📍 821 W Gordon St, Valdosta, Lowndes County, 31601
S.L. Mason Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Valdosta, Lowndes County. The school has 887 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Valdosta City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 64.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
S.L. Mason Elementary School enrolls 887 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 64.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Black or African American, 13% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 606 | 68% |
| White | 117 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 5% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
819 of the school's 887 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 819 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.
S.L. Mason 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.
S.L. Mason 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 887 students, S.L. Mason Elementary School is close to 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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