Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEBSTER PARISH·NCES 220189001442
J. L. Jones Elementary School
620 District Dr, Minden, LA 71055 · (318) 377-1815 · Webster Parish
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
265 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 182 | 57% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 43% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
J. L. Jones Elementary School→E. S. Richardson Elementary School
Feeds from
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
24.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
16.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 24.0% | 16.0% |
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 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 J. L. Jones Elementary School
J. L. Jones Elementary School's state test result (20.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. L. Jones Elementary School this school | 318 | 83.3% | 20.2% |
| E. S. Richardson Elementary School Minden | 275 | 84.0% | 24.8% |
| Haynesville Elementary School Haynesville | 304 | 83.9% | 24.0% |
| Labadieville Primary School Labadieville | 256 | 84.0% | 17.8% |
| North Iberville Elementary Rosedale | 272 | 85.7% | 27.0% |
| Wesley Ray Elementary School Angie | 255 | 85.1% | 24.2% |
Matched among Louisiana 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 J. L. Jones Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Webster Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #446 of 583 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #497 of 582 ▼ 33 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #501 of 587 ▲ 8 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #169 of 540 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #516 of 714 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #624 of 655 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #281 of 655 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #220 of 705 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #128 of 436 | N/A |
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
318
-54 (-15%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 318 | 17.7 | 17.9:1 | 83% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 18.7 | 16.8:1 | 68% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 15.2 | 22.0:1 | 53% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 18 | 20.7:1 | 68% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 55% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 79% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 94% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 86% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. L. Jones Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (414 to 318); teachers down 19% (22 to 17.7).
About J. L. Jones Elementary School
J. L. Jones Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in Minden, Louisiana. A federal count lists 318 students at the school, in grades 2 through 3. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Louisiana) has about 453 students.
Webster Parish enrolls 4,967 students in 14 schools, including J. L. Jones Elementary School.
Black students account for 62% of enrollment at J. L. Jones Elementary School. Other groups include 28% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 34% Black. By the diversity index, J. L. Jones Elementary School comes in at 53%.
The teaching staff at J. L. Jones Elementary School is 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1, lower than at this school. About 83% of students, or 265, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points above the 73% average for public schools in Webster Parish.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, J. L. Jones Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, J. L. Jones Elementary School is 4.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 20.2%. Predicted: 24.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Webster Parish show that median household income is about $41,182, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. J. L. Jones Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Webster Parish, which together enroll about 4,967 students.
Of nearby public schools, J. A. Phillips Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 28.4% proficiency; J. L. Jones Elementary School posts 20.2%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 318, 15% below the 372 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.9:1, from 20.7:1.
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Webster Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,820
Census ACS
Median income
$41,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,967 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Webster Parish
- Minden High SchoolHigh · 689 students
- Lakeside Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- Webster Junior High SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- J. A. Phillips Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 427 students
- North Webster High SchoolHigh · 421 students
Other schools in Minden
- Minden High SchoolHigh · 689 students
- Webster Junior High SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- J. A. Phillips Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- E. S. Richardson Elementary SchoolElementary · 275 students
Nearby schools
- J. A. Phillips Elementary School0.3 mi · 429
- Webster Junior High School0.7 mi · 461
- Minden High School1.2 mi · 689
- E. S. Richardson Elementary School1.8 mi · 275
- Lakeside Junior-Senior High School6.1 mi · 546
- Doyline High School8.6 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About J. L. Jones Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at J. L. Jones Elementary School?
J. L. Jones Elementary School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 02-03.
Is J. L. Jones Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
J. L. Jones Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-03.
How many teachers does J. L. Jones Elementary School have?
J. L. Jones Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at J. L. Jones Elementary School?
At J. L. Jones Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 3% Hispanic, 62% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is J. L. Jones Elementary School public or private?
J. L. Jones Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Webster Parish.
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