📍 5652 Highway 84 West, Laurel, Jones County, 39443
West Jones Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laurel, Jones County. The school has 1,022 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 76.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Jones Elementary School enrolls 1,022 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 76.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 560 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 200 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 163 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 94 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,019 of the school's 1,022 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 686 qualify for free lunch and 333 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West 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 89.
West 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 1,022 students, West 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: Rural - Distant
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