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Enrollment
745
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ETOWAH COUNTY·NCES 010138000502
John S Jones Elementary School
301 Lumley Rd, Rainbow City, AL 35906 · (256) 442-2900 · Etowah County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
400 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 137 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
70.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Alabama's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like John S Jones Elementary School
John S Jones Elementary School's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John S Jones Elementary School this school | 745 | 53.7% | 71.5% |
| Caldwell Elementary School Scottsboro | 579 | 57.7% | 58.4% |
| Saraland Early Education Center Saraland | 557 | 47.9% | N/A |
| Saraland Elementary School Saraland | 1,034 | 50.6% | 79.8% |
| Mulkey Elementary School Geneva | 562 | 51.2% | 61.8% |
| Semmes Elementary School Semmes | 576 | 56.3% | 51.1% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where John S Jones Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #79 of 626 | #2 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #45 of 626 | #2 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #103 of 626 | #4 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #80 of 709 | #1 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #226 of 655 | #7 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #335 of 658 | #10 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #432 of 696 | #15 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #167 of 262 | #6 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
745
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 745 | 46 | 16.2:1 | 54% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 47 | 15.6:1 | 63% (466) |
| 2022-23 | 739 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 63% (469) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 46 | 16.3:1 | 52% (388) |
| 2017-18 | 698 | 44.3 | 15.8:1 | 48% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 53% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 731 | 52 | 14.1:1 | 43% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 40% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 727 | 40 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John S Jones Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (698 to 745); teachers up 4% (44.3 to 46).
About John S Jones Elementary School
Located in Rainbow City, Alabama, John S Jones Elementary School is a large elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 745 students. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 55% larger than average.
The 22 schools of Etowah County, including John S Jones Elementary School, enroll 8,739 students.
The largest group at John S Jones Elementary School is White students, at 71%. Other students are 14% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, John S Jones Elementary School scores 47%.
The school's 46 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Income data for the school show 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
John S Jones Elementary School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of Alabama public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for John S Jones Elementary School is +26.5 points, in the top 10% of Alabama. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.5%, and the predicted rate is 45.0%.
Etowah County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $54,563, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 42 public schools in the county, enrolling about 15,139, John S Jones Elementary School among them.
Rainbow Middle School sits about 0.2 miles from John S Jones Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. John S Jones Elementary School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around John S Jones Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
John S Jones Elementary School had 749 students in 2020-21 and 745 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
The allk12 page for John S Jones Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Etowah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,105
Census ACS
Median income
$54,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
15,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Etowah County
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 825 students
- Rainbow Middle SchoolMiddle · 634 students
- Hokes Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Sardis High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- Whitesboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
Nearby schools
- Rainbow Middle School0.2 mi · 634
- Southside High School2.2 mi · 825
- Eura Brown Elementary School2.9 mi · 340
- Southside Elementary School3.0 mi · 585
- Gadsden City High School3.7 mi · 1,361
- Walnut Park Elementary School4.6 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About John S Jones Elementary SchoolHow large is John S Jones Elementary School?
John S Jones Elementary School enrolls approximately 745 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does John S Jones Elementary School serve?
John S Jones Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John S Jones Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John S Jones Elementary School is approximately 16.2:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John S Jones Elementary School?
At John S Jones Elementary School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 5% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is John S Jones Elementary School in?
John S Jones Elementary School is part of Etowah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.