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Mason ISD
Mason County · Region 15: San Angelo · 675 students
Mason ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 83.0 average of the 314 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 1 point since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 93.
Ranks 68th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 29 others), and 4th of 45 in Region 15: San Angelo (tied with 1 other).
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 93 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 92 | 83.0 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | A | 92 | 82.2 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | B | 86 | 80.4 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | B | 89 | 80.9 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | A | 91 | 81.8 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Mason ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 15: San Angelo
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Mason ISD
- Similar student population (314)
- Region 15: San Angelo (45)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 93 | A | — |
| School Progress | 93 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 90 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 83 | B | 7 |
| Relative Performance | 93 | A | — |
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (314)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (314 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 100.0%+4.3 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 100.0%+4.0 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 100.0%+3.9 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.3 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 100.0% | 89.1% | +10.9 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 81.8% | 57.4% | +24.4 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 81.8% | 29.9% | +51.9 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 18.2% | 7.5% | +10.7 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 65.9% | 37.0% | +28.9 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 45.5% | 41.8% | +3.7 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.5% | −1.5 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 2.5% | −2.5 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 2.3% | 4.1% | −1.8 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.0% | 3.1% | −3.1 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 11.4% | 8.1% | +3.3 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 2.3% | 3.4% | −1.1 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 675
- Economically disadvantaged
- 47.4%−1.3 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 12.0%+3.6 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 15.1%−2.9 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 96.3%+1.4 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 4.7%−8.2 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 0.1%
- Hispanic 38.5%
- White 59%
- American Indian 0.6%
- Two or More Races 1.8%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Mason ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $4,099 less per student than its peer group, and $1,596 less than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $65,774+$472 vs similar
- Teachers
- 63
- Students per staff member
- 10.7
Teaching experience
- Beginning 18.5%
- 1 to 5 years 10.9%
- 6 to 10 years 10.7%
- 11 to 20 years 43.8%
- 21 to 30 years 12.3%
- Over 30 years 3.8%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 123 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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1of 44
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 44 that report this measure
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2of 45
School Progress
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure · tied with 1
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2of 45
Relative Performance
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure · tied with 1
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2of 45
Science — Meets
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure
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2of 45
Science — Masters
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure · tied with 1
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3of 301
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA
Similar student population · of the 301 that report this measure
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3of 45
Student Achievement
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure · tied with 1
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3of 45
Reading — Masters
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure
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3of 45
Math — Meets
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure · tied with 1
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3of 45
Attendance
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure
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3of 44
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 44 that report this measure
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4of 45
Overall score
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure · tied with 1 · full ranking
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
3 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason HS | High School | A | 97 | 194 |
| Mason JH | Middle / Jr. High | A | 90 | 213 |
| Mason Elem | Elementary | B | 89 | 268 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.