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Jones County School District (Mississippi)

School district in Mississippi

Summary

School district in Mississippi

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

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, Kracker's Neck, and Sharon, as well as the Jones County portion of Eastabuchie.

Schools

Middle/high schools

Grades 7–12
- Northeast Jones High School
- South Jones High School
- 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. It is in the Jones County School District. Braves are the school mascot.

The school is about 72.5 percent white, 16.5 percent black, and 8 percent hispanic.

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.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup	Racial Makeup	Female	Male	Asian	African
American	Hispanic	Native
American	White
title=Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System	url=http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp	url-status=dead	publisher=Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323012858/http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp	archivedate=2007-03-23}}	8,049	48%	52%	0.40%	21.26%	2.72%	0.80%	74.83%
2005-06	8,031	48%	52%	0.39%	21.54%	2.04%	0.80%	75.23%
2004-05	7,907	48%	52%	0.39%	21.88%	1.73%	0.63%	75.36%
2003-04	7,811	48%	52%	0.40%	21.42%	1.54%	0.74%	75.91%
2002-03	7,755	48%	52%	0.36%	21.03%	1.04%	0.70%	76.87%

Accountability statistics

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

References

"Home (click contact)". Jones County School District.
"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jones County, MS". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
"South Jones High School in Mississippi - U.S. News Education".
"South Jones (Ellisville, MS) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more".
(2018). "Overview of Jones County School District".
"Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education.
(2004-09-02). "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education.
(2007-09-13). "2007 Results". Mississippi Department of Education.
(2006-09-06). "2006 Results". Mississippi Department of Education.
(2005-09-09). "2005 Results". Mississippi Department of Education.
(2004-09-26). "2004 Results". Mississippi Department of Education.
(2003-11-21). "2003 Results". Mississippi Department of Education.

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