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Glade Elementary

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Glade Elementary ranks 133 rd of 377 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 377 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Glade Elementary is a PK–6 school in Laurel, Mississippi, serving 423 students in the Jones County School District. The school currently holds a 3-star state rating, ranking in the 65th percentile of Mississippi elementary schools — a step down from its 5-star, 92nd-percentile standing in 2017–2019. Glade has the most favorable student-teacher ratio (12.0) of any elementary school in the district, and while it serves a high-poverty population (78.7% free/reduced-price lunch), it outperforms North Jones Elementary, which has an even higher poverty rate, in nearly every subject and grade. Meanwhile, South Jones Elementary, the district's lowest-poverty school, generally outperforms Glade in 4th and 6th grades — a reminder that family resources play a role but don't tell the whole story.

Glade's signature strength is 3rd-grade math, where 85.7% of students scored proficient in 2025–2026 — far above the district rate of 55.6% and the highest among all nearby schools, including Moselle Elementary (63.5%) and Laurel Magnet School of the Arts (60.0%). This isn't a one-year fluke: Glade has posted 82–88% in 3rd-grade math for three straight years. The 5th grade is also a bright spot, with 74.5% proficiency in ELA, 71.8% in math, and 86.9% in science — all well above district and state averages.

The biggest concern is 6th grade, where Glade posted the lowest math and ELA proficiency among Jones County elementary schools in the comparison group. Only 33.9% of 6th graders were proficient in ELA and 39.6% in math, well below district averages. This is a recurring pattern across multiple cohorts, suggesting a structural issue with the 6th-grade transition. Chronic absenteeism has also more than doubled from 8.1% in 2018–2019 to 20.6% in 2023–2024, closely tracking the school's decline from a top-10% school to a middle-tier one. By contrast, Laurel Magnet School of the Arts, just 3.7 miles away, serves 100% free/reduced-price lunch students yet maintains 5 stars and 8% absenteeism — proof that Glade's challenges are addressable with the right focus on attendance and upper-grade support.

423

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,767

Per pupil spending ?

78.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

990 Hwy 15 South
Laurel, MS 39443

(601) 428-4265

District: Jones County School District

Students who attend Glade Elementary usually attend:

High:

Northeast Jones High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.5%

African American:

16.8%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (59% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Above the Mississippi median (65th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg54%

Mississippi avg53%

133^rd of 377

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Jones County School District

34^th of 133Jones 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	133 of 377	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.6	136 of 383	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	113 of 390	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	146 of 377	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	139 of 382	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.0	62 of 381	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	32 of 397	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	31 of 404	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	68.7	112 of 406	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	72.9	90 of 394	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	70.1	101 of 402	74.9%	★★★★☆
2014	73.6	89 of 394	77.4%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	61 of 408	85.0%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	78 of 414	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	70.8	104 of 418	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	56.4	174 of 403	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.8	138 of 392	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.0	122 of 394	69.0%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Science87%+15 vs state

Mathematics61%+11 vs state

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Glade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	990 Hwy 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%)	63.4	133^rd of 377 public elementary schools	64.7%		64.6	136^th of 383 public elementary schools	64.5%	3	45.2	50.8	74.5	33.9			85.7	55.5	71.8	39.6			86.9		$10,767
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
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%)	8.5	366^th of 377 public elementary schools	2.9%		9.1	364^th of 383 public elementary schools	5.0%	2	18.3	23.8					21.5	24.3							$10,657
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%)	89.5	28^th of 377 public elementary schools	92.6%		92	17^th of 383 public elementary schools	95.6%	11	80.0	83.8	88.4	80.5			60.0	59.4	81.4	100.0			76.8		$10,887
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%)	56.6	160^th of 377 public elementary schools	57.6%		53.2	180^th of 383 public elementary schools	53.0%	20	74.8	56.9	46.3	57.5			74.8	51.4	36.1	47.2			55.6		$10,076
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%)	67.3	115^th of 377 public elementary schools	69.5%		68.4	120^th of 383 public elementary schools	68.7%	5	49.3	52.6	58.5	56.9			53.5	60.5	57.8	69.3			73.5		$9,785
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%)	53.2	171^st of 377 public elementary schools	54.6%		52.3	183^rd of 383 public elementary schools	52.2%	12	51.4	44.1	53.7	50.0			59.2	32.2	53.7	44.5			76.2		$9,258
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%)	27.7	292^nd of 377 public elementary schools	22.5%		40.2	231^st of 383 public elementary schools	39.7%	61	31.5	46.5	37.7	38.4			24.4	45.4	26.8	47.1			58.4		$9,762
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%)	81	59^th of 377 public elementary schools	84.4%		67.2	126^th of 383 public elementary schools	67.1%	67	58.1	69.8	69.9	54.6			63.5	64.4	60.3	70.1			87.3		$10,771
Beat Four School	Public	PK, KG-8	5090 Highway 84 West	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2124	416	28	14.8	99.3%	218 (52.4%)	154 (37.0%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)	32.2	264^th of 377 public elementary schools	30.0%		27.1	291^st of 383 public elementary schools	24.0%	27	52.3	60.7	45.0	32.4	18.0	40.6	40.9	35.7	20.0	35.3	30.0	28.1	47.5	43.7	$11,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Glade Elementary

Is Glade Elementary a good school?

Glade Elementary ranks 133^rd of 377 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Glade Elementary attend?

Students who attend Glade Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Northeast Jones High School

What is the racial makeup of Glade Elementary?

Students at Glade Elementary are 74% White, 17% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Glade Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Glade Elementary.

What district is Glade Elementary in?

Jones County School District

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