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How has EAST JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
794
Elementary
DISTRICT 811 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280228000985
East Jones Elementary
108 Northeast Drive, Laurel, MS 39443 · (601) 425-9799 · Jones County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL794 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
591 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 37 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 12% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.7%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
53.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.7% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 64.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 →
Where East Jones Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jones County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #192 of 428 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #194 of 439 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #196 of 439 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 794 | #33 of 453 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #74 of 408 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #167 of 409 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #287 of 444 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #222 of 296 | 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
794
+31 (+4%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 794 | 60.6 | 13.1:1 | 74% (591) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 60.9 | 12.8:1 | 75% (583) |
| 2022-23 | 772 | 58.1 | 13.3:1 | 100% (769) |
| 2020-21 | 763 | 55 | 13.9:1 | 100% (760) |
| 2017-18 | 862 | 49 | 17.6:1 | 74% (636) |
| 2015-16 | 849 | 47 | 18.1:1 | 76% (647) |
| 2010-11 | 919 | 53 | 17.3:1 | 72% (662) |
| 2000-01 | 818 | 49 | 16.7:1 | 57% (470) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Jones Elementary.
About East Jones Elementary
East Jones Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Laurel, Mississippi, one of the schools in Jones County School District. Federal data show 794 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Mississippi, the average enrollment is about 446.
East Jones Elementary reports to Jones County School District, which has 9 schools and 8,693 students.
More than half of enrollment at East Jones Elementary is White: 68%. The remaining shares are 17% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Native American. In Jones County overall, the White share is about 64%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, East Jones Elementary scores 51%.
Staffing at East Jones Elementary comes to 60.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1. East Jones Elementary counts 74% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Jones County is close, at 76%.
The model predicts 57.0% for a school in Mississippi with East Jones Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. East Jones Elementary posts 57.4%.
Looking at the county, Jones County, median household income comes to about $52,216, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The county has 20 public schools and about 11,313 students.
Of the public schools around it, East Jones Elementary is closest to Northeast Jones High School, about 0.2 miles away. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 43.5% on proficiency, and East Jones Elementary is above that at 57.4%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at East Jones Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,472
Census ACS
Median income
$52,216
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
11,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jones County School District
- West Jones High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- South Jones High SchoolHigh · 1,300 students
- South Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,129 students
- West Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,114 students
- Northeast Jones High SchoolHigh · 938 students
- North Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 854 students
Other schools in Laurel
- West Jones High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- West Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,114 students
- Northeast Jones High SchoolHigh · 938 students
- North Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 854 students
- Laurel High SchoolHigh · 732 students
- Nora Davis ElementaryElementary · 519 students
Nearby schools
- Northeast Jones High School0.2 mi · 938
- Nora Davis Elementary4.2 mi · 519
- Glade Elementary4.4 mi · 423
- Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts4.8 mi · 323
- Laurel High School5.4 mi · 732
- Oak Park Elementary School5.6 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About East Jones ElementaryHow large is East Jones Elementary?
East Jones Elementary enrolls approximately 794 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does East Jones Elementary serve?
East Jones Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Jones Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Jones Elementary is approximately 13.1:1 (61 FTE teachers).
How diverse is East Jones Elementary?
East Jones Elementary reports a student body of 68% White, 5% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is East Jones Elementary public or private?
East Jones Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jones County School District.
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