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South Jones High School

PublicHighGrades 7–13

313 Anderson Street, Ellisville, MS 39437 · (601) 477-8451 · Part of Jones County School District

Ellisville’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Mississippi school districts

Students
1,300
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–13
The gist

What stands out about South Jones High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Mississippi’s public schools

On the path

Where Ellisville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6South Jones Elementary School1,129 students
7–13South Jones High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

313 Anderson Street, Ellisville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7212
Grade 8234
Grade 9219
Grade 10229
Grade 11194
Grade 12207
Grade 135
Enrollment over time
1,259’20
1,308’21
1,306’22
1,348’23
1,300’24

Up 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Black 18%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Jones High School from Ellisville families.

Other schools in Jones County School District

The district →
South Jones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ellisville
B
1,129 students15:1
West Jones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Laurel
B
1,114 students14:1
North Jones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Laurel
B+
854 students14:1
East Jones Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Laurel
B+
794 students13:1
Moselle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Moselle
A−
554 students12:1
Glade Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Laurel
A−
423 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Ellisville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.