Mason J H, Mason TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Mason J H

Mason Junior High sits in a small, quiet rural county seat in the Texas Hill Country, serving students in grades five through eight from Mason and the wider county. The school campus is located a few blocks west of the historic courthouse square that anchors downtown, part of a cluster of three schools operated by Mason ISD on West College Avenue.

The student body is small, with enrollment spread evenly across the four grade levels. The composition is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic representation. A significant portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic character of a rural Texas community where agriculture and ranching form the backbone of the local economy alongside small businesses and heritage tourism.

On state assessments, the picture is mixed. In English language arts, the school shows solid performance. Sixth graders met proficiency at a reasonable rate, and seventh graders performed similarly. Eighth graders showed notably stronger results in ELA, approaching levels of mastery that suggest improvement as students progress through the school. Mathematics performance is moderate and uneven. Sixth graders reached proficiency at approximately the same rate as in ELA, but seventh-grade math proficiency dips considerably, rising again modestly in eighth grade. Science results for eighth graders are respectable but leave room for growth. Social studies, however, presents a significant soft spot. Eighth-grade proficiency in this subject is notably low, with only a minority of students meeting the standard, suggesting this is an area where the school may want to focus support or instructional attention. Performance data for fifth grade is limited, with very small numbers of students tested in that cohort.

The school serves a community with essentially flat population growth. Mason itself and Mason County show minimal annual growth or slight decline, and the housing stock is older, with a median construction year in the mid-twentieth century. Home values have risen, but the area remains rural and car-dependent outside the walkable courthouse square. This is a place where families often have deep roots and know the school well; it is not a high-growth area attracting new residents.

The school is a regular public school with no charter, magnet, or special designation. Staff size, program breadth, extracurricular offerings, discipline data, and detailed course access were not available in the records provided. A parent considering this school should view it as a neighborhood institution serving a small, stable community with moderate academic outcomes, particularly in the humanities, and would benefit from speaking directly with the school about what specific supports or interventions are in place in social studies and seventh-grade mathematics.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 668%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 34 pts above state median

Grade 753%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 26 pts above state median

Grade 865%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 23 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 674%

School 74% · District 74%

▲ 22 pts above state median

Grade 775%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 26 pts above state median

Grade 884%

School 84% · District 84%

▲ 29 pts above state median

Science

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 19 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 831%

School 31% · District 31%

▲ 7 pts above state median

This schoolMASON ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income52%Higher-income78%26 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income59%Higher-income83%24 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income58%Higher-income88%30 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income68%Higher-income97%29 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income41%Higher-income57%16 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income47%Higher-income80%33 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income27%Higher-income73%46 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income48%Higher-income80%32 pp gap