📍 2171 E Park Ave, Valdosta, Lowndes County, 31602
Scintilla Charter Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Valdosta, Lowndes County. The school has 721 pupils enrolled. It is part of the State Charter Schools- Scintilla Charter Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Scintilla Charter Academy enrolls 721 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 31% Black or African American and 7.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 398 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 220 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 7.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 6% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
296 of the school's 721 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 220 qualify for free lunch and 76 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Scintilla Charter Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-80, state senate district 8, state house district 177.
Scintilla Charter Academy is one of 1 schools in State Specialty Schools I- Scintilla Charter Academy, based in Valdosta, Georgia. The district serves 947 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 721 students, Scintilla Charter Academy is smaller than the district average of about 947 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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