Dr. Lance Evans Mississippi Superintendent of Education | https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/inline-images/dr._lance_evans_2.png
Dr. Lance Evans Mississippi Superintendent of Education | https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/inline-images/dr._lance_evans_2.png
This is a 1.6% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, West Jones High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year.
A snapshot of Jones County schools showed that 47.3% of the students were white, 35.1% were Black or African American, 10.8% were Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% were multiracial and 0.3% were Native American.
There are 15 schools within Jones County.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jones High School | 0% | 24.3% | 20.3% | 2.8% | 51.5% |
| South Jones High School | 0% | 18.5% | 10% | 2.8% | 68% |
| South Jones Elementary School | 0% | 16.6% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 70% |
| West Jones Elementary School | 0% | 16% | 19.6% | 0% | 54.8% |
| Northeast Jones High School | 0% | 20.6% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 68.6% |
| North Jones Elementary School | 0% | 36.2% | 17.8% | 6.1% | 39% |
| East Jones Elementary School | 0% | 15.9% | 0% | 7.4% | 69.4% |
| Laurel High School | 0% | 85.5% | 11.6% | 0% | 2.3% |
| Moselle Elementary School | 0% | 7.8% | 10.3% | 0% | 75.4% |
| Laurel Middle School | 0% | 82.2% | 13.5% | 2% | 2% |
| Oak Park Elementary School | 0% | 85.8% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Glade Elementary School | 0% | 17.2% | 0% | 6.3% | 72.1% |
| Mason Elementary School | 0% | 72.2% | 17.4% | 7.8% | 0% |
| Laurel Magnet School of the Arts | 0% | 83.9% | 0% | 4.3% | 8.5% |
| Laurel Upper Elementary School | 0% | 80.3% | 14.6% | 0% | 0% |
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