The highest-performing public schools in reading in Jones County, Mississippi
Across Jones County, Mississippi, 15 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts leads the list at 79.0%, against a median of 49.0% across the ranked schools.
The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.
| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts | LAUREL, MS | 79.0% | no change |
| 2 | Moselle Elementary School | Moselle, MS | 56.2% | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Glade Elementary | Laurel, MS | 55.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | South Jones Elementary School | Ellisville, MS | 51.5% | ▲ 3 |
| 5 | East Jones Elementary | Laurel, MS | 50.7% | no change |
| 6 | West Jones High School | Laurel, MS | 50.3% | ▲ 3 |
| 7 | West Jones Elementary School | Laurel, MS | 49.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 8 | South Jones High School | Ellisville, MS | 49.0% | no change |
| 9 | North Jones Elementary School | Laurel, MS | 43.8% | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | Laurel High School | LAUREL, MS | 43.7% | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | Northeast Jones High School | Laurel, MS | 41.5% | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Laurel Middle School | Laurel, MS | 24.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | Oak Park Elementary School | LAUREL, MS | 19.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | Laurel Upper Elementary | Laurel, MS | 18.6% | ▲ 1 |
| 15 | Nora Davis Elementary | Laurel, MS | 15.7% | ▼ 3 |
Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.
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