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Jefferson Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1421 4th St. Se
Mason City, IA 50401
Phone
(641) 421-4411
District
Mason City Comm School District
County
CERRO GORDO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
307
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.3% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Jefferson Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
71%
70%
66%
86%
75%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
84%
73%
82%
73%
86%
73%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 55 17.9%
Grade 1 54 17.6%
Grade 2 66 21.5%
Grade 3 62 20.2%
Grade 4 70 22.8%
Total 307 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.8% 73.1% 75.9%
Black 5.2% 7.6% 7.3%
Hispanic 8.0% 12.6% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 1.4% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.2% 5.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.6% 55.5% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 41.7% 49.8% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.9% 5.7% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 27,955 3,207,004
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 295.6 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.8% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.6% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 22.5% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,983 1,303,763
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.4% 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.8% 30.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.3% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.2% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 14.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.7% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.9% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 6.8% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,778 $34,312,000 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $646 $2,267,000 3.1%
Staff $856 $3,002,000 4.1%
General Administration $275 $965,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,039 $3,646,000 4.9%
Operation $1,324 $4,647,000 6.3%
Transportation $708 $2,486,000 3.4%
Other $368 $1,290,000 1.7%
Total Support $5,216 $18,303,000 24.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,098 $21,399,000 28.9%
Total Expenditures $21,093 $74,014,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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