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Enrollment
1,587
High
DISTRICT 1,275 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280228000451
West Jones High School
254 Springhill Road, Laurel, MS 39443 · (601) 729-8144 · Jones County
GRADES 07–13HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,587 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Mississippi public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.2:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
1,052 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 | 256 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 291 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 237 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 264 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 244 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 293 | 18% |
Student demographics
64%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
50.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
63.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.4pp 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 64 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.3% | 63.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 65.0% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 West Jones High School
West Jones High School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Jones High School this school | 1,587 | 66.3% | 61.0% |
| Pascagoula High Pascagoula | 1,127 | 69.7% | 65.5% |
| Pontotoc High School Pontotoc | 712 | 70.6% | 65.4% |
| Richland High School Richland | 731 | 73.1% | 60.0% |
| South Jones High School Ellisville | 1,300 | 64.5% | 64.6% |
| Lake Cormorant High School Lake Cormorant | 991 | 61.0% | 62.8% |
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 West Jones High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #83 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #93 of 199 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #76 of 199 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,587 | #10 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #149 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #13 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #124 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.2% | #20 of 63 |
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
1,587
+100 (+7%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 1,141
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 1,587 | 112.2 | 14.2:1 | 66% (1,052) |
| 2023-24 | 1,574 | 110 | 14.3:1 | 62% (976) |
| 2022-23 | 1,516 | 106.1 | 14.3:1 | 100% (1,513) |
| 2020-21 | 1,487 | 91 | 16.3:1 | 100% (1,484) |
| 2017-18 | 1,402 | 83.2 | 16.9:1 | 60% (846) |
| 2015-16 | 1,324 | 84 | 15.8:1 | 62% (815) |
| 2010-11 | 1,351 | 91 | 14.8:1 | 57% (769) |
| 2000-01 | 1,412 | 85 | 16.6:1 | 58% (812) |
| 1990-91 | 1,141 | 62 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Jones High School.
About West Jones High School
West Jones High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Laurel, Mississippi. It reported 1,587 students in grades 7 through 13 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in Mississippi enroll about 651 students on average.
Jones County School District counts 9 schools and 8,693 students, including West Jones High School.
The biggest share of students at West Jones High School, 50%, is White. The remaining shares are 24% Hispanic, 23% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Jones County's population at about 64%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, West Jones High School scores 64%.
Staffing at West Jones High School comes to 112.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2:1. The school's 14.2:1 compares with an average of 12.6:1 for high schools in Mississippi. On the income side, 66% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Jones County averages 76%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, West Jones High School lands at B-, ahead of 51% of Mississippi public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, West Jones High School is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 61.0% actual, 61.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Census data for Jones County show the median household earns about $52,216 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Jones County number 20, with about 11,313 students.
West Jones Elementary School sits about 2.8 miles from West Jones High School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, West Jones High School is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
West Jones High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% increase, from 1,487 to 1,587. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.3:1 to 14.2:1.
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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
- 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
- East Jones ElementaryElementary · 794 students
Other schools in Laurel
- West Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,114 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 Elementary School2.8 mi · 1,114
- Laurel High School4.9 mi · 732
- Laurel Middle School5.1 mi · 388
- Laurel Upper Elementary5.2 mi · 253
- North Jones Elementary School5.5 mi · 854
- Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts5.5 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About West Jones High SchoolHow many students attend West Jones High School?
West Jones High School enrolls approximately 1,587 students in grades 07-13.
What age range does West Jones High School serve?
West Jones High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 13.
How many students per teacher at West Jones High School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at West Jones High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Jones High School?
At West Jones High School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 24% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is West Jones High School public or private?
West Jones High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jones County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.