📍 1450 Howell Rd, Valdosta, Lowndes County, 31601
J. L. Lomax Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Valdosta, Lowndes County. The school has 596 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Valdosta City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J. L. Lomax Elementary School enrolls 596 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 508 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2% |
| White | 10 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
548 of the school's 596 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 548 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
J. L. Lomax Elementary School 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.
J. L. Lomax Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Valdosta City, based in Valdosta, Georgia. The district serves 8,247 students district-wide and employs 599 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 596 students, J. L. Lomax Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 1,031 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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