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Mason Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 2726 Old Bay Springs Road, Laurel, Jones County, 39440

345
Pupils
12.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mason Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laurel, Jones County. The school has 345 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Laurel School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“3. The school employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.

School details

School district
Laurel School District

Enrollment & staffing

Mason Elementary School enrolls 345 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“3. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.

Male students
190 (55%)
Female students
155 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
26.8
Student-teacher ratio
12.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“3

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American24972%
Hispanic or Latino6017%
Two or more races277.8%
White72%
Asian1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

345 of the school's 345 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 345 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“3Title I

The school's NCES locale classification is Town, Distant. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-4, state senate district 42, state house district 89.

School district: Laurel School District

Mason Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Laurel School District, based in Laurel, Mississippi. The district serves 2,620 students district-wide and employs 189 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 345 students, Mason Elementary School is close to the district average of about 328 students per school.

2,620
District students
8
Schools
189
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

12%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
34%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Distant

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