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Jones County Schools Schools
Jones County Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Jones County (Trenton). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Jones County Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Jones County Schools
5 of 5 schools in Jones County Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1C: 2D: 1
Best schools in Jones County Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Comfort Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Jones Senior High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Pollocksville Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Maysville Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Trenton Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Jones County Schools
High schools (1)
- B Jones Senior High School, Trenton
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- A- Comfort Elementary, Comfort
- C+ Maysville Elementary, Maysville
- C+ Pollocksville Elementary, Pollocksville
- D+ Trenton Elementary, Trenton
Where Jones County Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Trenton (2)
- Comfort (1)
- Maysville (1)
- Pollocksville (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Jones County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,041 students with 76 full-time-equivalent teachers and 177 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3702400
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Craven County Board of Education (26 schools, 17 mi)
- Onslow County Schools (39 schools, 17 mi)
- Lenoir County Public Schools (17 schools, 21 mi)
- Duplin County Schools (13 schools, 33 mi)
- Greene County Schools (6 schools, 36 mi)
- Pitt County Schools (38 schools, 39 mi)
- Pamlico County Schools (4 schools, 40 mi)
- Beaufort County Schools (14 schools, 42 mi)
Questions about Jones County Schools
How many schools are in Jones County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Jones County Schools, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Jones County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Trenton, Comfort, Maysville, Pollocksville.
How good are the schools in Jones County Schools?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 40.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 36.8%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Jones County Schools?
1,041 students were enrolled in Jones County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Jones County Schools?
Jones County Schools is in North Carolina, based in Jones County, with its district office in Trenton. Its boundary covers about 471 sq mi.