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Enrollment
1,114
Elementary
DISTRICT 811 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280228001237
West Jones Elementary School
5652 Highway 84 West, Laurel, MS 39443 · (601) 439-4823 · Jones County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,114 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- BTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
778 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 | 77 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 132 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 159 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 142 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 157 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 154 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 156 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (156).
Student demographics
63%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
49.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
46.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.5% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 50.5% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 West Jones Elementary School
West Jones Elementary School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Jones Elementary School this school | 1,114 | 69.8% | 58.0% |
| Corinth Elementary School Corinth | 1,071 | 69.0% | 46.9% |
| New Albany Elementary School New Albany | 1,074 | 65.4% | 73.7% |
| Pontotoc Elementary School Pontotoc | 657 | 73.1% | 65.5% |
| North Jones Elementary School Laurel | 854 | 82.4% | 52.6% |
| Back Bay Elementary School Biloxi | 528 | 65.5% | 60.5% |
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 West Jones Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jones County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #186 of 428 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #248 of 439 ▼ 13 | #6 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #212 of 439 ▼ 26 | #6 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,114 | #8 of 453 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #151 of 408 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #62 of 409 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #322 of 444 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #51 of 90 | 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
1,114
+177 (+19%) vs 2020
+22% since 2000-01, when it was 910
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 1,114 | 77.8 | 14.3:1 | 70% (778) |
| 2023-24 | 1,071 | 78.6 | 13.6:1 | 68% (730) |
| 2022-23 | 1,022 | 76 | 13.4:1 | 100% (1,019) |
| 2020-21 | 937 | 64 | 14.6:1 | 100% (934) |
| 2017-18 | 1,045 | 59.1 | 17.7:1 | 67% (703) |
| 2015-16 | 1,089 | 60 | 18.1:1 | 69% (756) |
| 2010-11 | 1,030 | 56 | 18.4:1 | 66% (680) |
| 2000-01 | 910 | 50 | 18.2:1 | 57% (523) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Jones Elementary School.
About West Jones Elementary School
West Jones Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Jones County School District in Laurel, Mississippi. The school has 1,114 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi enroll about 446 students on average.
Jones County School District runs West Jones Elementary School along with 8 other schools, enrolling 8,693 students in total.
At West Jones Elementary School, 53% of students are White. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 64% White share among all Jones County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
There are 77.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at West Jones Elementary School, giving a ratio of 14.3:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1, 1.5 more students per teacher than here. A total of 778 students, or 70%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
West Jones Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 48% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
West Jones Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.0% and a predicted 59.3%.
In the wider Jones County area, median household income comes to about $52,216, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jones County's 20 public schools enroll about 11,313 students and include West Jones Elementary School.
West Jones Elementary School is about 2.8 miles from West Jones High School, its nearest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. West Jones Elementary School's average proficiency of 58.0% compares with 49.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
West Jones Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 1,114, from 937 in 2020-21.
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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
- Northeast Jones High SchoolHigh · 938 students
- North Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 854 students
- East Jones ElementaryElementary · 794 students
Other schools in Laurel
- West Jones High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Northeast Jones High SchoolHigh · 938 students
- North Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 854 students
- East Jones ElementaryElementary · 794 students
- Laurel High SchoolHigh · 732 students
- Nora Davis ElementaryElementary · 519 students
Nearby schools
- West Jones High School2.8 mi · 1,587
- South Jones Elementary School4.9 mi · 1,129
- Laurel Middle School5.3 mi · 388
- Laurel Upper Elementary5.4 mi · 253
- South Jones High School5.6 mi · 1,300
- Oak Park Elementary School5.9 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About West Jones Elementary SchoolHow many students attend West Jones Elementary School?
West Jones Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,114 students in grades PK-06.
Is West Jones Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Jones Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does West Jones Elementary School have?
West Jones Elementary School employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at West Jones Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Jones Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 25% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees West Jones Elementary School?
West Jones Elementary School is overseen by Jones County School District in Jones County.
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