The Mansfield School District plays a large part of a strong backbone that supports the small town of Mansfield, Washington. Mansfield, which was founded in 1886, lies in the center of wheat and grazing lands on the northern reaches of the Waterville Plateau. Wheat is the main agricultural product of the area with cattle, canola, and other various grains on select farmlands.
Mansfield is a rural community that consists of approximately 250 families with 50-75 outlying farms. The town has an active City Council, Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, Senior Citizens Club, and a volunteer Fire/EMS department. During the summer months, Mansfield's world renouned weather conditions make it a frequent landing site for hang gliders that visit from across the globe. It has also become a launch facility for high powered rocketry and "Fire in the Sky," a Pacific Northwest Regional Rocket Launch event. Jameson Lake, located nine miles south of town, offers some of the best Rainbow Trout fishing in the state, and local recreational areas such as the Grand Coulee Dam Recreational Area and the Lake Chelan Recreational Area offer excellent summer time recreation. During the winter months, the flat wide open fields provide some of the best snowmobiling and skiing conditions available. In addition, Mansfield provides reasonable housing and some of the most inexpensive electrical costs in the world. In addition, the Public Utility District offers low cost fiber optic Internet access within Mansfield.
The School District has an average population of 85 students in grades Kindergarden through grade twelve, which includes a preschool. The elementary, junior, senior high, and district offices are all located in one building. Elementary classes (PreK-6) are located in the east wing of the building and junior/senior high classes (7-12) are located in the west wing of the building. The district strongly believes in coordination and cooperation of events across all grade levels.
The staff at Mansfield School District believes that all students can learn and should be provided with a positive, safe, and healthy environment. We recognize that students learn in a variety of ways and rates, therefore, a variety of instructional approaches are used to meet their various learning needs. We believe our program will be successful due to learning partnerships between students, parents, and teachers. We encourage and appreciate parent participation because we believe that parents are the primary teachers for our students.
Mansfield School District provides the following for all of their students:
- The latest up-to-date technology is provided to Mansfield school students. On average, the school has a ratio of 1 computer for every student and every classroom has access to the Internet. Scanners, digital cameras, video editing equipment, and a digital weather station help to compose part of the latest technology equipment available to students.
- Sports programs include football, golf, track, volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball, and cheerleading.
- Music, drama, and industrial technology programs are available.
- Support for student activities provided by the Mansfield Booster Club, which also provides concessions at sporting events.
- Scholarship opportunities provided by the Mansfield Dollars for Scholars Foundation, which helps to support achievement in higher education.