Jones Elementary

Jones Elementary, a tight-knit primary school in San Diego, California, overseen by San Diego Unified, teaches 257 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Jones Elementary sits 45% leaner than that benchmark.

San Diego Unified comprises 174 schools with combined enrollment of 94,828 students; Jones Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Jones Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 32% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 11% Asian, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Jones Elementary lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 53% of students at Jones Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jones Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Jones Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Elevate, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jones Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jones Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 43.2%.

Jones Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Jones Elementary's enrollment has decreased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 304 (now 257).

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