Mason City High School
1700 4th St Se
Mason City IA, 50401, Cerro Gordo County
Phone: 641-421-4431
Ranking: (143 out of 205, bottom 30%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Mason City Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 61 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 68 | 74 | 74 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,008 | 1,042 | 1,057 | 1,105 | 1,136 | 1,133 | 1,144 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 320 | 31.7% | 336 | 32.2% | 304 | 28.8% | 380 | 34.4% | 382 | 33.6% | 407 | 35.9% | 366 | 32.0% |
Grade 10: | 272 | 27.0% | 260 | 25.0% | 271 | 25.6% | 299 | 27.1% | 298 | 26.2% | 287 | 25.3% | 299 | 26.1% |
Grade 11: | 212 | 21.0% | 235 | 22.6% | 239 | 22.6% | 228 | 20.6% | 232 | 20.4% | 236 | 20.8% | 241 | 21.1% |
Grade 12: | 204 | 20.2% | 211 | 20.2% | 243 | 23.0% | 198 | 17.9% | 224 | 19.7% | 203 | 17.9% | 238 | 20.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 500 | 49.6% | 517 | 49.6% | 518 | 49.0% | 545 | 49.3% | 577 | 50.8% | 568 | 50.1% | 591 | 51.7% |
Female: | 508 | 50.4% | 525 | 50.4% | 539 | 51.0% | 560 | 50.7% | 559 | 49.2% | 557 | 49.2% | 549 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 13 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.2% | 16 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.7% | 26 | 2.3% | 26 | 2.3% | 27 | 2.4% |
Hispanic: | 79 | 7.8% | 73 | 7.0% | 65 | 6.1% | 79 | 7.1% | 74 | 6.5% | 75 | 6.6% | 71 | 6.2% |
Black: | 36 | 3.6% | 42 | 4.0% | 37 | 3.5% | 36 | 3.3% | 34 | 3.0% | 40 | 3.5% | 34 | 3.0% |
White: | 852 | 84.5% | 886 | 85.0% | 919 | 86.9% | 962 | 87.1% | 999 | 87.9% | 989 | 87.3% | 1,009 | 88.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 23 | 2.3% | 24 | 2.3% | 15 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 325 | 32.2% | 319 | 30.6% | 299 | 28.3% | 275 | 24.9% | 254 | 22.4% | 244 | 21.5% | 217 | 19.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 8.1% | 73 | 7.0% | 100 | 9.5% | 94 | 8.5% | 101 | 8.9% | 85 | 7.5% | 86 | 7.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.48 | 16.59 | 17.48 | 19.39 | 16.66 | 15.20 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.98% | 82.73% | 82.81% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.52% | 75.00% | 82.19% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.78% | 83.87% | 83.97% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.82% | 78.69% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 70.4% | 67.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 29.6% | 32.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.4% | 30.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 79.6% | 69.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,104.0 | $42,984.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,165.0 | $33,982.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,647.0 | $46,922.0 |
* Mason City High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.