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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 39443

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Schools

3,185

Students

Top rankedGlade Elementary133^rd of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

East Jones Elementary up 20 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 39443 in Laurel, Mississippi is home to four elementary schools—West Jones Elementary School, North Jones Elementary School, East Jones Elementary, and Glade Elementary—all part of the Jones County School District and serving grades PK through 6. Enrollment ranges from 423 students at Glade to 1,114 at West Jones, and every school serves a high-poverty population, with free/reduced-price lunch rates between 69.8% and 82.4%.

Glade Elementary is the clear academic leader, posting a 60.4% overall MAAP proficiency average and the best state rank (132 out of 377, 65th percentile). It is especially strong in math and science, with 85.7% of 3rd graders and 71.8% of 5th graders proficient in math, plus 86.9% proficiency in 5th-grade science. East Jones Elementary is the second-strongest school overall, with the highest 3rd-grade ELA score (74.8%) and the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (15.7%). West Jones Elementary is the largest school and a stable mid-tier performer, with overall proficiency around 51.7%. North Jones Elementary is the biggest concern: its rank has fallen from the 46th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 23rd percentile in 2025-2026, and it has the lowest proficiency (39.6%), highest poverty (82.4%), and highest chronic absenteeism (22.6%) in the group.

Several takeaways stand out for parents. High poverty does not automatically mean low performance—Glade outperforms North Jones despite similar poverty rates. Attendance matters: East Jones and West Jones have the lowest chronic absenteeism and outperform North Jones, which has the highest. Even the strongest schools show grade-level weaknesses: Glade's 6th-grade ELA proficiency is just 33.9%, and East Jones drops in 5th-grade math (36.1%). Finally, the Jones County School District ranks in the top quarter of Mississippi districts, yet there is a 42-percentile-point gap between Glade and North Jones, showing that school-level data matters more than district averages for parents comparing their options.

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th 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 380 public elementary schools	64.2%	3	45.2	50.8	74.5	33.9	85.7	55.5	71.8	39.6	86.9	$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%)	56.6	160^th of 377 public elementary schools	57.6%		53.2	180^th of 380 public elementary schools	52.6%	20	74.8	56.9	46.3	57.5	74.8	51.4	36.1	47.2	55.6	$10,076
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 380 public elementary schools	51.8%	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 380 public elementary schools	39.2%	61	31.5	46.5	37.7	38.4	24.4	45.4	26.8	47.1	58.4	$9,762

Cities Near Zip Code 39443

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Laurel	0.67 mi	16	95^th
Ellisville	7 mi	2	43^rd
Stringer	14.51 mi	2
Heidelberg	16.21 mi	3	122^nd
Moselle	16.51 mi	1	19^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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