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Jones Elementary

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Jones Elementary ranks 3108 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Jones Elementary is a public elementary school in Tyler, Texas, serving 358 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Tyler Independent School District, which is ranked 456 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Tyler ISD, Jones Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's student performance on STAAR tests is generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in 4th and 5th grade math and 5th grade science. Jones Elementary also has a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 90% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby schools in the Tyler ISD, Jones Elementary is one of the lower-performing institutions. Schools like Birdwell School and Caldwell Arts Academy significantly outperform Jones Elementary on state assessments and have higher school rankings, suggesting that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies employed at the higher-performing schools within the district.

355

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,048

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3450 Chandler Hwy
Tyler, TX 75702

(903) 262-2360

District: Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Jones Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Three Lakes Middle
High:	Tyler Legacy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.2%

Hispanic:

42.3%

White:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg45%

Texas avg47%

3,108^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

456^th of 961Tyler 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	35.2	3108 of 4651	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3182 of 4710	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	2620 of 4647	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3392 of 4581	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	2371 of 4578	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.7	4289 of 4479	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	4099 of 4359	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	4148 of 4329	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	4110 of 4286	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	3763 of 4320	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.5	4175 of 4260	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	4113 of 4221	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.8	4061 of 4206	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.5	4027 of 4095	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	35.2	3057 of 3937	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.4	3703 of 3884	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	2939 of 3768	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.7	2032 of 3724	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.3	1669 of 3476	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.7	2000 of 3475	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.0	2124 of 3465	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	1159 of 1905	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	1504 of 2443	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	872 of 2443	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	1287 of 2421	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	942 of 2444	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.9	2247 of 2515	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1989 of 2483	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.4	4180 of 4461	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	2760 of 4331	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	3951 of 4295	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	3720 of 4240	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	840 of 2918	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	1058 of 3668	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	50.2	1670 of 3556	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	1841 of 3487	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	1535 of 3446	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.0	2560 of 3333	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	2521 of 3226	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	2556 of 3744	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3405 of 4658	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	2766 of 4588	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	3951 of 4561	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	2866 of 4499	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.5	4217 of 4348	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	3964 of 4306	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	1010 of 3644	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	2086 of 4465	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	1509 of 4401	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	2070 of 4376	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	1257 of 4329	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	27.9	3405 of 4188	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	3742 of 4168	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	1897 of 3705	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3416 of 4594	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.3	2098 of 4521	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	2497 of 4477	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.8	1408 of 4451	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.3	4133 of 4309	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	3849 of 4264	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	2164 of 3739	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	2925 of 4647	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	2502 of 4585	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	2615 of 4563	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	1649 of 4498	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.5	4016 of 4357	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	4094 of 4319	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	2318 of 3549	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	2641 of 4292	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.8	3835 of 4086	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	3667 of 3952	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	2904 of 3558	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading49%-6 vs state

Mathematics32%-14 vs state

Science22%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th 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 Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Chandler Hwy	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2360	355	22	16.2	92.7%	24 (6.8%)	171 (48.2%)	150 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	35.2	3108^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.2%		34.5	3182^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	32.4%	74							52.8	47.6	47.8				47.2	28.6	25.4				22.4			$11,048
Peete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Bellwood Dr	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2460	385	27	14.4	97.1%	17 (4.4%)	168 (43.6%)	185 (48.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	16.8	4191^st of 4651 public elementary schools	9.9%		21.1	4005^th of 4710 public elementary schools	15.0%	186							23.8	43.1	31.6				14.3	39.2	23.2				10.9			$11,732
Ramey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 N Forest	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2505	517	37	13.9	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	155 (30.0%)	347 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	33.9	3195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.3%		26.8	3671^st of 4710 public elementary schools	22.1%	476							29.1	28.2	46.3				45.5	44.4	39.0				23.2			$9,699
Dixie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213 Patton Ln	Tyler	75704	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2040	619	39	15.9	91.8%	62 (10.0%)	163 (26.3%)	363 (58.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	30	3432^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	26.2%		19.5	4101^st of 4710 public elementary schools	12.9%	669	0.0	17.7	52.9		22.2		46.0	29.3	45.1				35.9	23.9	30.2				27.8			$8,797
Birdwell School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2010 Talley Ave	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1870	568	31	18.4	68.7%	41 (7.2%)	14 (2.5%)	506 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	97	101^st of 4651 public elementary schools	97.8%		93.4	237^th of 4710 public elementary schools	95.0%	136	51.9		83.3			90.0	80.6	95.7	95.4	78.7	87.5	85.2	79.4	94.0	89.8	72.3	80.0	82.4	61.2	70.4	55.6	$9,035
Caldwell Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	331 S College	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2250	618	39	15.8	49.8%	210 (34.0%)	121 (19.6%)	268 (43.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	82.4	663^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.7%		85.4	559^th of 4710 public elementary schools	88.1%	104						100.0	64.1	74.7	78.9	80.0	76.2	80.7	50.0	52.1	60.6	64.0	58.7	57.9	47.9	67.7	56.5	$8,799
T J Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 W Franklin	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1765	359	25	14.2	98.1%	13 (3.6%)	117 (32.6%)	221 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	24.2	3784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.6%		20.3	4056^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.9%	272	20.0						32.0	23.9	35.2				28.9	32.6	40.0				23.6			$10,995
Orr Elementary	Public	2-5	3350 Pine Haven Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2400	460	29	15.8	90.9%	17 (3.7%)	135 (29.3%)	303 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23.7	3813^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.0%		15.4	4293^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	8.9%	480			25.0	12.5	12.5		35.4	40.4	47.3				26.1	30.0	31.3				14.3			$8,811
A W Orr Elementary - Cp	Public	PK, KG-1	3350 Pine Haven Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 262-2400	247	14	17.2	92.3%	10 (4.0%)	83 (33.6%)	146 (59.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)								(n/a)																						$00
Bonner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	235 S Saunders	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1920	380	27	13.8	93.4%	24 (6.3%)	55 (14.5%)	288 (75.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	51.1	2070^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.5%		43.5	2620^th of 4710 public elementary schools	44.4%	550	30.4		57.1		0.0		32.4	57.8	68.0				28.3	50.0	60.4				16.0			$11,464

Frequently Asked Questions about Jones Elementary

What schools do graduates of Jones Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jones Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Three Lakes Middle
High : Tyler Legacy High School

Is Jones Elementary a good school?

Jones Elementary ranks 3108^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Jones Elementary in?

Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Jones Elementary?

Students at Jones Elementary are 48% African American, 42% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Jones Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Jones Elementary.

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