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J. L. Lomax Elementary School

Regular School · Valdosta, GA

J. L. Lomax Elementary School is a regular school school in Valdosta, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 576 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
576
Teachers (FTE)
42.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 461 80%
Hispanic/Latino 91 16%
Two or more races 16 3%
White 8 1%
Total enrollment 576 275M / 301F

English Language Learners: 44 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 13.0% -23.4pp 36.4% 245
Reading Proficiency 14.0% -25.4pp 39.4% 245
Science Proficiency 20-24% 76

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.56 grade levels
Math
-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
11 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
17
3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
110
19.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 576 100%

Contact & Location

1450 Howell Rd

Valdosta, GA 31601

Phone: (229)333-8520

http://www.gocats.org

District

Valdosta City

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,481

District enrollment: 8,291

NCES ID

130531001728

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD