📍 801 S Rio Grande Ave, Orlando, Orange County, 32805
Jones High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Orlando, Orange County. The school has 1,672 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Orange school district. It serves grades 8–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 19 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jones High enrolls 1,672 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 69 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Black or African American, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,431 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 200 | 12% |
| White | 26 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,260 of the school's 1,672 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,204 qualify for free lunch and 56 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jones High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 46.
Jones High is one of 276 schools in ORANGE, based in ORLANDO, Florida. The district serves 205,853 students district-wide and employs 11,411 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,672 students, Jones High is larger than the district average of about 746 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large