Impact of COVID-19 on Mason City High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 242nd of 327 High schools | Ranks 298th of 336 High schools | 14.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Mason City High School) | 65 | 55.1 | 9.9% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Mason City Community School District) | 65 | 56 | 9% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 74.3 | 72.9 | 1.4% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Mason City High School) | 64.5 | 54.2 | 10.3% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Mason City Community School District) | 64.1 | 53.9 | 10.2% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 67.1 | 67 | 0.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Mason City High School) | 67.6 | 63.7 | 3.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Mason City Community School District) | 66.2 | 60.5 | 5.7% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 71.4 | 68.7 | 2.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Mason City High School) | 63 | 63.3 | 0.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Mason City Community School District) | 61.1 | 55.8 | 5.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 66.9 | 67.3 | 0.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1017 | 956 | 6% |
African American | 66 | 80 | 21.2% |
American Indian | 3 | 6 | 100% |
Asian | 21 | 18 | 14.3% |
Hispanic | 103 | 115 | 11.7% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 17 | 325% |
White | 814 | 707 | 13.1% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 13 | 116.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 40.3% | 45.5% | 5.2% |