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West Jones Jr Sr High High School
254 Springhill Rd
Laurel MS, 39443, Jones County
Phone: 601-729-8144
Ranking: 
(243 out of 672, top 36%)*
(243 out of 672, top 36%)*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: | 81 | 84 | 79 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,346 | 1,352 | 1,343 | 1,351 | 1,387 | 1,351 | 1,381 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 259 | 19.2% | 242 | 17.9% | 247 | 18.4% | 223 | 16.5% | 259 | 18.7% | 259 | 19.2% | 237 | 17.2% |
| Grade 8: | 251 | 18.6% | 256 | 18.9% | 224 | 16.7% | 242 | 17.9% | 256 | 18.5% | 243 | 18.0% | 239 | 17.3% |
| Grade 9: | 246 | 18.3% | 229 | 16.9% | 252 | 18.8% | 241 | 17.8% | 260 | 18.7% | 237 | 17.5% | 258 | 18.7% |
| Grade 10: | 190 | 14.1% | 207 | 15.3% | 214 | 15.9% | 227 | 16.8% | 218 | 15.7% | 224 | 16.6% | 211 | 15.3% |
| Grade 11: | 174 | 12.9% | 197 | 14.6% | 192 | 14.3% | 200 | 14.8% | 201 | 14.5% | 183 | 13.5% | 203 | 14.7% |
| Grade 12: | 185 | 13.7% | 190 | 14.1% | 179 | 13.3% | 195 | 14.4% | 179 | 12.9% | 187 | 13.8% | 210 | 15.2% |
| Ungraded: | 41 | 3.0% | 31 | 2.3% | 35 | 2.6% | 23 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.0% | 18 | 1.3% | 23 | 1.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 685 | 50.9% | 726 | 53.7% | 694 | 51.7% | 695 | 51.4% | 702 | 50.6% | 683 | 50.6% | 688 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 661 | 49.1% | 626 | 46.3% | 649 | 48.3% | 656 | 48.6% | 685 | 49.4% | 668 | 49.4% | 689 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 10 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.6% | 13 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 60 | 4.5% | 49 | 3.6% | 41 | 3.1% | 36 | 2.7% | 39 | 2.8% | 37 | 2.7% | 41 | 3.0% |
| Black: | 333 | 24.7% | 332 | 24.6% | 333 | 24.8% | 321 | 23.8% | 330 | 23.8% | 316 | 23.4% | 347 | 25.1% |
| White: | 935 | 69.5% | 959 | 70.9% | 959 | 71.4% | 986 | 73.0% | 1,003 | 72.3% | 990 | 73.3% | 985 | 71.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 775 | 57.6% | 645 | 47.7% | 637 | 47.4% | 630 | 46.6% | 661 | 47.7% | 582 | 43.1% | 566 | 41.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 2.2% | 149 | 11.0% | 145 | 10.8% | 139 | 10.3% | 143 | 10.3% | 160 | 11.8% | 145 | 10.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.54 | 16.08 | 16.93 | 14.75 | 15.15 | 14.80 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147 | 147.5 | 147 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.3 | 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 | 149.8 | 150.8 | 149.9 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.3 | 152 | 150.7 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.3 | 152.5 | 151.4 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.2 | 149 | 148.7 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.6 | 152 | 150.1 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.7 | 151.8 | 151.1 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153 | 153.9 | 152.1 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.2 | 154.1 | 152.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155 | 154.7 | 153.1 |
| 2008 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.8 | 147.3 | 146.6 |
| 2009 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.2 | 148.7 | 147.8 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149 | 148.9 | 147.8 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 148.9 | 149.1 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.3 | 149.3 | 149.9 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.7 | 151.6 | 150 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.9 | 148.8 | 148.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.4 | 151.6 | 149.6 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.9 | 154.7 | 151.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.7 | 153.7 | 153.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.6 | 154.4 | 153.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 158.6 | 157.5 | 154.6 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 46.3% | 39.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 49.4% | 40% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 50.3% | 42.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 59.5% | 56.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 67.4% | 64.0% |
| SATP2 | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92.8% | 91.7% | 90.7% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.8% | 89.3% | 91.6% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 96.1% | 88.1% | 91% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88.5% | 90.8% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78.2% | 69.5% | 71% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.1% | 80.8% | 72% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92% | 89.8% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92% | 93.7% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 77.4% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.3% | 89.5% | 85.2% |
| 2004 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 95.5% | 94.3% | 89.2% |
| 2005 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 95.2% | 94.4% | 91.8% |
| 2006 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 93.3% | 94.4% | 93.3% |
| 2007 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 93.9% | 95.7% | 92.2% |
| 2008 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 97.2% | 93.2% | 87.9% |
| 2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 92.6% | 93.2% | 87.6% |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 93.6% | 93.7% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 50% | N/A | 67.5% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 81% | 84.1% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 86% | 88.9% | 78.5% |
| 2004 | English II | End of course | % met std | 88.1% | 89.2% | 83.1% |
| 2005 | English II | End of course | % met std | 86.8% | 84.3% | 82.8% |
| 2006 | English II | End of course | % met std | 84% | 82.3% | 78.1% |
| 2007 | English II | End of course | % met std | 82.4% | 80.9% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English II | End of course | % met std | 76.6% | 73.1% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 70.3% | 73.1% | 69% |
| 2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 81.2% | 75.3% | 68% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 85.7% | 79.3% | 71.8% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 78.5% | 77.1% | 73.1% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 87.6% | 80.2% | 73% |
| 2004 | US History | End of course | % met std | 96.4% | 96.7% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | US History | End of course | % met std | 98.5% | 98.7% | 96.4% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 97.1% | 97.5% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 94.7% | 95.3% | 93.9% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 96.2% | 96.7% | 94.3% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 99.4% | 99.1% | 96.9% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 96.2% | 95.8% | 93% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 89.3% | 91.9% | 93% |
| 2012 | US History | End of course | % met std | 84.2% | 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: | 56.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 41.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,352.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,511.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,129.0 |
* West Jones Jr Sr High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.