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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT BEND ISD·NCES 481965001819
E A Jones Elementary School
302 MARTIN LN, MISSOURI CITY, TX 77489 · (281) 634-4960 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Texas public elementary 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.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
435 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
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 | 60 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 63% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from FORT BEND ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 31.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 18.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 E A Jones Elementary School
E A Jones Elementary School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E A Jones Elementary School this school | 536 | 81.2% | 36.6% |
| Harry Stone Montessori Academy DALLAS | 505 | 79.0% | 52.9% |
| William Lee Hastings Elementary School DUNCANVILLE | 529 | 83.6% | 33.8% |
| Mackey Elementary School BALCH SPRINGS | 478 | 81.0% | 27.6% |
| Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary School HOUSTON | 621 | 85.0% | 41.0% |
| Jones Elementary School HUMBLE | 662 | 79.2% | 39.5% |
Matched among Texas 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 E A Jones Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #2,989 of 4,401 | #97 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,975 of 4,466 ▼ 532 | #99 of 113 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,255 of 4,466 ▲ 848 | #90 of 113 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,459 of 3,998 | #24 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #2,167 of 4,938 | #86 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,061 of 4,622 | #29 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #1,827 of 4,628 | #88 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #1,866 of 4,789 | #21 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #1,262 of 2,838 | #30 of 61 |
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
536
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 849
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 536 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 81% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 41.8 | 12.7:1 | 86% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 42.1 | 11.4:1 | 86% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 45 | 11.7:1 | 80% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 48.5 | 13.6:1 | 79% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 80% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 735 | 49 | 15.0:1 | 76% (561) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 58% (376) |
| 1990-91 | 849 | 43 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E A Jones Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (661 to 536); teachers down 17% (48.5 to 40).
About E A Jones Elementary School
E A Jones Elementary School, located in MISSOURI CITY, Texas, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 536 students.
E A Jones Elementary School is run by FORT BEND ISD, whose 83 schools enroll 79,663 students.
Hispanic students are 53% of those enrolled at E A Jones Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 40% Black, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Fort Bend County's population at about 25%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
With 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 81% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Fort Bend County report 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, E A Jones Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 37% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.0% for E A Jones Elementary School. The school posts 36.6%, 2.4 points below the prediction.
Fort Bend County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $114,041 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. E A Jones Elementary School shares Fort Bend County with 216 other public schools.
The closest school to E A Jones Elementary School is Missouri City Middle School, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of E A Jones Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 36.6% is below the 41.3% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around E A Jones Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 526 students in 2020-21 and 536 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 11.7:1 in 2020-21 and 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at E A Jones Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT BEND ISD
- William B Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,114 students
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Stephen F Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,655 students
- Clements High SchoolHigh · 2,641 students
- George Bush High SchoolHigh · 2,428 students
Other schools in MISSOURI CITY
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Hightower High SchoolHigh · 2,312 students
- Ronald Thornton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,760 students
- Thurgood Marshall High SchoolHigh · 1,698 students
- Billy Baines Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- Missouri City Middle School0.1 mi · 933
- Stafford Ecc0.7 mi · 423
- Stafford Elementary School0.7 mi · 938
- Stafford STEM Magnet Academy0.8 mi · 345
- Stafford Middle School0.9 mi · 678
- Stafford High School0.9 mi · 1,108
Frequently asked questions
About E A Jones Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at E A Jones Elementary School?
E A Jones Elementary School enrolls approximately 536 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does E A Jones Elementary School serve?
E A Jones Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at E A Jones Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at E A Jones Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at E A Jones Elementary School?
Student demographics at E A Jones Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 53% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is E A Jones Elementary School in?
E A Jones Elementary School is part of FORT BEND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.