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What's the one class at E A JONES EL every student should take?
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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT BEND ISD·NCES 481965001819
E A JONES EL
302 MARTIN LN, MISSOURI CITY, TX 77489 · (281) 634-4960 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
536
-125 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.6:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
53%
was 46%
% Black
40%
was 48%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About E A JONES EL
Located at 302 MARTIN LN, in MISSOURI CITY, Texas, E A JONES EL is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that educates 536 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by FORT BEND ISD.
FORT BEND ISD comprises 83 schools with combined enrollment of 79,663 students; E A JONES EL is among them.
Looking at the student body, E A JONES EL reports that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 40% Black, 2% White, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.
On the resource side, On paper, E A JONES EL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting E A JONES EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Fort Bend County's rate of about 42%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, E A JONES EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.4%; this one delivers 34.1%.
In the surrounding community, Fort Bend County reports that median household earnings sit near $114,041, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Fort Bend County runs 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), of which E A JONES EL is one.
MISSOURI CITY MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, E A JONES EL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.1%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at E A JONES EL has shrank 19%, going from 661 students in 2018 to 536 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 48% to 40% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, members of the E A JONES EL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 H SHigh · 3,114 students
- LAWRENCE E ELKINS H SHigh · 2,848 students
- RIDGE POINT H SHigh · 2,816 students
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN H SHigh · 2,655 students
- CLEMENTS H SHigh · 2,641 students
- GEORGE BUSH H SHigh · 2,428 students
Other schools in MISSOURI CITY
- LAWRENCE E ELKINS H SHigh · 2,848 students
- RIDGE POINT H SHigh · 2,816 students
- HIGHTOWER H SHigh · 2,312 students
- RONALD THORNTON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,760 students
- THURGOOD MARSHALL H SHigh · 1,698 students
- BILLY BAINES MIDDLEMiddle · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- MISSOURI CITY MIDDLE0.1 mi · 933
- STAFFORD ECC0.7 mi · 423
- STAFFORD EL0.7 mi · 938
- STAFFORD STEM MAGNET ACADEMY0.8 mi · 345
- STAFFORD MIDDLE0.9 mi · 678
- STAFFORD H S0.9 mi · 1,108
Frequently asked questions
About E A JONES ELWhat is the total enrollment at E A JONES EL?
E A JONES EL enrolls approximately 536 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does E A JONES EL serve?
E A JONES EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at E A JONES EL?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at E A JONES EL.
What is the student diversity at E A JONES EL?
Student demographics at E A JONES EL are roughly 2% White, 53% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is E A JONES EL in?
E A JONES EL is part of FORT BEND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.