📍 3539 Mount Zion Church Rd, Valdosta, Lowndes County, 31605
Dewar Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Valdosta, Lowndes County. The school has 859 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lowndes County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dewar Elementary enrolls 859 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 57 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 36% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 345 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 312 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 17 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
429 of the school's 859 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 329 qualify for free lunch and 100 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.
Dewar Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Dewar Elementary is one of 11 schools in Lowndes County, based in Valdosta, Georgia. The district serves 10,618 students district-wide and employs 748 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 859 students, Dewar Elementary is close to the district average of about 965 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small