Jones County School District (Mississippi)

The Jones County School District is a public school district based in Ellisville, Mississippi (USA). ^[1]

Located in Jones County, it includes portions of Hattiesburg, as well as the municipalities of Ellisville, Sandersville, and Soso, and the census-designated places of Moselle, Ovett, and Sharon, as well as the Jones County portion of Eastabuchie. ^[2]

Schools

Middle/high schools

• Grades 7–12
  • Northeast Jones High School
  • South Jones High School - the serves grades 7-12 and as of 2023 has more than 1,300 students. ^[3]
  • West Jones High School

West Jones High High School

West Jones High School is in Soso, Mississippi. It is the largest school in the county. The school's mascot is the Mustang. The annual beating of the Braves is an annual tradition at West Jones. West beats South every year in football. West Jones is the school of choice for the majority of residents in Jones County.

South Jones High High School

South Jones High School is in Ellisville, Mississippi. It serves grades 7-12 and has more than 1,200 students. ^[3] It is in the Jones County School District. Braves are the school mascot. ^[4]

The school is about 72.5 percent white, 16.5 percent black, and 8 percent hispanic. All of the students are categorized as economically disadvantaged. ^[3]

Alumni

• Cody Prewitt, football player

Elementary schools

• Grades K-6
  • East Jones Elementary School
  • Glade Elementary School
  • North Jones Elementary School
  • Moselle Elementary School
  • West Jones Elementary School
  • South Jones Elementary School

Demographics

2017-18 school year

There was a total of 8,837 students enrolled in the Jones County School District during the 2017–2018 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 19.3% African American, 64.8% White, 10.4% Hispanic, 1.0% Native American, and 0.6% Asian. 68.5% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. ^[5]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2006-07 [6]	8,049	48%	52%	0.40%	21.26%	2.72%	0.80%	74.83%
2005-06 [6]	8,031	48%	52%	0.39%	21.54%	2.04%	0.80%	75.23%
2004-05 [6]	7,907	48%	52%	0.39%	21.88%	1.73%	0.63%	75.36%
2003-04 [6]	7,811	48%	52%	0.40%	21.42%	1.54%	0.74%	75.91%
2002-03 [7]	7,755	48%	52%	0.36%	21.03%	1.04%	0.70%	76.87%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07 [8]	2005-06 [9]	2004-05 [10]	2003-04 [11]	2002-03 [12]
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	5	7	6	6	3
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	4	3	3	4	6
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	2	1	2	1	2
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0

See also

• List of school districts in Mississippi

References

1. "Home (click contact)". Jones County School District. Retrieved April 13, 2022. 5204 HWY 11 NORTH ELLISVILLE MS 39437
2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jones County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 13, 2022.
3. https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/mississippi/south-jones-high-school-11312 ^{[ bare URL ]}
4. "South Jones (Ellisville, MS) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more". www.maxpreps.com.
5. "Overview of Jones County School District". U.S. News & World Report. 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
6. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
7. "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
8. "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
9. "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2007.
10. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2007.
11. "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2007.
12. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2007.

External links

• Official website

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