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John W Jones Elementary

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John W Jones Elementary ranks 896 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

896^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

John W Jones Elementary is a public elementary school in Wilson, North Carolina, serving 584 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wilson County Schools district, which is ranked 93 out of 242 districts in the state.

John W Jones Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with below-average performance on state assessments across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading were 46.9% and 38.1% for 3rd grade, compared to 68.9% and 50% for the district, and 64.1% and 46.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Male students, Special Education students, and Disabled students, who rank in the bottom 20-25% of North Carolina elementary schools. Despite higher spending per student than the district and state averages, the school's student-teacher ratio of 16.7 is slightly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Wilson County Schools district, such as Lucama Elementary, Lee Woodard Elementary, and New Hope Elementary, generally outperform John W Jones Elementary on state assessments and have higher rankings within the state, despite serving a similar demographic of students. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status, such as effective instructional practices, school leadership, and resource allocation, may be contributing to the differences in student outcomes.

601

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,499

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4028 Highway 42 West
Wilson, NC 27893

(252) 265-4020

District: Wilson County Schools

Students who attend John W Jones Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Springfield Middle
High:	James Hunt High
	Wilson Early College Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.1%

White:

20.0%

Hispanic:

16.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (51% vs 57% meeting standards)

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

!Near the bottom of Wilson County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg57%

896^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Wilson County Schools

93^rd of 242Wilson 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	41.1	896 of 1490	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	653 of 1505	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	634 of 1502	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	899 of 1514	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1177 of 1489	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1020 of 1473	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1082 of 1434	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	1169 of 1429	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.5	1126 of 1425	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.5	926 of 1440	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.3	946 of 1390	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.0	1050 of 1403	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.6	731 of 1388	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.6	412 of 1381	70.2%	★★★★☆
2010	67.9	437 of 1363	67.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	453 of 918	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	212 of 924	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	226 of 933	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	356 of 927	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	581 of 896	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	343 of 949	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	392 of 927	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	17.7	619 of 646	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	332 of 878	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.7	741 of 897	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	63.0	103 of 485	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	19.3	474 of 497	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	674 of 1451	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	424 of 1455	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	567 of 1459	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	784 of 1458	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	1066 of 1440	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	984 of 1424	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	1026 of 1405	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	299 of 961	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	228 of 951	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	144 of 915	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	136 of 893	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	38.1	512 of 843	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	318 of 851	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	844 of 1437	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	543 of 1450	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	305 of 1437	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	419 of 1366	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.4	1018 of 1329	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	844 of 1361	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	859 of 1332	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1075 of 1450	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	895 of 1464	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	685 of 1461	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	943 of 1464	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1200 of 1444	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	996 of 1430	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1109 of 1413	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	81.9	23 of 154	85.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	774 of 821	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	722 of 801	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	431 of 1172	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	405 of 1166	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	493 of 1194	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	709 of 1172	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	712 of 1183	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1098 of 1178	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)85th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-34 vs school

Disabled (2021)4th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science62%~ state avg

Mathematics52%-9 vs state

Reading48%-5 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 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John W Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4028 Highway 42 West	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 265-4020	601	36	16.8	99.5%	120 (20.0%)	319 (53.1%)	100 (16.6%)	26 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.3%)	41.1	896^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.9%		55.6	653^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	56.6%	243	46.9	49.3	60.3	38.1	55.6	52.7	61.6	$10,499	$2,342	$8,156
Vinson-Bynum Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 Tarboro St SW	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7981	458	29	15.8	99.3%	63 (13.8%)	294 (64.2%)	69 (15.1%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	58.7	585^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.7%		54.4	673^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	55.3%	88	74.2	74.1	43.1	46.2	77.6	47.2	62.5	$11,625	$1,594	$10,030
Wells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Grove St N	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7986	383	23	16.7	95.8%	69 (18.0%)	227 (59.3%)	58 (15.1%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	46.8	805^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.0%		55.4	655^th of 1505 public elementary schools	56.5%	150	70.0	47.3	48.9	45.0	56.4	57.4	51.1	$9,928	$1,749	$8,179
Margaret Hearne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 W Gold St	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7925	423	27	15.9	99.3%	19 (4.5%)	242 (57.2%)	138 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	22.8	1224^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.9%		26.7	1166^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.5%	58	50.0	22.6	46.6	34.6	41.9	39.7	53.4	$10,414	$2,422	$7,993
Frederick Douglass Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Corbett Ave	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 236-4574	339	22	15.1	98.5%	114 (33.6%)	118 (34.8%)	78 (23.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	66.5	460^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.1%		71.3	380^th of 1505 public elementary schools	74.8%	80	69.1	59.7	84.6	56.4	61.3	64.1	56.4	$9,313	$1,225	$8,089
New Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	4826 Packhouse Rd	Wilson	27896	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7950	460	29	15.6	99.3%	210 (45.7%)	111 (24.1%)	83 (18.0%)	30 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	95.3	51^st of 1490 public elementary schools	96.6%		92.2	84^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.4%	33	92.5	91.7	93.7	75.3	81.9	87.3	79.4	$9,265	$666	$8,598
Vick Elementary	Public	K-5	504 N Carroll Street	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7886	359	23	15.4	99.2%	9 (2.5%)	251 (69.9%)	91 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	14.3	1356^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.0%		20.8	1271^st of 1505 public elementary schools	15.5%	85	26.6	26.7	46.7	15.6	41.7	36.7	48.3	$13,719	$3,492	$10,227
Rock Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	6605 Rock Ridge School Rd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7955	476	29	16.6	99.4%	251 (52.7%)	49 (10.3%)	149 (31.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	93.5	66^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.6%		95.9	39^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.4%	27	100.0	81.2	89.5	79.8	84.1	77.6	75.0	$8,909	$1,031	$7,878
B O Barnes Elementary	Public	K-5	1913 Martin L King Parkway	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7875	274	23	11.9	98.9%	8 (2.9%)	209 (76.3%)	50 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	32.3	1053^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	29.3%		26.8	1165^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.6%	112	66.7	48.4	52.5	40.0	51.6	32.5	25.0	$11,225	$3,242	$7,983
Lucama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6260 Blalock Road	Lucama	27851	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 239-1257	431	24	18.1	99.3%	199 (46.2%)	74 (17.2%)	135 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	90.2	107^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.8%		94.1	58^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.1%	49	85.7	90.6	86.4	54.0	84.9	78.0	84.7	$9,021	$1,340	$7,681

Frequently Asked Questions about John W Jones Elementary

What is the racial makeup of John W Jones Elementary?

Students at John W Jones Elementary are 53% African American, 20% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is John W Jones Elementary in?

Wilson County Schools

What schools do graduates of John W Jones Elementary attend?

Students who attend John W Jones Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Springfield Middle
High : James Hunt High
High : Wilson Early College Academy

Is John W Jones Elementary a good school?

John W Jones Elementary ranks 896^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John W Jones Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended John W Jones Elementary.

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