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Ira B Jones Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Asheville, Buncombe County. The school has 396 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Asheville City Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ira B Jones Elementary enrolls 396 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 22% Black or African American and 7.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 239 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 88 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 7.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 16 | 4% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
198 of the school's 396 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 193 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ira B Jones Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 49, state house district 114.
Ira B Jones Elementary is one of 9 schools in Asheville City Schools, based in Asheville, North Carolina. The district serves 3,960 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 396 students, Ira B Jones Elementary is close to the district average of about 440 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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