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Schools in Mason City

Mason City’s public schools

Litchfield Public Schools and Ansley Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mason City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▲ 29% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Ansley
Students per teacher
7.7
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
307 students on the public path
In brief

Mason City’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mason City’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Litchfield High School places highest (better than 75%); Ansley Elementary School lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Mason City, graded from D to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Ansley High School and Litchfield High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Mason City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Litchfield Public Schools.

Two districts serve Mason City

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Litchfield Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 121 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 7.1 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$24,739NE $15,602 · FY2024
D
Ansley Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 186 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 8.2 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$20,051NE $15,602 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Litchfield Public Schools34%
State average 47.1% · 53 students tested
Math · PK–12, Litchfield Public Schools24%
State average 46% · 53 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ansley Public Schools42%
State average 47.1% · 90 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ansley Public Schools32%
State average 46% · 90 students tested

Mason City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Mason City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mason City—Litchfield PK–12 · Ansley PK–12

Every school in Mason City

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Mason Cityin other towns
Ansley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ansley
D
110 students10:1Rate it →
Litchfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Litchfield
C
76 students10:1Rate it →
Ansley High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Ansley
C
76 students6:1Rate it →
Litchfield High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Litchfield
A−
45 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Mason City’s schools

Are Mason City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mason City. Litchfield Public Schools and Ansley Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mason City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mason City in?

Litchfield Public Schools and Ansley Public Schools.

Where do Mason City kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ansley High School and Litchfield High School.

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What Mason City families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.