoolHigh · 1,015 students
- Steele Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Alaiedon Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- North Aurelius Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- James C Harvey Education CenterElementary · 252 students
Other schools in MASON
- Mason High SchoolHigh · 1,015 students
- Steele Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Alaiedon Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- North Aurelius Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- James C Harvey Education CenterElementary · 252 students
- Heartwood SchoolCombined · 88 students
Other Mason Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mason Middle. Mason Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Mason Middle SchoolWATERFORD, MI · 731 students
- Mason Middle SchoolERIE, MI · 223 students
- Mason Middle SchoolMason, OH · 1,637 students
- Mason Middle SchoolTacoma, WA · 639 students
Nearby schools
- Steele Street Elementary School0.5 mi · 513
- Mason High School0.7 mi · 1,015
- James C Harvey Education Center1.4 mi · 252
- SAIL Skills for Adult Independent Living1.7 mi · 13
- North Star School1.7 mi · 24
- Heartwood School1.9 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About Mason Middle SchoolHow large is Mason Middle School?
Mason Middle School enrolls approximately 778 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mason Middle School serve?
Mason Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Mason Middle School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Mason Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mason Middle School?
At Mason Middle School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Mason Middle School?
Mason Middle School is overseen by Mason Public Schools (Ingham) in Ingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.