Summary:
The Mason City Community School District in Iowa is home to 4 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. Based on the data analysis, Jefferson Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, consistently ranking among the top 25% of elementary schools in Iowa over the past 3 years and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Jefferson Elementary boasts the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels compared to the other schools and the district/state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 86% of 3rd graders and 86.6% of 4th graders at Jefferson were proficient or better in Math, significantly outperforming the district average of 78.1% and the state average of 76.3%. The school also has the lowest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 46.7%, while Roosevelt Elementary has the highest at 67.5%.
The other elementary schools in the district, Harding Elementary, Hoover Elementary, and Roosevelt Elementary, have varying levels of academic performance, racial diversity, and socioeconomic factors. While the schools share relatively low student-teacher ratios, they differ significantly in per-student spending, with Hoover Elementary having the highest at $17,471 and Jefferson Elementary the lowest at $13,852.
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