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West Jones Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
5652 Highway 84 West
Laurel, MS 39443
Phone
(601) 763-4850
District
JONES CO SCHOOL DIST
County
JONES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1022
Classroom Teachers
76

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.3% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

West Jones Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
48%
52%
47%
57%
50%
55%
48%
52%
47%
57%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
45%
47%
44%
32%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
43%
52%
47%
37%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
43%
47%
41%
32%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 54 5.3%
Kindergarten 141 13.8%
Grade 1 139 13.6%
Grade 2 131 12.8%
Grade 3 118 11.5%
Grade 4 143 14.0%
Grade 5 127 12.4%
Grade 6 149 14.6%
Total 1022 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 60.3% 65.2% 44.6%
Black 17.6% 21.1% 48.4%
Hispanic 21.6% 12.3% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.5% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.9% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 67.1% 68.5% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 32.6% 31.2% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 50,348 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 74.0 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.7% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.0% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 17.2% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 18,043 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 8.4% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.5% 86.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.5% 23.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.8% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.7% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.4% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.2% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.8% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 10.4% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,457 $46,516,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $388 $3,308,000 4.1%
Staff $204 $1,739,000 2.1%
General Administration $147 $1,249,000 1.5%
School Administration $452 $3,852,000 4.8%
Operation $555 $4,732,000 5.8%
Transportation $433 $3,687,000 4.5%
Other $154 $1,311,000 1.6%
Total Support $2,332 $19,878,000 24.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,723 $14,690,000 18.1%
Total Expenditures $9,512 $81,084,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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