Is Mason Middle School a good school?

Mason Middle School ranks 105 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mason Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 659 students attended Mason Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Mason Middle School?

Students at Mason Middle School are 64% White, 13% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

Mason Middle School

Summary:

Mason Middle School is a public middle school in Tacoma, Washington, serving 659 students in grades 6-8. The school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Tacoma School District, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Washington middle schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Mason Middle School excels, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science that significantly outpace the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 62.7% to 73.68%, compared to the district's 43.53% to 47.94% and the state's 48.09% to 53.6%. Similarly, in Math, Mason Middle School's proficiency rates of 32.04% to 53.16% were higher than the district's 20.64% to 29.35% and the state's 35.55% to 39.66%. The school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate of 58.6% also surpassed the district's 34.35% and the state's 42.5%.

While Mason Middle School has a relatively diverse student population, with a higher percentage of White and Multi-racial students compared to the district and state, the data suggests that certain subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, may not be achieving at the same level as their peers. Additionally, the school's lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and higher per-student spending indicate that socioeconomic factors may play a role in its strong academic performance. When compared to nearby schools, such as Narrows View Intermediate and Drum Intermediate in the University Place School District, Mason Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, but there may be opportunities to learn from and collaborate with these even higher-performing schools.

Detail:

Public 6-8

3901 N 28th St
Tacoma, WA 98407

(253) 571-7000

District: Tacoma School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
105^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,644

Feeder schools for Mason Middle School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 20.6

Number of students: 659

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.5%

Two or more races:

13.4%

Hispanic:

12.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 29.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mason Middle School ranks better than 80.4% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 13 ranked middle schools in the Tacoma School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.5. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Mason Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (64.5%), two or more races (13.4%), Hispanic (12.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Tacoma School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mason Middle School is 20.6, which is the highest among 13 middle schools in the Tacoma School District! (See more...)

Compare Mason Middle School employs 31.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mason Middle School is $16,644. 11 middle schools in the Tacoma School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mason Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mason Middle School 105^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Mason Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Tacoma School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tacoma School District 152^nd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mason Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Mason Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	77.87	76^th	421	81.9%
2005	75.91	88^th	425	79.3%
2006	72.56	102^nd	449	77.3%
2007	73.90	89^th	463	80.8%
2008	79.08	71^st	466	84.8%
2009	76.02	88^th	476	81.5%
2010	67.34	131^st	483	72.9%
2011	57.35	203^rd	492	58.7%
2012	67.64	141^st	497	71.6%
2013	67.95	147^th	498	70.5%
2015	73.49	97^th	445	78.2%
2016	76.55	88^th	443	80.1%
2017	73.76	103^rd	435	76.3%
2018	71.64	107^th	437	75.5%
2019	77.97	97^th	512	81.1%
2021	74.97	111^th	529	79.0%
2022	78.21	101^st	541	81.3%
2023	75.21	115^th	539	78.7%
2024	76.50	105^th	535	80.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mason Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	39.88	104^th	166	37.3%
2019	56.96	107^th	246	56.5%
2021	65.74	65^th	250	74.0%
2022	60.57	89^th	257	65.4%
2023	53.22	105^th	244	57.0%
2024	68.93	67^th	243	72.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mason Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	42.56	129^th	268	51.9%
2019	36.08	135^th	231	41.6%
2021	28.54	160^th	210	23.8%
2023	38.62	96^th	167	42.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mason Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	63.51	86^th	349	75.4%
2019	73.17	66^th	448	85.3%
2021	52.70	184^th	458	59.8%
2022	45.09	242^nd	475	49.1%
2023	53.30	189^th	463	59.2%
2024	56.07	178^th	455	60.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Mason Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	76.04	81^st	376	78.5%
2019	78.29	72^nd	452	84.1%
2021	72.37	108^th	469	77.0%
2022	78.22	92^nd	479	80.8%
2023	69.66	124^th	464	73.3%
2024	74.91	98^th	464	78.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Mason Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	62.27	124^th	371	66.6%
2019	76.03	94^th	453	79.2%
2021	76.30	95^th	476	80.0%
2022	77.39	93^rd	480	80.6%
2023	77.99	87^th	470	81.5%
2024	76.21	95^th	466	79.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Mason Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	64.07	44^th	123	64.2%
2019	73.85	36^th	152	76.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Mason Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	56.12	35^th	111	68.5%
2022	45.19	50^th	104	51.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mason Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	76.10	47^th	259	81.9%
2019	68.69	87^th	344	74.7%
2021	72.28	69^th	353	80.5%
2022	74.45	63^rd	360	82.5%
2023	62.92	94^th	336	72.0%
2024	63.88	96^th	344	72.1%

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Rank History for White students at Mason Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	62.74	115^th	325	64.6%
2019	79.17	80^th	470	83.0%
2021	76.81	86^th	480	82.1%
2022	81.42	72^nd	488	85.2%
2023	79.36	81^st	488	83.4%
2024	76.03	88^th	486	81.9%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Mason Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	400	33	93	4	8	n/a	n/a	0	538
1989	426	38	108	1	8	n/a	n/a	0	581
1990	434	44	76	10	9	n/a	n/a	0	573
1991	437	72	95	28	10	n/a	n/a	0	642
1992	478	82	104	35	8	n/a	n/a	0	707
1993	542	96	104	33	14	n/a	n/a	0	789
1994	599	87	112	31	14	n/a	n/a	0	843
1995	619	98	115	25	11	n/a	n/a	0	868
1996	619	98	115	25	11	n/a	n/a	0	868
1997	646	115	116	31	10	n/a	n/a	0	918
1998	666	106	110	25	12	n/a	n/a	0	919
1999	632	98	84	33	11	n/a	n/a	0	858
2000	598	74	84	23	10	n/a	n/a	0	789
2001	601	74	66	23	10	n/a	n/a	0	774
2002	606	58	44	32	12	n/a	n/a	0	752
2003	606	58	44	32	12	n/a	n/a	0	752
2004	634	52	38	24	9	n/a	n/a	0	757
2005	698	63	34	29	10	n/a	n/a	0	834
2006	689	64	48	23	9	n/a	n/a	0	833
2007	651	60	44	31	8	n/a	n/a	0	794
2008	627	52	45	35	11	n/a	n/a	0	770
2009	620	51	44	37	10	n/a	n/a	0	762
2010	629	62	41	38	10	n/a	n/a	0	780
2011	601	58	34	35	7	2	61	0	798
2012	575	60	41	47	5	3	59	0	790
2013	578	88	46	56	6	9	0	0	783
2014	596	82	45	54	6	8	12	0	803
2015	596	93	40	62	8	10	18	0	827
2016	606	82	57	64	8	6	21	0	844
2017	563	71	57	61	8	5	26	0	791
2018	509	44	44	93	2	4	83	0	779
2019	491	35	39	90	2	5	93	0	755
2020	520	36	35	102	3	3	107	0	806
2021	501	44	30	105	3	4	114	1	802
2022	439	30	23	79	3	5	103	7	689
2023	425	27	21	84	2	3	88	9	659

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mason Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	538	29.0	18.5	0
1989	581	30.0	19.3	n/a
1990	573	29.5	19.4	0
1991	642	35.0	18.3	n/a
1992	707	37.8	18.7	n/a
1993	789	41.4	19.1	n/a
1994	843	44.8	18.8	n/a
1995	868	44.2	19.6	n/a
1996	868	44.2	19.6	n/a
1997	918	47.6	19.3	n/a
1998	919	45.6	20.2	n/a
1999	858	45.7	18.8	n/a
2000	789	43.4	18.2	n/a
2001	774	42.4	18.3	n/a
2002	752	37.6	20.0	27.3
2003	752	37.6	20.0	27.3
2004	757	39.0	19.4	25.4
2005	834	39.4	21.2	26.4
2006	833	41.0	20.3	23.4
2007	794	42.1	18.9	21.4
2008	770	40.1	19.2	21.6
2009	762	40.1	19.0	22
2010	780	37.9	20.5	25.4
2011	798	40.6	19.6	25.9
2012	790	40.5	19.4	26.6
2013	783	38.0	20.5	40
2014	803	n/a	n/a	36
2015	827	40.0	20.6	35.6
2016	844	40.0	21.1	31.8
2017	791	38.0	20.8	32.7
2018	779	36.4	21.3	27.3
2019	755	35.9	20.9	28.9
2020	806	38.1	21.1	27.7
2021	802	36.8	21.7	28.8
2022	689	34.4	20.0	19.2
2023	659	31.9	20.6	29.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mason Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	538	29.0	18.5	0
1989	581	30.0	19.3	n/a
1990	573	29.5	19.4	0
1991	642	35.0	18.3	n/a
1992	707	37.8	18.7	n/a
1993	789	41.4	19.1	n/a
1994	843	44.8	18.8	n/a
1995	868	44.2	19.6	n/a
1996	868	44.2	19.6	n/a
1997	918	47.6	19.3	n/a
1998	919	45.6	20.2	n/a
1999	858	45.7	18.8	n/a
2000	789	43.4	18.2	n/a
2001	774	42.4	18.3	n/a
2002	752	37.6	20.0	27.3
2003	752	37.6	20.0	27.3
2004	757	39.0	19.4	25.4
2005	834	39.4	21.2	26.4
2006	833	41.0	20.3	23.4
2007	794	42.1	18.9	21.4
2008	770	40.1	19.2	21.6
2009	762	40.1	19.0	22
2010	780	37.9	20.5	25.4
2011	798	40.6	19.6	25.9
2012	790	40.5	19.4	26.6
2013	783	38.0	20.5	40
2014	803	n/a	n/a	36
2015	827	40.0	20.6	35.6
2016	844	40.0	21.1	31.8
2017	791	38.0	20.8	32.7
2018	779	36.4	21.3	27.3
2019	755	35.9	20.9	28.9
2020	806	38.1	21.1	27.7
2021	802	36.8	21.7	28.8
2022	689	34.4	20.0	19.2
2023	659	31.9	20.6	29.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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