📍 650 Trace Road, Laurel, Jones County, 39443
North Jones Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laurel, Jones County. The school has 859 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 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Jones Elementary School enrolls 859 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 36% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 335 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 311 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 153 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
856 of the school's 859 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 685 qualify for free lunch and 171 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Jones Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-30, state senate district 42, state house district 80.
North 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 859 students, North 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 - Fringe
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