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West Jones Elementary School

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West Jones Elementary School ranks 183 rd of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

West Jones Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 1,071 students in grades PK-6 in Laurel, Mississippi, which is part of the Jones County School District. The school faces some challenges, particularly in terms of chronic absenteeism and academic performance in certain subject areas and grade levels.

West Jones Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 16.7% in 2021-2022 to 23.9% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district average of 23.1% and the state average of 23.9%. The school's test scores show a mixed performance compared to the district and state averages, with the school performing better than the state average in some subjects and grade levels but lagging behind the district average in several areas, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 6th-grade math proficiency rate is 39.7%, compared to the district's 53.6% and the state's 52.9%.

When comparing West Jones Elementary to other schools in the Jones County School District, it appears to be performing in the middle of the pack, with schools like Moselle Elementary and South Jones Elementary tending to outperform West Jones in both test scores and other metrics. The high chronic absenteeism rates and high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at West Jones Elementary may be contributing factors to the school's relatively lower academic performance compared to some of its peers.

1,114

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,258

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5652 Highway 84 West
Laurel, MS 39443

(601) 439-4823

District: Jones County School District

Students who attend West Jones Elementary School usually attend:

High:

West Jones High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.9%

Hispanic:

25.0%

African American:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Mississippi median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Jones County School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg54%

Mississippi avg53%

183^rd of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Jones County School District

36^th of 130Jones County School District among Mississippi 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	183 of 383	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	161 of 390	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	150 of 377	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	148 of 382	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	112 of 381	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	133 of 397	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	131 of 404	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.0	99 of 406	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	65.1	136 of 394	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.1	168 of 402	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.8	153 of 394	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.9	163 of 408	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.9	144 of 414	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.6	165 of 418	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.8	127 of 403	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.0	112 of 392	71.4%	★★★★☆
2008	74.9	86 of 394	78.2%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science65%~ state avg

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Mathematics48%-5 vs state

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Schools Near West Jones Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAAP Mathematics (2025)				MAAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
West Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5652 Highway 84 West	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 439-4823	1,114	78	14.3	69.8%	589 (52.9%)	186 (16.7%)	279 (25.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.0%)	52.3	183^rd of 383 public elementary schools	52.2%		58.6	161^st of 390 public elementary schools	58.7%	22	49.0	44.5	56.1	53.7	47.7	52.2	53.0	39.7	65.4	$9,258
South Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	27 Warrior Road	Ellisville	39437	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 477-3577	1,129	77	14.7	62.4%	800 (70.9%)	192 (17.0%)	94 (8.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.3%)	68.4	120^th of 383 public elementary schools	68.7%		66	134^th of 390 public elementary schools	65.6%	14	52.3	53.7	48.9	51.3	66.0	65.6	55.7	73.3	74.1	$9,785
Oak Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1205 Oak Park Avenue	Laurel	39440	Jones County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 428-5046	405	21	19.2	100.0%	5 (1.2%)	321 (79.3%)	63 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)										$12,259
Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1125 North 5th Avenue	Laurel	39440	Jones County	Laurel School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(601) 428-7446	323	20	15.8	100.0%	12 (3.7%)	283 (87.6%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	92	17^th of 383 public elementary schools	95.6%		97	3^rd of 390 public elementary schools	99.2%	14	60.5	86.0	90.5	78.0	71.1	90.7	88.1	95.1	78.5	$10,887
Nora Davis Elementary	Public	2-4	1305 Martin Luther King Ave	Laurel	39440	Jones County	Laurel School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 438-3140	519	36	14.6	100.0%	5 (1.0%)	423 (81.5%)	80 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	9.1	364^th of 383 public elementary schools	5.0%		9	372^nd of 390 public elementary schools	4.6%	8	12.6	19.5			21.1	36.2				$10,657
North Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	650 Trace Road	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 426-6632	854	60	14.2	82.4%	326 (38.2%)	302 (35.4%)	171 (20.0%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	40.2	231^st of 383 public elementary schools	39.7%		48.9	209^th of 390 public elementary schools	46.4%	22	51.1	27.1	39.1	56.4	40.4	42.6	28.3	60.7	53.7	$9,762
Glade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	990 Highway 15 South	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 428-4265	423	35	12.0	78.7%	311 (73.5%)	71 (16.8%)	21 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	64.6	136^th of 383 public elementary schools	64.5%		69	113^th of 390 public elementary schools	71.0%	23	46.5	64.2	56.6	52.6	82.8	77.3	35.8	55.9	58.5	$10,767
East Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	108 Northeast Drive	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 425-9799	794	61	13.0	74.4%	536 (67.5%)	135 (17.0%)	37 (4.7%)	5 (0.6%)	32 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	53.2	180^th of 383 public elementary schools	53.0%		64	140^th of 390 public elementary schools	64.1%	40	62.9	44.6	63.2	32.3	78.1	54.4	43.4	36.6	56.6	$10,076
Moselle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	168 Rayner Road	Moselle	39459	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 582-7586	554	44	12.4	71.5%	423 (76.4%)	36 (6.5%)	64 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	67.2	126^th of 383 public elementary schools	67.1%		68.2	115^th of 390 public elementary schools	70.5%	11	70.7	60.9	50.0	34.4	84.0	71.9	52.7	49.2	71.1	$10,771
Hopewell Elementary School	Public	K-6	824 Hopewell Road	Collins	39428	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 765-8568	196	16	11.9	98.5%	9 (4.6%)	181 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	50.6	190^th of 383 public elementary schools	50.4%		71.3	104^th of 390 public elementary schools	73.3%	86	35.7	36.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	40.0	50.0	64.3	77.0	$15,451

Frequently Asked Questions about West Jones Elementary School

What schools do graduates of West Jones Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Jones Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : West Jones High School

Is West Jones Elementary School a good school?

West Jones Elementary School ranks 183^rd of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Jones Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,114 students attended West Jones Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of West Jones Elementary School?

Students at West Jones Elementary School are 53% White, 25% Hispanic, 17% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is West Jones Elementary School in?

Jones County School District

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