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John S Jones Elementary School

Q: Is John S Jones Elementary School a good school?

John S Jones Elementary School ranks 74 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

John S Jones Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rainbow City, Alabama, serving 734 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Etowah County School District.

John S Jones Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Alabama, with a statewide ranking between 37 and 104 over the past 10 years and a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly higher than the Etowah County and Alabama state averages across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in English/Language Arts, where 5th-grade proficiency rates have consistently exceeded 80% in recent years.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, John S Jones Elementary School has been able to achieve exceptional academic outcomes for this population, outperforming both the district and state averages. The school's fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates, while still lower than some nearby schools like Southside Elementary, indicate a need to further investigate the underlying causes and implement targeted interventions to improve student attendance.

745

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,935

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Lumley Rd
Rainbow City, AL 35906

(256) 442-2900

District: Etowah County

Students who attend John S Jones Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rainbow Middle School
High:	Southside High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.7%

African American:

13.6%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (73% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg59%

Alabama avg52%

74^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Elementary Schools in the Etowah County

53^rd of 135Etowah County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	74 of 680	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	84 of 684	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	104 of 680	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	70 of 687	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	67 of 692	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	37 of 681	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	74 of 680	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	85.9	73 of 688	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	82.7	98 of 691	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	79.1	114 of 691	83.5%	★★★★☆
2014	80.0	95 of 695	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	71.1	155 of 696	77.7%	★★★★☆
2012	82.7	39 of 696	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	83.1	41 of 709	94.2%	★★★★★
2010	86.0	29 of 704	95.9%	★★★★★
2009	75.0	119 of 696	82.9%	★★★★☆
2008	80.1	73 of 698	89.5%	★★★★☆
2007	89.7	20 of 698	97.1%	★★★★★
2006	90.0	19 of 689	97.2%	★★★★★
2005	81.6	79 of 688	88.5%	★★★★☆
2004	60.6	238 of 623	61.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	48 of 427	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	94.3	16 of 420	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	75.6	63 of 427	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	108 of 426	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	43 of 426	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	11 of 423	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	78.5	34 of 336	89.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	100 of 649	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	131 of 650	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	162 of 645	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	92 of 656	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	76 of 656	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	37 of 646	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	113 of 640	82.3%	★★★★☆
2017	76.9	112 of 639	82.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	23 of 660	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	38 of 670	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	62 of 623	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	27 of 651	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	20 of 653	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	12 of 649	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	23 of 651	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	79.5	60 of 567	89.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	52 of 651	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	57 of 655	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	70 of 649	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	66 of 669	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	63 of 669	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	20 of 650	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	46 of 650	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	89.7	49 of 639	92.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	63 of 403	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	81 of 395	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	82 of 373	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	52 of 345	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	34 of 398	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	35.8	222 of 344	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	82 of 532	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	119 of 535	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	105 of 528	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	77 of 540	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	79 of 539	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	43 of 529	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	86 of 508	83.1%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	87 of 369	76.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English80%+15 vs state

Mathematics71%+29 vs state

Science56%+13 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, March 10, 2016

John S. Jones Elementary School is a wonderful school! The beautifully decorated building is very inviting to students. Very caring teachers. Rainbow City is a great community for raising young children. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John S Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Lumley Rd	Rainbow City	35906	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 442-2900	745	46	16.1	53.7%	527 (70.7%)	101 (13.6%)	37 (5.0%)	24 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.2%)	86.7	74^th of 680 public elementary schools	89.1%		85	84^th of 684 public elementary schools	87.7%	10	72.7	65.5	73.9	56.0	80.2	74.8	85.1	$8,935	$1,866	$7,068
Eura Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1231 Alcott Rd	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-0011	340	21	16.0	32.6%	238 (70.0%)	59 (17.4%)	18 (5.3%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	93	31^st of 680 public elementary schools	95.4%		94.7	27^th of 684 public elementary schools	96.1%	4	76.2	77.8	74.5	66.7	90.5	77.8	93.6	$8,337	$710	$7,609
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2551 Highway 77	Southside	35907	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 442-1090	585	34	17.2	31.8%	508 (86.8%)	8 (1.4%)	30 (5.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.3%)	83.5	94^th of 680 public elementary schools	86.2%		81.5	113^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.5%	19	68.6	59.3	42.0	64.8	84.9	85.7	81.0	$7,926	$882	$7,043
Walnut Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Walnut St	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-4665	218	13	16.4	78.9%	116 (53.2%)	55 (25.2%)	41 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	39.5	426^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.4%		28.7	494^th of 684 public elementary schools	27.8%	68	51.5	32.1	32.3	28.6	60.6	53.6	51.6	$11,169	$3,212	$7,941
W E Striplin Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Cleveland Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-8616	400	20	19.7	84.8%	37 (9.3%)	222 (55.5%)	122 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	21.4	532^nd of 680 public elementary schools	21.8%		23.2	525^th of 684 public elementary schools	23.2%	7	35.3	22.5	15.6	24.5	42.7	49.0	45.3	$9,349	$2,460	$6,872
Attalla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Cullman Avenue	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Attalla City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-7266	665	37	17.9	70.2%	415 (62.4%)	100 (15.0%)	66 (9.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	75 (11.3%)	44.5	396^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.8%		37.7	448^th of 684 public elementary schools	34.5%	52	54.3	46.2	21.1	27.9	65.6	55.8	55.8	$9,033	$1,558	$7,459
Therapeutic Academic Program	Public	1-5	201 College St	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 549-2961																			(n/a)
Donehoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 E Broad St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-3604	225	12	18.3	73.3%	20 (8.9%)	158 (70.2%)	40 (17.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	50.7	349^th of 680 public elementary schools	48.7%		49.6	349^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.0%		46.7	40.0	50.0	26.7	65.5	60.0	61.3	$11,244	$2,746	$8,483
Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Black Creek Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-0836	384	16	23.8	82.0%	71 (18.5%)	164 (42.7%)	129 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	10.7	631^st of 680 public elementary schools	7.2%		24.8	516^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.6%	115	30.5	17.0	5.8	11.9	28.3	23.7	46.2	$9,258	$2,678	$6,563
Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	919 Raley St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-4952	433	23	18.6	90.8%	61 (14.1%)	196 (45.3%)	160 (37.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	9.7	641^st of 680 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.3	613^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.4%	28	14.1	11.1	5.5	15.6	39.1	35.5	45.8	$9,435	$2,672	$6,747

Frequently Asked Questions about John S Jones Elementary School

Is John S Jones Elementary School a good school?

John S Jones Elementary School ranks 74^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John S Jones Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 745 students attended John S Jones Elementary School.

What district is John S Jones Elementary School in?

Etowah County

What schools do graduates of John S Jones Elementary School attend?

Students who attend John S Jones Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rainbow Middle School
High : Southside High School

What is the racial makeup of John S Jones Elementary School?

Students at John S Jones Elementary School are 71% White, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

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