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Jones Elementary School
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Oklahoma public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
School pathway
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Jones Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Elementary School this school | 553 | 50.5% | 48.5% |
| Freedom Elementary School Sapulpa | 444 | 50.9% | 54.6% |
| Kiefer Elementary School Kiefer | 559 | 47.8% | N/A |
| Southside Elementary School Coweta | 481 | 47.6% | N/A |
| Fogarty Elementary School Guthrie | 405 | 49.6% | N/A |
| Dimensions Academy Norman | 738 | 54.2% | 28.4% |
Where Jones Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Oklahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #71 of 555 | #15 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #39 of 651 | #8 of 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #141 of 523 | #24 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #131 of 941 | #39 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #626 of 708 | #95 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #484 of 708 | #66 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #727 of 876 | #89 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #118 of 164 | #22 of 30 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 553 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 50% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 30 | 18.0:1 | 59% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 29.8 | 18.1:1 | 48% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 45% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 26 | 20.5:1 | 54% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | 59% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 30 | 19.3:1 | 55% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 44% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 16 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (532 to 553); teachers up 16% (26 to 30).
About Jones Elementary School
Jones Elementary School, located in Jones, Oklahoma, is a large elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 553 students. That compares with an average of about 366 students for elementary schools in Oklahoma.
JONES enrolls 1,170 students in 3 schools, including Jones Elementary School.
White students are 61% of those enrolled at Jones Elementary School. Next come 15% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 8% Native American. That is in line with Oklahoma County, where about 57% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
There are 30 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 18.4:1. Across elementary schools in Oklahoma, the average ratio is 15.6:1. Of all students at Jones Elementary School, 50% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 67% average for public schools in Oklahoma County, the school's rate is lower.
Jones Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Jones Elementary School would score about 38.3%. It scores 48.5%, 10.2 points above that figure.
Oklahoma County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $66,679, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oklahoma County's 225 public schools enroll about 161,569 students and include Jones Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Jones High School, is about 0.5 miles. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Jones Elementary School places 1st of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment increased 13% over 4 years, reaching 553 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.3:1 to 18.4:1.
Jones Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Oklahoma County at a glance
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- Jones High SchoolHigh · 380 students
- Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 237 students
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- Jones Elementary SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 520 students
- Jones Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 483 students
- Jones High School0.5 mi · 380
- Jones Middle School3.0 mi · 237
- Choctaw Middle School4.4 mi · 687
- Choctaw Elementary School4.4 mi · 373
- Spencer Elementary School4.9 mi · 383
- Rogers Middle School5.5 mi · 518