JONES EL

As a tight-knit elementary campus in TYLER, Texas, JONES EL caters to 355 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by TYLER ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 32% smaller than typical.

Across the 26 schools in TYLER ISD (18,708 students total), JONES EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, JONES EL shows that the most-represented group is Black (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 42% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Smith County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JONES EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Smith County (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JONES EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 34.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Smith County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,192, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Smith County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students), of which JONES EL is one.

The closest other public school is ALVIN V ANDERSON RISE ACADEMY, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, JONES EL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 41.1%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. JONES EL's enrollment has increased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 327 (now 355).

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