Jones County School District (Mississippi)

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

In addition to Ellisville, the district also serves the towns of Sandersville and Soso.

Schools

Middle/high schools (and their principals)

• Grades 7–12
  • Northeast Jones High School - Cooper Pope; Supervising Principal
  • South Jones High School - Dr. Billy Ray Jones; Supervising Principal
  • West Jones High School - Lynn Lyon; Supervising Principal

Elementary schools (and their principals)

• Grades K-6
  • East Jones Elementary School - Sylvia Busby; Supervising Principal
  • Glade Elementary School - Lisa Ishee; Supervising Principal
  • North Jones Elementary School - Robert Hill; Supervising Principal
  • Moselle Elementary School - Edward Crosby; Supervising Principal
  • West Jones Elementary School - Mark Reddoch; Supervising Principal
  • South Jones Elementary School - Wade Clark; Supervising Principal

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 8,049 students enrolled in the Jones County School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 21.26% African American, 74.83% White, 2.72% Hispanic, 0.80% Native American, and 0.40% Asian.^[1] 45.9% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.^[2]

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06[1]	8,031	48%	52%	0.39%	21.54%	2.04%	0.80%	75.23%
2004-05[1]	7,907	48%	52%	0.39%	21.88%	1.73%	0.63%	75.36%
2003-04[1]	7,811	48%	52%	0.40%	21.42%	1.54%	0.74%	75.91%
2002-03[3]	7,755	48%	52%	0.36%	21.03%	1.04%	0.70%	76.87%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07[4]	2005-06[5]	2004-05[6]	2003-04[7]	2002-03[8]
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. "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education.
2. "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
3. "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-02. Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
4. "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2007-09-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
5. "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
6. "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2005-09-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
7. "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2004-09-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
8. "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. 2003-11-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-11. Retrieved 2007-06-05.

External links

• Jones County School District