Summary:
Zip code 41056 has four Mason County schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Charles Straub Elementary School (PK–2), Mason County Intermediate School (grades 3–5), Mason County Middle School (grades 6–8), and Mason County High School (grades 9–12). The clearest overall finding is that test results were generally below state levels: 25 of the 26 reported 2025–2026 results fell short, and the average gap across the comparisons remained about 11 points below the state in both years.
Mason County Intermediate School stands out for fifth-grade writing: 45% were proficient, 10 points above the state’s 35%. But results at the same school varied sharply by subject: fifth-grade editing and mechanics was 28% versus 48% statewide, a 20-point gap, and social studies was 21% versus 38%. Mason County Middle School had some of the smallest shortfalls, including seventh-grade reading at 44% versus 50% statewide and eighth-grade editing and mechanics at 36% versus 42%. At the other end, Mason County High School had an 18-point shortfall in eleventh-grade writing: 29% versus 47% statewide. These results vary by grade and subject, so they do not amount to a like-for-like ranking of schools.
High School’s test results weakened, while its completion measure was favorable: its average across six tests fell from 35% in 2024–2025 to 28% in 2025–2026, although graduation was 95% versus 94% statewide. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for High fell from 53 to 21 between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026; Intermediate rose from 12 to 22, while Middle went from 33 to 20, with a four-point rebound in the latest year. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 59% at High, 66% at Intermediate, 67% at Middle, and 72% at Straub; student-teacher ratios ranged from 14.2 at Straub to 19.7 at High. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was highest at High, at 26%, compared with 18% at Intermediate and 23% statewide.
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