User:Tmas4911/South Jones High School

South Jones High School is a public high school in Jones County in Ellisville, Mississippi. The original school was built in 1965 and was renovated in 1995. A special services building was built in 1993. South Jones High School serves grades 7-12 and has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students. The school has an instructional staff of 86, four principals, and three counselors. South Jones High School is located at the following address; 313 Anderson Street • Ellisville, MS 39437 • (601) 477-8451 • FAX:  (601) 477-3505.

It has received a Great Schools Rating of 7 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests. This school has an average Parent Rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on reviews from 14 parents. South Jones High School made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Mississippi in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. In 2008, South Jones High School had 16 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Mississippi average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.