The Jones County School District has earned the prestigious "A" Rating for a second consecutive year! The Jones County School District is proud to announce that for the second straight year, it has been recognized as an "A-Rated, Top Performing" school district. This impressive achievement, based on the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System for the 2023-2024 school year, highlights the district’s commitment to academic excellence.
Not only has the district maintained its “A” rating, but it has also climbed higher within the "A" category, demonstrating continuous improvement. For the first time in district history, all schools have received a rating of "B" or higher.
The Mississippi Statewide Accountability System assigns letter grades ranging from “A” to “F” based on a variety of factors including **student proficiency, growth, graduation rate, **and other key academic measures. The Jones County School District’s ongoing success is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of its students, teachers, parents, administration, Board Members, community members, and all stakeholders.
Congratulations to everyone on achieving this exceptional recognition for the second consecutive year!
Congratulations to Devonte Brown of South Jones High School who was recently featured on Hattiesburg's Fox station WHPMTV, as their first student of the week for 2025! He's pictured with Mr. Austin Perkins and Mr. Cody Brooks
Mrs. Johna Hill along with Supervising Principal Cody Brooks recognized her December Biology 1 students with certificates and engraved LAMP of Knowledge medallions to celebrate their outstanding performance on their state test.
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Congratulations to Ashton Magee Hattiesburg Fox's station whmptv student of the week. He also recently committed to play basketball at Kansas State University. He's pictured with Coach Rashidi McCormick and Supervising Principal Cody Brooks
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A big shout out and congratulations to South Jones Mr. Austin Perkins for being named laurel leader calls 2025 readers choice award winner for best teacher.
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Walker and Beckett Johnson were selected as Hattiesburg's WHMPTV Fox 23 students of the week. They are pictured with Mr. Cody Brooks, Supervising Principal and Mason Strickland Baseball Coach. Walker and Beckett are academically sound student athletes who play football, baseball, and are involved in several clubs and organizations on campus and in the community.
Collin Flowers of South Jones High School is Whmptv's student of the week. Pictured with Casey Herrington, Mason Strickland, Jessica Herrington and Clay Smith
Congrats to Abe Wansley and Adeline Fontenot for placing in the Patriots of the American Revolution Essay Competition!
Abe was named the 10th grade county winner for his essay on Haym Salomon, and Adeline was named 11th grade county winner and overall high school winner in Jones County for her essay on Anna Smith Strong.
Thank you to Cindy Rice, Regent of the Nahoula DAR Chapter, for presenting their awards! We are proud of these students for their hard work, research, and patriotism!
East Jones Elementary Robotics Team
South Jones Basketball Team read to Pre-K Students at SJE.
Paul Anderson from East Jones Elementary presented at Making Connections. He is a Computer Science teacher and demonstrated the latest technologies in computer science.
South Jones Cheerleaders, Football Players, and Mascot went to SJE Friday afternoon and held a pep rally to help get the students fired up and motivated for their upcoming state tests.
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