The top reported proficiency rate is 34% in English language arts. The lowest is 17% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Mason-corinth Elementary
Mason-Corinth Elementary serves students from preschool through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Grant County district, located outside Williamstown in northern Kentucky. The school sits in a small, rural county seat that has seen tourism-driven growth since the opening of the Ark Encounter theme park, which is also a major local employer. The town remains largely car-dependent, with a downtown strip of shops and restaurants along Main Street and Interstate 75 passing through the west side. Housing values in the area are close to the state average, and the broader economic context shows a national trend of rising shelter costs.
The school itself enrolls a modest number of students for an elementary building serving seven grade levels. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with a small Hispanic population and a handful of students identifying as two or more races. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that many families have lower household incomes. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those supports.
State assessment results are available for grades three through five in reading and math, for grade four in science, and for grade five in social studies. In reading, third-grade students showed proficiency rates in the low range, fourth-grade rates were similar, and fifth-grade rates were markedly lower. In math, proficiency rates declined across the three tested grades, with the lowest share reaching the proficient level. Science results for fourth grade were suppressed for privacy reasons, meaning the number of students tested was very small. Social studies proficiency in fifth grade was also low. The school’s combined proficiency across all tested subjects and grades sits in the bottom quarter when compared to other districts in Grant County, which has only two school districts. That comparison is a narrow one, but it signals that academic performance here trails the county median. Because the school serves only elementary grades, no graduation rate or high school outcomes apply.
The Grant County district has made two recent changes that families here should know about. The district launched a career academy in the 2024-2025 school year, offering high school pathways in healthcare, advanced manufacturing, and information technology with industry certifications and college credit. That is not directly relevant to elementary students now, but it may shape the long-term academic trajectory for current kindergartners. More immediately, the district approved moving sixth grade to the middle school beginning in the 2025-2026 school year to relieve overcrowding at elementary schools. That means families at Mason-Corinth Elementary will see their students transition to a different building a year earlier than before.
The school environment section contained no data on discipline, staffing, course access, or attendance, so a parent considering this school should inquire about class sizes, teacher turnover, and chronic absenteeism directly. The absence of that information should not be read as a negative verdict, but it limits what can be said about the day-to-day climate.
Overall, Mason-Corinth Elementary is a small, predominantly white, high-poverty elementary school in a rural county seat with a notable tourism economy. State test results are below the local county average and would benefit from a conversation with the school about interventions and academic supports available. The district is investing in career pathways at the high school level and reconfiguring its grade structure, which gives families some sense of the future shape of the pipeline. For a parent weighing this school, the core questions revolve around academic support for students who are not yet meeting state benchmarks and the quality of the learning environment, which the available data does not fully answer.
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