MASON J H

MASON J H is a 6-8 campus of rural-scale scale in MASON, Texas, run under MASON ISD, teacheing 210 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so MASON J H sits 67% leaner than that benchmark.

Within MASON ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 700 students, MASON J H is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, MASON J H shows that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 38% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, MASON J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.9%; this one delivers 52.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Mason County put the typical household earns roughly $74,180 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 1%. MASON J H is one of 3 public schools in Mason County (combined enrollment of about 700 students).

The closest other public school is MASON EL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MASON J H comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 57.8%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MASON J H has shrank 5%, going from 220 students in 2018 to 210 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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