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South Jones Jr Sr High School
313 Anderson St
Ellisville MS, 39437, Jones County
Phone: 601-477-8451
Ranking: 
(177 out of 672, top 26%)*
(177 out of 672, top 26%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Jones County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 79 | 77 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 70 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,340 | 1,298 | 1,275 | 1,254 | 1,178 | 1,132 | 1,118 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 242 | 18.1% | 249 | 19.2% | 207 | 16.2% | 236 | 18.8% | 227 | 19.3% | 193 | 17.0% | 213 | 19.1% |
| Grade 8: | 253 | 18.9% | 210 | 16.2% | 238 | 18.7% | 238 | 19.0% | 198 | 16.8% | 203 | 17.9% | 197 | 17.6% |
| Grade 9: | 234 | 17.5% | 240 | 18.5% | 255 | 20.0% | 212 | 16.9% | 203 | 17.2% | 197 | 17.4% | 210 | 18.8% |
| Grade 10: | 222 | 16.6% | 232 | 17.9% | 189 | 14.8% | 205 | 16.3% | 195 | 16.6% | 193 | 17.0% | 168 | 15.0% |
| Grade 11: | 204 | 15.2% | 162 | 12.5% | 177 | 13.9% | 170 | 13.6% | 174 | 14.8% | 152 | 13.4% | 165 | 14.8% |
| Grade 12: | 154 | 11.5% | 173 | 13.3% | 172 | 13.5% | 166 | 13.2% | 147 | 12.5% | 155 | 13.7% | 142 | 12.7% |
| Ungraded: | 31 | 2.3% | 32 | 2.5% | 37 | 2.9% | 27 | 2.2% | 34 | 2.9% | 39 | 3.4% | 23 | 2.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 679 | 50.7% | 668 | 51.5% | 648 | 50.8% | 638 | 50.9% | 582 | 49.4% | 556 | 49.1% | 581 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 661 | 49.3% | 630 | 48.5% | 627 | 49.2% | 616 | 49.1% | 596 | 50.6% | 576 | 50.9% | 533 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 34 | 2.5% | 29 | 2.2% | 33 | 2.6% | 35 | 2.8% | 22 | 1.9% | 19 | 1.7% | 17 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 246 | 18.4% | 240 | 18.5% | 246 | 19.3% | 223 | 17.8% | 216 | 18.3% | 231 | 20.4% | 224 | 20.0% |
| White: | 1,047 | 78.1% | 1,019 | 78.5% | 988 | 77.5% | 989 | 78.9% | 934 | 79.3% | 878 | 77.6% | 874 | 78.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 791 | 59.0% | 635 | 48.9% | 648 | 50.8% | 655 | 52.2% | 553 | 46.9% | 518 | 45.8% | 484 | 43.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 2.7% | 154 | 11.9% | 154 | 12.1% | 121 | 9.6% | 161 | 13.7% | 145 | 12.8% | 142 | 12.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.92 | 16.89 | 17.13 | 16.04 | 15.57 | 16.60 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.7 | 147.5 | 147 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.3 | 148.1 | 147.8 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.4 | 150.4 | 149.7 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.4 | 150.8 | 149.9 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.7 | 152 | 150.7 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153 | 152.5 | 151.4 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 149 | 148.7 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.7 | 152 | 150.1 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.1 | 151.8 | 151.1 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.1 | 153.9 | 152.1 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.4 | 154.1 | 152.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.7 | 154.7 | 153.1 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.6 | 147.3 | 146.6 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.3 | 148.7 | 147.8 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148 | 148.9 | 147.8 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.4 | 148.9 | 149.1 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.1 | 149.3 | 149.9 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.9 | 151.6 | 150 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.9 | 148.8 | 148.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.7 | 151.6 | 149.6 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 156.1 | 154.7 | 151.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.7 | 153.7 | 153.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.1 | 154.4 | 153.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 157.1 | 157.5 | 154.6 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 46.3% | 39.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 49.4% | 40% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 50.3% | 42.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59.5% | 56.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 67.4% | 64.0% |
| SATP2 | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 91.7% | 90.7% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89.5% | 89.3% | 91.6% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92.9% | 88.1% | 91% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98.4% | 88.5% | 90.8% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 68.6% | 69.5% | 71% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92.2% | 80.8% | 72% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86.9% | 89.8% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 71.4% | 77.4% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86.1% | 89.5% | 85.2% |
| 2004 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 95.3% | 94.3% | 89.2% |
| 2005 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 95.6% | 94.4% | 91.8% |
| 2006 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 96% | 94.4% | 93.3% |
| 2007 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 97.3% | 95.7% | 92.2% |
| 2008 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 92.1% | 93.2% | 87.9% |
| 2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 95.8% | 93.2% | 87.6% |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 96% | 93.7% | 86.2% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84.1% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 93.8% | 88.9% | 78.5% |
| 2004 | English II | End of course | % met std | 89.1% | 89.2% | 83.1% |
| 2005 | English II | End of course | % met std | 77.7% | 84.3% | 82.8% |
| 2006 | English II | End of course | % met std | 84.2% | 82.3% | 78.1% |
| 2007 | English II | End of course | % met std | 77.3% | 80.9% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English II | End of course | % met std | 70.3% | 73.1% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 73.1% | 69% |
| 2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 70.7% | 75.3% | 68% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 74.1% | 79.3% | 71.8% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 74.7% | 77.1% | 73.1% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 77.7% | 80.2% | 73% |
| 2004 | US History | End of course | % met std | 97.5% | 96.7% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | US History | End of course | % met std | 99.3% | 98.7% | 96.4% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 97.8% | 97.5% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 97.1% | 95.3% | 93.9% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 98.7% | 96.7% | 94.3% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 99.3% | 99.1% | 96.9% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 97% | 95.8% | 93% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 94.6% | 91.9% | 93% |
| 2012 | US History | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 82.3% | 72.9% |
| 2013 | US History | End of course | % met std | 85.9% | 85% | 81.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 59.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 39.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,523.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,548.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,554.0 |
* South Jones Jr Sr High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.