The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in Math. The lowest is 19% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Jonesburg Elem.
Jonesburg Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade and is part of the Montgomery County R-II school district. The school sits in a small, predominantly rural residential community roughly halfway between Columbia and St. Louis along Interstate 70, a setting that its municipal website describes with the phrase "country charm." With a limited commercial strip and a population that has grown modestly in recent years, the town is primarily residential and rural in character. Available sources did not identify major employers in Jonesburg itself, so many residents likely commute to larger neighboring towns or farther for work. The district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes such as referendums or curriculum overhauls, so a reader should look to the district for current priorities.
The school's enrollment is small for its grade band. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is predominantly white, with a small share of students who are Hispanic and another small group who identify as two or more races. Data on students who receive special education services or who are English learners was not available, so a family with a child in either category may want to ask the school directly about available supports.
On the Missouri Assessment Program, Jonesburg Elementary shows a mixed picture that varies notably by grade level. In third-grade math, the proportion of students scoring proficient or above was well below a majority, and in third-grade English language arts it was markedly lower. By fourth grade, however, math proficiency was substantially higher, while fourth-grade English language arts results were suppressed and not reported. Fifth-grade math and English language arts both came in below the majority mark, with math showing a larger share of students on grade level than English language arts. Fifth-grade science results also landed below a majority. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index sits well above the midpoint among districts in Montgomery County, but this is a county with a small number of districts, so the comparison group is narrow.
Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no high school graduation rate to report. There is also no chronic absenteeism data available, nor information on course access, staffing ratios, or discipline rates. A parent looking for those details will need to get them from the school or district office. The school operates as a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet.
For a family considering Jonesburg, the housing context is relevant. Home values in the area have risen over recent years, and median rents are such that renting works out slightly cheaper than paying a mortgage based on current interest rates, which a resident should weigh against local market conditions.
Overall, Jonesburg Elementary is a small rural school where state test results vary widely from one grade and subject to the next. Fourth-grade math was a relative strength in the year of data available, while third-grade literacy and fifth-grade English performance were soft spots that a parent may want to explore further with the school. The school's overall academic picture compared to other districts in the county is favorable, but the county's small size means that comparison is limited. Families who value a small, community-based elementary school in a quiet rural setting may find Jonesburg Elementary a reasonable fit, particularly if they are comfortable asking the school for specifics on student support services and classroom context that the available data does not cover.
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