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P S Jones Middle

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P S Jones Middle ranks 545 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

545^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 29% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

P S Jones Middle is a public middle school in Washington, North Carolina, serving 690 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Beaufort County Schools district, which is ranked 105 out of 242 districts in the state.

P S Jones Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 40.9% (6th grade) to 44.2% (8th grade), while the Beaufort County Schools district and North Carolina state averages were significantly higher. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with most ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of North Carolina middle schools.

Interestingly, the nearby Chocowinity Middle School, which is also part of the Beaufort County Schools district, consistently outperforms P S Jones Middle in academic achievement across all grade levels and subjects. Chocowinity Middle School's proficiency rates are often 10-20 percentage points higher than P S Jones Middle's, indicating a significant gap in academic performance between the two schools. The other nearby schools, such as Wellcome Middle, E.B. Aycock Middle, C.M. Eppes Middle, and Riverside Middle, also generally outperform P S Jones Middle in academic measures, though the gaps are not as pronounced as with Chocowinity Middle.

659

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,983

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4105 N Market Street Ext
Washington, NC 27889-4526

(252) 946-0874

District: Beaufort County Schools

Students who attend P S Jones Middle usually attend:

High:

Washington High

Feeder schools for P S Jones Middle:

Elementary:	Eastern Elementary
	John C Tayloe Elementary
	John Small Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.4%

White:

28.8%

Hispanic:

25.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg54%

545^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Beaufort County Schools

105^th of 242Beaufort County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	545 of 773	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	534 of 793	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	592 of 784	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	541 of 786	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	438 of 741	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	500 of 737	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	474 of 691	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.9	485 of 694	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.6	473 of 692	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.8	463 of 705	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.1	489 of 627	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.0	409 of 673	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.2	488 of 662	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.5	458 of 648	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.1	480 of 640	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.2	439 of 630	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.4	438 of 620	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.7	385 of 606	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.1	366 of 598	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	447 of 546	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	438 of 560	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	490 of 559	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	389 of 550	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	336 of 533	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	381 of 519	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	366 of 494	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	19.9	421 of 449	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	365 of 478	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	239 of 504	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	235 of 475	50.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	114 of 371	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	121 of 356	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	163 of 318	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	151 of 312	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	22 of 236	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	52.8	64 of 211	69.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	478 of 733	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	472 of 738	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	576 of 731	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	484 of 733	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	493 of 706	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	447 of 684	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	431 of 656	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	385 of 458	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	397 of 461	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	389 of 452	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	395 of 450	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.3	288 of 448	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	273 of 416	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.0	26 of 127	79.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	216 of 562	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	216 of 564	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	371 of 553	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	347 of 541	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	183 of 522	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	196 of 493	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	279 of 472	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	554 of 729	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	546 of 743	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	621 of 735	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	490 of 689	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	393 of 633	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	406 of 639	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	420 of 604	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	572 of 733	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	546 of 751	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	577 of 747	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	542 of 748	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.7	365 of 711	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	514 of 697	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	509 of 665	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	318 of 328	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	284 of 306	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	252 of 283	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	213 of 248	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	184 of 237	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	247 of 478	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	413 of 473	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	384 of 649	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	317 of 652	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	383 of 656	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	332 of 658	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	281 of 632	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	384 of 624	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	381 of 596	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)16th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science46%-14 vs state

Mathematics43%-10 vs state

Reading42%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)				EOG Reading (2025)				EOG Science (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	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
P S Jones Middle	Public	6-8	4105 N Market Street Ext	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-0874	659	41	16.0	99.4%	190 (28.8%)	266 (40.4%)	167 (25.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	30.3	545^th of 773 public middle schools	29.5%		34.6	534^th of 793 public middle schools	32.7%	11		40.9	43.0	44.2		40.2	43.2	42.5		46.4	$8,983	$991	$7,991
Chocowinity Middle	Public	5-8	3831 Us Hwy 17 S	Chocowinity	27817	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-6191	366	22	16.3	99.2%	182 (49.7%)	91 (24.9%)	50 (13.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (9.3%)	55	326^th of 773 public middle schools	57.8%		57.4	309^th of 793 public middle schools	61.0%	17	80.0	85.1	47.3	50.0	58.6	63.4	44.1	48.9	60.0	52.2	$9,367	$1,161	$8,206
Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	2920 US Hwy 17	Williamston	27892	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-1111	335	25	13.6	99.1%	87 (26.0%)	191 (57.0%)	38 (11.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	22.2	618^th of 773 public middle schools	20.1%		27.7	586^th of 793 public middle schools	26.1%	32		33.9	36.8	27.0		34.9	44.3	45.9		42.3	$10,429	$1,259	$9,170
Hope Middle	Public	6-8	2995 Mills Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 355-7071	952	53	18.0	99.7%	474 (49.8%)	256 (26.9%)	100 (10.5%)	59 (6.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.2%)	89.9	57^th of 773 public middle schools	92.6%		89.6	65^th of 793 public middle schools	91.8%	8		84.1	81.3	77.6		72.7	70.3	72.1		78.7	$8,349	$704	$7,645
E B Aycock Middle	Public	6-8	1325 Red Banks Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-4181	617	48	12.8	99.5%	96 (15.6%)	417 (67.6%)	56 (9.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.5%)	23.4	602^nd of 773 public middle schools	22.1%		31.7	553^rd of 793 public middle schools	30.3%	49		41.1	32.1	38.0		33.5	39.9	44.6		44.8	$9,120	$1,465	$7,655
C M Eppes Middle	Public	6-8	1100 South Elm Street	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 757-2160	631	39	16.0	97.3%	132 (20.9%)	410 (65.0%)	47 (7.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.2%)	26.9	572^nd of 773 public middle schools	26.0%		26	604^th of 793 public middle schools	23.8%	32		47.6	39.2	39.7		40.4	37.6	37.9		46.2	$10,063	$1,569	$8,493
Wellcome Middle	Public	6-8	3101 N Memorial Drive	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-5938	391	27	14.2	99.2%	30 (7.7%)	170 (43.5%)	178 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	22.3	616^th of 773 public middle schools	20.3%		20.5	652^nd of 793 public middle schools	17.8%	36		44.9	44.6	38.4		30.7	35.0	34.1		39.7	$11,038	$1,557	$9,481

Frequently Asked Questions about P S Jones Middle

What high school do graduates of P S Jones Middle attend?

Students who attend P S Jones Middle usually go on to attend Washington High

How many students attend P S Jones Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended P S Jones Middle.

Is P S Jones Middle a good school?

P S Jones Middle ranks 545^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of P S Jones Middle?

Students at P S Jones Middle are 40% African American, 29% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is P S Jones Middle in?

Beaufort County Schools

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