📍 4028 Highway 42 West, Wilson, Wilson County, 27893
John W Jones Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wilson, Wilson County. The school has 591 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilson County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John W Jones Elementary enrolls 591 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 329 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 19% |
| White | 80 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 26 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
588 of the school's 591 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 562 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
John W Jones Elementary 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-10, state senate district 4, state house district 24.
John W Jones Elementary is one of 25 schools in Wilson County Schools, based in Wilson, North Carolina. The district serves 10,451 students district-wide and employs 621 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 591 students, John W Jones Elementary is larger than the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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