Jones Middle School

Jones Middle School operates as a sizable junior high in Buford, Georgia, operated by Gwinnett County. Current enrollment sits at 1,758 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 130% above the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 763 students.

Gwinnett County comprises 141 schools with combined enrollment of 182,518 students; Jones Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jones Middle School reports that 26% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Black, 23% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Jones Middle School has 115 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Gwinnett County's rate of about 60%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jones Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.8%; this one delivers 68.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Gwinnett County shows median household income runs about $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Gwinnett County's 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), Jones Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Ivy Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jones Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 63.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 83%: 960 students in 2018 compared to 1,758 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 49% to 26%.

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