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Jones Middle

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Jones Middle ranks 1618 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Jones Middle is a public middle school located in San Antonio, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,027 students. It is part of the Northside Independent School District, which is ranked 503 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jones Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.4% of 6th graders at Jones Middle were proficient in STAAR Mathematics, compared to 31.77% in the district and 37.68% statewide. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students performing much worse than their African American and White peers.

Additionally, Jones Middle has had higher dropout rates compared to the district and state averages, ranging from 0.3% to 1.2% over the past few years. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 74% to 82% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. When compared to nearby middle schools in the Northside Independent School District, such as Jordan Middle and Ross Middle, Jones Middle consistently underperforms academically.

1,035

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,780

Per pupil spending ?

77.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1256 Pinn Rd
San Antonio, TX 78227-1899

(210) 397-2100

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Jones Middle usually attend:

High:

Jay High School

Feeder schools for Jones Middle:

Elementary:	Cable Elementary
	Hull Elementary
	Meadow Village Elementary
	Passmore Elementary
	More...
	Westwood Terrace Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.4%

White:

10.3%

African American:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Texas average

!Near the bottom of Northside Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg42%

Texas avg45%

1,618^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 21Middle Schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd)

503^rd of 961Northside Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1618 of 2344	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1612 of 2372	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1695 of 2330	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1883 of 2254	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1752 of 2252	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1883 of 2193	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1811 of 2080	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	1746 of 2027	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	1847 of 1987	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.8	1884 of 2043	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.3	1826 of 1987	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	1683 of 1973	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	1582 of 1951	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.8	1158 of 1895	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.0	1273 of 1803	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.1	1053 of 1763	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.5	1034 of 1718	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.2	1220 of 1684	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.9	1032 of 1585	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.9	1107 of 1582	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.5	1192 of 1573	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	436 of 997	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	202 of 1280	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	494 of 1273	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	680 of 1251	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	598 of 1213	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	881 of 1193	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	720 of 1167	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.3	391 of 617	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.5	1818 of 2182	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	1362 of 2118	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1489 of 2058	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1619 of 2008	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	876 of 1428	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1130 of 1770	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1400 of 1720	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1466 of 1643	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	928 of 1592	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	775 of 1445	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	953 of 1376	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1507 of 1825	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1726 of 2242	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1784 of 2241	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1916 of 2221	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1734 of 2151	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1763 of 2047	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1785 of 2008	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	960 of 1230	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	1072 of 1481	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1233 of 1488	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	1201 of 1501	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1219 of 1446	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1171 of 1430	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1281 of 1731	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1458 of 2119	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1635 of 2116	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1825 of 2077	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	1582 of 2043	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1641 of 1935	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1632 of 1895	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1374 of 1820	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1673 of 2235	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1875 of 2251	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	2025 of 2220	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	1756 of 2172	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1730 of 2073	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1714 of 2039	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	1074 of 1818	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1286 of 2246	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1494 of 2245	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1865 of 2228	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	1625 of 2168	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1849 of 2069	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1797 of 2030	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	11 of 676	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	45.2	430 of 818	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.4	193 of 817	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	47.4	420 of 813	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	398 of 1568	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	51.2	777 of 1891	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	1271 of 1815	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1479 of 1757	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	1433 of 1712	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1314 of 1626	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1287 of 1597	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	572 of 1439	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	818 of 1733	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	523 of 1749	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	47.0	924 of 1723	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	1256 of 1700	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1590 of 1684	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1062 of 1673	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)98th percentile+67 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+44 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2024)37th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-14 vs school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading45%-9 vs state

Science37%-9 vs state

Algebra I31%-16 vs state

Social Studies29%~ state avg

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Jones Middle	Public	6-8	1256 Pinn Rd	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2100	1,035	77	13.3	77.2%	107 (10.3%)	41 (4.0%)	853 (82.4%)	18 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	33.1	1618^th of 2344 public middle schools	31.0%		33.9	1612^th of 2372 public middle schools	32.0%	6			30.6			44.4	43.7	48.7		20.4	3.1	28.7		37.3	28.8	$10,780
Jubilee School Of Innovation And Arts	Public, Charter	6-8	8038 W Military Dr	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 963-3930	69	9	7.6	92.8%	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	65 (94.2%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	21.1	1997^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.8%		10.3	2265^th of 2372 public middle schools	4.5%	268			36.4	18.2		34.3	32.0	45.5		17.1		36.0			9.1	$17,374
Lighthouse Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8138 Westshire Dr	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Lighthouse Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 674-4100	101	4	23.7	92.1%	7 (6.9%)	5 (5.0%)	87 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	22.4	1960^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.4%		13.2	2200^th of 2372 public middle schools	7.3%	240						33.3	44.0	51.9		11.1	14.8	18.5		37.0	0.0	$104
Ross Middle	Public	6-8	3630 Callaghan Rd	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-6350	828	64	12.9	84.4%	55 (6.6%)	32 (3.9%)	723 (87.3%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	23	1942^nd of 2344 public middle schools	17.2%		22.2	1976^th of 2372 public middle schools	16.7%	34			77.4			40.6	33.2	37.9		13.0	4.6	25.4		35.1	21.7	$12,265
Rayburn Middle	Public	6-8	1400 Cedarhurst	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2150	600	51	11.6	84.0%	25 (4.2%)	37 (6.2%)	529 (88.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18.5	2062^nd of 2344 public middle schools	12.0%		20.6	2020^th of 2372 public middle schools	14.8%	42			48.0			38.4	25.4	36.3		13.6	9.5	15.4		39.8	12.3	$13,763
Pease Middle	Public	6-8	201 Hunt Ln	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2950	691	55	12.4	74.4%	50 (7.2%)	39 (5.6%)	565 (81.8%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	17.9	2077^th of 2344 public middle schools	11.4%		27.9	1799^th of 2372 public middle schools	24.2%	278			46.4			33.8	34.7	36.9		15.3	6.2	9.5		30.4	17.1	$12,113
Stafford Elementary	Public	5	415 SW 36th St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4250	102	12	8.7	91.2%	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (98.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	23.8	18.8			31.3				17.7				5.2			$10,319
Jordan Middle	Public	6-8	1725 Richland Hills Dr	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6150	948	63	15.0	61.0%	87 (9.2%)	88 (9.3%)	719 (75.8%)	21 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	39.2	1421^st of 2344 public middle schools	39.4%		41.3	1362^nd of 2372 public middle schools	42.6%	59			59.7			47.7	44.9	52.8		18.6	4.4	19.9		51.6	30.8	$9,708
Gus Garcia Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3306 Ruiz St	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4160	684	37	18.5	96.1%	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	652 (95.3%)	21 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17.9	2075^th of 2344 public middle schools	11.5%		16.7	2108^th of 2372 public middle schools	11.1%	33			63.0	64.9		34.8	33.9	21.3		37.6	16.0	13.4		4.1	4.5	$11,476
Brentwood Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1626 Thompson Pl	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4120	602	36	16.7	91.4%	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.8%)	585 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.8	2206^th of 2344 public middle schools	5.9%		10.8	2254^th of 2372 public middle schools	5.0%	48			55.7			20.6	25.8	26.2		9.2	17.1	12.7		23.6	5.3	$8,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Jones Middle

What district is Jones Middle in?

Northside Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Jones Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,035 students attended Jones Middle.

What high school do graduates of Jones Middle attend?

Students who attend Jones Middle usually go on to attend Jay High School

What is the racial makeup of Jones Middle?

Students at Jones Middle are 82% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Jones Middle a good school?

Jones Middle ranks 1618^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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