Enrollment
210
Middle
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASON ISD·NCES 482928011301
MASON J H
807 W COLLEGE AVE, MASON, TX 76856 · (325) 347-1122 · Mason County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
96 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 J H→MASON H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MASON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +53.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 53 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Source: STAAR. 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
210
-10 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 9.5:1
% White
61%
was 64%
% Hispanic
38%
was 34%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Mason County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,955
Census ACS
Median income
$74,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
1%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MASON ISD
Frequently asked questions
About MASON J HHow large is MASON J H?
MASON J H enrolls approximately 210 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does MASON J H serve?
MASON J H serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MASON J H?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MASON J H is approximately 12.9:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MASON J H?
Student demographics at MASON J H are roughly 61% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is MASON J H in?
MASON J H is part of MASON ISD.
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