Enrollment
135
Elementary
DISTRICT 164 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COAHOMA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280111000895
Jonestown Elementary
330 Matagorda Road, JONESTOWN, MS 38639 · (662) 358-4491 · Coahoma County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL135 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Mississippi 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
133 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 80%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 71% larger than its 6th grade class (14).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Coahoma County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
21.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
35.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -13.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.1% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 48.6% |
% 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
Schools most like Jonestown Elementary
Jonestown Elementary's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonestown Elementary this school | 135 | 98.5% | 41.2% |
| Meridian PreK Academy Meridian | 142 | 97.9% | 29.5% |
| Instant Impact Global Prep Natchez | 160 | 98.1% | N/A |
| Dundee Elementary School DUNDEE | 138 | 100.0% | 55.4% |
| McBride Elementary School Greenville | 163 | 100.0% | 35.2% |
| KCSD Upper Elementary School DE KALB | 108 | 100.0% | 41.9% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Jonestown Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Coahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #338 of 428 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #330 of 439 ▼ 84 | #3 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #423 of 439 ▼ 5 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 135 | #437 of 453 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #180 of 444 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.3% | #6 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. 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
135
-17 (-11%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 135 | 12.4 | 10.9:1 | 99% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 13.3 | 10.7:1 | 100% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 118 | 13.1 | 9.0:1 | 100% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 152 | 15 | 10.1:1 | 100% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 234 | 15 | 15.6:1 | 100% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 18 | 13.6:1 | 100% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 15 | 16.9:1 | 98% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 92% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 240 | 13 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jonestown Elementary.
About Jonestown Elementary
Jonestown Elementary serves students in JONESTOWN, Mississippi, as a very small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 135 students in kindergarten through 6. The school is 70% below the average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Coahoma County School District runs Jonestown Elementary along with 4 other schools, enrolling 1,009 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Jonestown Elementary, about 90 are Black. Other students are 10% multiracial. That is higher than the 74% Black share among all Coahoma County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
Its staff includes 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.9 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 5.0 students per teacher. Roughly 99% of students at Jonestown Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 98% average for public schools in Coahoma County.
Jonestown Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Jonestown Elementary would score about 44.9%. It scores 41.2%, 3.7 points below that figure.
The school is in Coahoma County, where the median household earns about $37,461 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 31%. Across Coahoma County, 15 public schools serve about 3,518 students.
About 8.2 miles separate Jonestown Elementary from the closest public school, Lyon Elementary. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Jonestown Elementary at 2nd of 9.
The federal government classifies Jonestown Elementary's location as Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 152 (2020-21) to 135 (2024-25).
The Jonestown Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Coahoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,540
Census ACS
Median income
$37,461
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coahoma County School District
- Coahoma County High SchoolHigh · 345 students
- Lyon ElementaryElementary · 224 students
- Coahoma County Jr High SchoolMiddle · 172 students
- Friars Point ElementaryElementary · 133 students
Nearby schools
- Lyon Elementary8.2 mi · 224
- Friars Point Elementary10.5 mi · 133
- W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International Studies10.8 mi · 269
- George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School10.8 mi · 299
- Oakhurst Intermediate School11.2 mi · 197
- Quitman County Middle School11.5 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Jonestown ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Jonestown Elementary?
Jonestown Elementary enrolls approximately 135 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Jonestown Elementary serve?
Jonestown Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jonestown Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jonestown Elementary is approximately 10.9:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jonestown Elementary?
Student demographics at Jonestown Elementary are roughly 90% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Jonestown Elementary?
Jonestown Elementary is overseen by Coahoma County School District in Coahoma County.
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