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Jones Elementary School

3450 CHANDLER HWY, TYLER, TX 75702 · (903) 262-2360 · Smith County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
329 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K8323%
Kindergarten4112%
Grade 14713%
Grade 24011%
Grade 33911%
Grade 43911%
Grade 56619%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
247%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
15042%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
17148%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
82%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
20457%
Female
15143%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading28.0%26.0%26.0%20.0%
Mathematics14.0%34.0%23.0%29.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2654.0%48.0%
2024-2550.0%32.0%
2023-2445.0%33.0%
2022-2345.0%50.0%
2021-2244.0%38.0%
2020-2119.0%25.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →

Where Jones Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Smith County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
36.1%#3,061 of 4,401#19 of 30
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#1,994 of 4,466#15 of 31
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.0%#2,089 of 4,466#15 of 31
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+3.5pp#2,378 of 3,998#14 of 30
Enrollment
ranked largest first
355#3,841 of 4,938#31 of 33
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#3,476 of 4,622#25 of 33
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.4%#1,558 of 4,628#13 of 33
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+8.6%#814 of 1,307#12 of 16
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
355
+28 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.2:1
% White
7%
was 9%
% Hispanic
42%
was 44%
% Black
48%
was 46%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2535521.816.3:193% (329)
2023-2435824.814.5:191% (326)
2022-2334524.614.0:192% (316)
2017-183271917.2:191% (296)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jones Elementary School.

About Jones Elementary School

Jones Elementary School serves students in TYLER, Texas, as a small elementary school. The school counts 355 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.

TYLER ISD is the local district for Jones Elementary School. It runs 26 schools with 18,708 students.

Enrollment at Jones Elementary School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 48%. It is also 42% Hispanic, 7% White, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Smith County is roughly 16% Black. Jones Elementary School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Its 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.3:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 93%. That rate is above the 64% average among public schools in Smith County.

Jones Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (36.1%) and its predicted rate (34.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Smith County show that median household income is about $74,192, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Jones Elementary School is one of 65 public schools in Smith County, which together enroll about 37,385 students.

Alvin V Anderson Rise Academy is located about 0.8 miles from Jones Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 36.1% is below the 41.6% average for nearby schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 327 to 355.

Community posts for Jones Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Smith County at a glance

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Population
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students

Quick facts

School name
Jones Elementary School
District
TYLER ISD
Address
3450 CHANDLER HWY, TYLER, TX 75702
Phone
(903) 262-2360
County
Smith County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
355
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
329 (93%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
484347004940
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Jones Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Jones Elementary School?
Jones Elementary School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jones Elementary School serve?
Jones Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jones Elementary School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Jones Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Jones Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jones Elementary School are roughly 7% White, 42% Hispanic, 48% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Jones Elementary School public or private?
Jones Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by TYLER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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