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If you could change one rule at Jones Senior High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
495
High
DISTRICT 203 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370240003496
Jones Senior High School
1378 Hwy 58 South, Trenton, NC 28585 · (252) 448-2451 · Jones County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of North Carolina 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.
- 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 North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
492 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
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 6 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 13% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jones County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
54.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
41.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Jones Senior High School
Jones Senior High School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Senior High School this school | 495 | 99.4% | 47.6% |
| Southside High Chocowinity | 410 | 99.3% | 34.0% |
| Whiteville High Whiteville | 639 | 99.5% | 39.7% |
| West Craven High Vanceboro | 751 | 99.6% | 29.8% |
| Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington Wilmington | 362 | 98.9% | N/A |
| Ayden-Grifton High Ayden | 757 | 99.6% | 31.0% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Jones Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #223 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #188 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #248 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #345 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #59 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #140 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #141 of 527 |
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
495
+53 (+12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 495 | 33.8 | 14.6:1 | 99% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 99% (523) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 44 | 12.7:1 | 99% (554) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 38 | 11.6:1 | 99% (439) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jones Senior High School.
About Jones Senior High School
At 1378 Hwy 58 South in Trenton, North Carolina, Jones Senior High School operates as a small high school. The school enrolls 495 students, from grades 6 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in North Carolina is about 761, so this school runs 35% smaller than that.
The 5 schools of Jones County Schools, including Jones Senior High School, enroll 1,016 students.
Jones Senior High School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 44%. The remaining students are 32% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Jones County, the White share is about 64%. By the diversity index, Jones Senior High School comes in at 67%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1 at Jones Senior High School, with 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 99%. Across public schools in Jones County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Jones Senior High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Jones Senior High School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Jones County has these Census figures: median household income is about $59,641, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The public schools of Jones County number 5 and enroll about 1,016.
Trenton Elementary is located less than a tenth of a mile from Jones Senior High School. Other public schools within ten miles: 2. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Jones Senior High School ranks 7th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Jones Senior High School had 442 students in 2020-21 and 495 in 2024-25, a 12% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.6:1 to 14.6:1.
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Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,302
Census ACS
Median income
$59,641
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,016 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jones County Schools
- Trenton ElementaryElementary · 153 students
- Comfort ElementaryElementary · 127 students
- Maysville ElementaryElementary · 121 students
- Pollocksville ElementaryElementary · 120 students
Nearby schools
- Trenton Elementary0.0 mi · 153
- Pollocksville Elementary6.7 mi · 120
- Comfort Elementary10.0 mi · 127
- Maysville Elementary10.6 mi · 121
- Ben D. Quinn Elementary12.5 mi · 312
- New Bern High13.4 mi · 1,637
Frequently asked questions
About Jones Senior High SchoolHow large is Jones Senior High School?
Jones Senior High School enrolls approximately 495 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Jones Senior High School serve?
Jones Senior High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jones Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jones Senior High School is approximately 14.6:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jones Senior High School?
At Jones Senior High School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 16% Hispanic, 32% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Jones Senior High School?
Jones Senior High School is overseen by Jones County Schools in Jones County.
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