📍 4105 N Market Street Ext, Washington, Beaufort County, 27889
P S Jones Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Washington, Beaufort County. The school has 727 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beaufort County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
P S Jones Middle enrolls 727 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 33% White and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 307 | 42% |
| White | 238 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 148 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
724 of the school's 727 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 724 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
P S Jones Middle 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 NC-30, state senate district 3, state house district 79.
P S Jones Middle is one of 14 schools in Beaufort County Schools, based in Washington, North Carolina. The district serves 5,601 students district-wide and employs 439 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 727 students, P S Jones Middle is larger than the district average of about 400 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe