📍 108 Northeast Drive, Laurel, Jones County, 39443
East Jones Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laurel, Jones County. The school has 772 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jones Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 58.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Jones Elementary School enrolls 772 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 58.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 16% Black or African American and 7.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 536 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 123 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 7.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 30 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
769 of the school's 772 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 578 qualify for free lunch and 191 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Jones Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 MS-40, state senate district 42, state house district 88.
East Jones Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Jones County School District, based in Ellisville, Mississippi. The district serves 8,693 students district-wide and employs 634 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 772 students, East Jones Elementary School is close to the district average of about 790 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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