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What's one thing Mason Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
731
Middle
DISTRICT 732 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263531007140
Mason Middle School
3835 W WALTON BLVD, WATERFORD, MI 48329 · (248) 674-2281 · Oakland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Michigan public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 Michigan public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
468 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 239 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 241 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 251 | 34% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
24.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 (28.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Middle School this school | 731 | 64.0% | 28.3% |
| Davidson Middle School SOUTHGATE | 663 | 62.0% | 34.4% |
| Milwood Magnet School KALAMAZOO | 731 | 66.1% | 29.8% |
| Springbrook Middle School ADRIAN | 612 | 60.9% | N/A |
| Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts KALAMAZOO | 889 | 60.4% | 34.3% |
| Pierce Middle School WATERFORD | 733 | 55.0% | 34.0% |
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 Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #360 of 397 | #40 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #316 of 380 | #39 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #347 of 377 | #40 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #83 of 491 | #16 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #145 of 436 | #17 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #67 of 437 | #10 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #113 of 477 | #5 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #33 of 339 | #2 of 35 |
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
731
-133 (-15%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 731 | 44.2 | 16.5:1 | 64% (468) |
| 2023-24 | 729 | 44.5 | 16.4:1 | 58% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 740 | 44.3 | 16.7:1 | 68% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 864 | 43 | 20.1:1 | 59% (507) |
| 2017-18 | 999 | 51.6 | 19.4:1 | 65% (648) |
| 2015-16 | 1,135 | 60 | 18.9:1 | 61% (692) |
| 2010-11 | 1,273 | 68 | 18.7:1 | 48% (606) |
| 2000-01 | 898 | 51 | 17.6:1 | 20% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 723 | 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 down 27% (999 to 731); teachers down 14% (51.6 to 44.2).
About Mason Middle School
Mason Middle School is a mid-sized middle school with its address in WATERFORD, Michigan. The school counted 731 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. It has 46% more students than the average for middle schools in Michigan (about 502).
Mason Middle School is part of a district of 17 schools: Waterford School District, with 6,641 students.
About 56% of the student body at Mason Middle School is White. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Oakland County residents are about 69% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. The average for middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 468 students, or 64%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Oakland County, the average is 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mason Middle School lands at D, ahead of 10% of Michigan public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Mason Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.3%; the prediction is 37.9%.
In the surrounding county, Oakland County, the median household earns about $97,760 a year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Mason Middle School, Oakland County has 345 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Grayson Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Mason Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 43.8%, higher than Mason Middle School's 28.3%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Mason Middle School enrolled 864 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 731. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.5:1) than in 2020-21 (20.1:1).
This page collects posts and questions about Mason Middle School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterford School District
- Waterford Mott High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Waterford Kettering High SchoolHigh · 909 students
- Pierce Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Grayson ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Schoolcraft Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Donelson Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
Other schools in WATERFORD
- Oakside Prep AcademyCombined · 1,424 students
- Waterford Mott High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Waterford Kettering High SchoolHigh · 909 students
- Pierce Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Grayson ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Schoolcraft Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
Other Mason Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mason Middle. Mason Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Mason Middle SchoolMASON, MI · 778 students
- Mason Middle SchoolERIE, MI · 223 students
- Mason Middle SchoolMason, OH · 1,637 students
- Mason Middle SchoolTacoma, WA · 639 students
Nearby schools
- Grayson Elementary0.2 mi · 437
- Waterford Montessori Academy1.1 mi · 213
- Waterford Kettering High School1.5 mi · 909
- Cooley Elementary School1.5 mi · 377
- Pierce Middle School1.6 mi · 733
- Kingsley Montgomery School1.6 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About Mason Middle SchoolHow many students attend Mason Middle School?
Mason Middle School enrolls approximately 731 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mason Middle School serve?
Mason Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Mason Middle School?
Approximately 16.5:1 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 56% White, 22% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Mason Middle School in?
Mason Middle School is part of Waterford School District.
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