North Jones Elementary School

Regular School · Laurel, MS

North Jones Elementary School is a regular school school in Laurel, Mississippi, serving grades PK–06 with 854 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

854

Teachers (FTE)

59.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	326	38%
Black or African American	302	35%
Hispanic/Latino	171	20%
Two or more races	48	6%
Asian	7	1%
Total enrollment	854	435M / 419F

English Language Learners: 129 (15% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35.0% -0.7pp	35.7%	395
Reading Proficiency	44.0% +8.7pp	35.3%	395
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	88

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)

-0.22 grade levels

Math

-0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

104 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

148

17.3% 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.)	854	100%

Contact & Location

650 Trace Road

Laurel, MS 39443

Phone: (601)426-6632

http://nje.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
South Jones Elementary School Elementary
West 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

280228001326

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