Jonesboro Elementary School

Regular School · Bessemer, AL

Jonesboro Elementary School is a regular school school in Bessemer, Alabama, serving grades PK–05 with 474 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

474

Teachers (FTE)

28.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	304	64%
Hispanic/Latino	153	32%
White	10	2%
Two or more races	6	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	474	241M / 233F

English Language Learners: 82 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	3.0% -21.1pp	24.1%	237
Reading Proficiency	15.0% -31.3pp	46.3%	241
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	77

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.81 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

149

31.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	474	100%

Contact & Location

125 Owen Ave

Bessemer, AL 35020

Phone: (205)432-3400

http://www.jonesboroelementary.com

District

Bessemer City

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,254

District enrollment: 3,246

Other Schools in District

Abrams Elementary School Elementary
Charles F Hard Elementary School Elementary
Greenwood Elementary School Elementary
Westhills Elementary School Elementary
Bessemer Center For Technology High
Bessemer City High School High
New Horizon Alternative School High
Bessemer City Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35020) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010033000088

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD