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Best High Schools in Zip Code 98528

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At a glance

Schools

796

Students

Top rankedNorth Mason Senior High School340^th of 438 Washington high schools

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Biggest riser

North Mason Senior High School up 67 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Two public high schools serve students in grades 9-12 in the Belfair, WA area (zip code 98528), both part of the North Mason School District: the main North Mason Senior High School and the smaller alternative James A. Taylor High School.

North Mason Senior High is the district's primary comprehensive high school with over 730 students and is showing positive momentum, with a graduation rate above the state average and a significant improvement in its statewide ranking this year. In contrast, James A. Taylor High School is a much smaller school of about 60 students with a significantly lower graduation rate and a much higher dropout rate, despite having more teachers and funding per student.

Both schools, and the North Mason School District overall, face academic challenges, particularly in mathematics where proficiency rates are well below the state average. Parents should note that while the main high school is improving and outperforms the district, the district itself ranks in the bottom 15% statewide, indicating broader educational challenges in the area.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)		SBAC Math (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Mason Senior High School	Public	9-12	150 E North Mason School Road	Belfair	98528	Mason County	North Mason School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 277-2303	735	34	21.3	51.0%	436 (59.3%)	6 (0.8%)	217 (29.5%)	13 (1.8%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.8%)	47 (6.4%)	24.9	340^th of 438 public high schools	22.4%		12.7	407^th of 437 public high schools	6.9%	67	35.9	35.9	51.8	51.8	18.5	18.5	$17,619	$654	$16,965
James A. Taylor High School	Public	9-12	90 E North Mason School Road	Belfair	98528	Mason County	North Mason School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 277-2294	61	5	13.3	62.3%	36 (59.0%)	1 (1.6%)	21 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.9%)								(n/a)	15.0	15.0					$25,180	$619	$24,560

Cities Near Zip Code 98528

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Belfair	1.39 mi	7	257^th
Port Orchard	7.91 mi	18	106^th
Vaughn	8.23 mi	1	124^th
Grapeview	8.9 mi	1	96^th
Gig Harbor	9.54 mi	14	22^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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