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Enrollment
938
High
DISTRICT 1,275 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280228000443
Northeast Jones High School
68 Northeast Drive, Laurel, MS 39443 · (601) 425-2347 · Jones County
GRADES 07–13HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL938 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Mississippi public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
622 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 168 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 178 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 173 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 139 | 15% |
Student demographics
52%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
41.5%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 39.5% | 62.7% |
% 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Northeast Jones High School
Northeast Jones High School's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Jones High School this school | 938 | 66.3% | 59.9% |
| Picayune Memorial High School Picayune | 940 | 62.7% | 65.8% |
| Neshoba Central High School PHILADELPHIA | 908 | 66.2% | 68.1% |
| South Jones High School Ellisville | 1,300 | 64.5% | 64.6% |
| Stone High School WIGGINS | 740 | 59.7% | 67.7% |
| Hancock High School Kiln | 1,184 | 59.5% | 76.5% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 Northeast Jones High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #90 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #82 of 199 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #107 of 199 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 938 | #47 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #31 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #73 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #123 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #23 of 121 |
Ranked against other public high 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
938
-31 (-3%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 934
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 938 | 89.5 | 10.5:1 | 66% (622) |
| 2023-24 | 922 | 89.2 | 10.3:1 | 66% (607) |
| 2022-23 | 988 | 84.6 | 11.7:1 | 100% (985) |
| 2020-21 | 969 | 72 | 13.5:1 | 100% (966) |
| 2017-18 | 1,139 | 72 | 15.8:1 | 65% (743) |
| 2015-16 | 1,098 | 73 | 15.0:1 | 65% (710) |
| 2010-11 | 1,024 | 70 | 14.6:1 | 62% (639) |
| 2000-01 | 1,030 | 70 | 14.7:1 | 57% (592) |
| 1990-91 | 934 | 56 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeast Jones High School.
About Northeast Jones High School
Northeast Jones High School is a public high school in Laurel, Mississippi. Its enrollment is 938 students, spread over grades 7 through 13. That compares with an average of about 651 students for high schools in Mississippi.
Northeast Jones High School is in Jones County School District, a district with 8,693 students across 9 schools.
About 66% of the student body at Northeast Jones High School is White. Smaller groups are 21% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Jones County residents are about 64% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Northeast Jones High School are from different groups.
The school has 89.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.5 students per teacher. High schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1, 2.2 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Northeast Jones High School, 66% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 76% average among public schools in Jones County.
Northeast Jones High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of Mississippi public high schools.
Compared with Mississippi schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Northeast Jones High School's results are 1.1 points below predicted: 59.9% against 61.1%.
The county, Jones County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $52,216, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 20 public schools and about 11,313 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Northeast Jones High School from the closest public school, East Jones Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Local comparison: Northeast Jones High School ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 59.9% versus a 43.2% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 13.5 in 2020-21 to 10.5 in 2024-25.
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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
- North Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 854 students
- East Jones ElementaryElementary · 794 students
Other schools in Laurel
- West Jones High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- West Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,114 students
- North Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 854 students
- East Jones ElementaryElementary · 794 students
- Laurel High SchoolHigh · 732 students
- Nora Davis ElementaryElementary · 519 students
Nearby schools
- East Jones Elementary0.2 mi · 794
- Nora Davis Elementary4.0 mi · 519
- Glade Elementary4.2 mi · 423
- Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts4.6 mi · 323
- Laurel High School5.2 mi · 732
- Oak Park Elementary School5.4 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast Jones High SchoolHow many students attend Northeast Jones High School?
Northeast Jones High School enrolls approximately 938 students in grades 07-13.
What grades does Northeast Jones High School serve?
Northeast Jones High School serves grades 07-13.
How many students per teacher at Northeast Jones High School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Northeast Jones High School.
How diverse is Northeast Jones High School?
Northeast Jones High School reports a student body of 66% White, 7% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Northeast Jones High School in?
Northeast Jones High School is part of Jones County School District.
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