📍 27 Warrior Road, Ellisville, Jones County, 39437
South Jones Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ellisville, Jones County. The school has 1,070 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jones Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Jones Elementary School enrolls 1,070 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 17% Black or African American and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 749 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 178 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,067 of the school's 1,070 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 702 qualify for free lunch and 365 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Jones Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 89.
South 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 1,070 students, South Jones Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 790 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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