DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in OCALA, Florida, one of the schools within MARION, serves 789 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 31% larger than typical.

Within MARION, which oversees 62 schools and 46,349 students, DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 33%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 28% Black, 22% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Marion County's rate of about 57%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 60.1%; actual is 78.8%, +18.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Marion County) logs that median household earnings sit near $61,010, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Marion County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,349 students), DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MADISON STREET ACADEMY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 62.5%.

DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. DR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 19% since 2018, when it stood at 664 (now 789). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 59% to 33%.

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