West Jones Elementary School

Regular School · Laurel, MS

West Jones Elementary School is a regular school school in Laurel, Mississippi, serving grades PK–06 with 1,114 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

1,114

Teachers (FTE)

77.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	589	53%
Hispanic/Latino	279	25%
Black or African American	186	17%
Two or more races	56	5%
Asian	4	0%
Total enrollment	1,114	580M / 534F

English Language Learners: 197 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	32.0% -3.7pp	35.7%	537
Reading Proficiency	45.0% +9.7pp	35.3%	539
Science Proficiency	70-74%	—	120

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)

-0.14 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

168 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

8.1% 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.)	1,114	100%

Contact & Location

5652 Highway 84 West

Laurel, MS 39443

Phone: (601)439-4823

http://wje.jonesk12.org

District

JONES CO SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $11,349

District enrollment: 8,524

Other Schools in District

East Jones Elementary Elementary
Glade Elementary Elementary
Moselle Elementary School Elementary
North Jones Elementary School Elementary
South Jones Elementary School Elementary
Jones Co Career & Technical Education Ctr High
Northeast Jones High School High
South Jones High School High

View all 10 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 39443) → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

280228001237

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