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Enrollment
659
Middle
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370033001925
P S Jones Middle
4105 N Market Street Ext, Washington, NC 27889 · (252) 946-0874 · Beaufort County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest 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 North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
655 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 194 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 234 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 231 | 35% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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 Beaufort 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
42.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
42.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 P S Jones Middle
P S Jones Middle's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| P S Jones Middle this school | 659 | 99.4% | 43.4% |
| Rogers-Herr Middle Durham | 660 | 99.5% | 70.9% |
| Reidsville Middle Reidsville | 543 | 99.4% | 32.3% |
| Walkertown Middle Walkertown | 617 | 99.4% | 44.7% |
| Sandy Grove Middle Lumber Bridge | 604 | 99.5% | 38.9% |
| Woodlawn Middle Mebane | 633 | 99.5% | 40.9% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 P S Jones Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #314 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #298 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #311 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 659 | #178 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #209 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #84 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #137 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #127 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
659
-75 (-10%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 901
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 659 | 41.1 | 16.0:1 | 99% (655) |
| 2023-24 | 690 | 38.7 | 17.8:1 | 100% (687) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 47.6 | 15.3:1 | 100% (724) |
| 2020-21 | 734 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 100% (731) |
| 2017-18 | 765 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 99% (759) |
| 2015-16 | 811 | 53 | 15.3:1 | 65% (526) |
| 2010-11 | 797 | 55 | 14.5:1 | 65% (519) |
| 2000-01 | 901 | 65 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for P S Jones Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (765 to 659); teachers down 18% (50 to 41.1).
About P S Jones Middle
In Washington, North Carolina, P S Jones Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Its 659 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
A total of 13 schools make up Beaufort County Schools, with 5,601 students enrolled.
P S Jones Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 40%. The school is also 29% White, 25% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 23%. The chance that two students picked at random at P S Jones Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
The school employs the equivalent of 41.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.0:1. Middle schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 15.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. Across public schools in Beaufort County, the average is about the same, 99%.
P S Jones Middle is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.5% for P S Jones Middle. The school posts 43.4%, 5.1 points below the prediction.
Within Beaufort County, median household income is about $58,357, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Federal data list 15 public schools in Beaufort County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,030.
The closest other public school is John Small Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. P S Jones Middle ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.4% against a local average of 59.9%.
In the federal locale system, P S Jones Middle is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 659, 10% below the 734 of 2020-21.
The P S Jones Middle community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Beaufort County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,499
Census ACS
Median income
$58,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaufort County Schools
- Washington HighHigh · 794 students
- Bath ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Chocowinity PrimaryElementary · 484 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Southside HighHigh · 410 students
- John C Tayloe ElementaryElementary · 382 students
Other schools in Washington
- Washington HighHigh · 794 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Washington MontessoriCombined · 429 students
- John C Tayloe ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- John Small ElementaryElementary · 379 students
- Beaufort Co Early College HighHigh · 280 students
Nearby schools
- John Small Elementary0.1 mi · 379
- Washington High3.1 mi · 794
- John C Tayloe Elementary3.3 mi · 382
- Eastern Elementary3.7 mi · 484
- Washington Montessori5.2 mi · 429
- Beaufort Co Early College High6.0 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About P S Jones MiddleHow large is P S Jones Middle?
P S Jones Middle enrolls approximately 659 students in grades 06-08.
Is P S Jones Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
P S Jones Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at P S Jones Middle?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at P S Jones Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at P S Jones Middle?
At P S Jones Middle, the student body is approximately 29% White, 25% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is P S Jones Middle public or private?
P S Jones Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beaufort County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.